This year’s class of 2020Screen Actors Guild Award nomineesincludes stars so successful, it’s hard to believe they were once just budding options among a sea of hopefuls. Ahead of this year’s ceremony, watch asTom Hanks,Steve Carelland first-time nomineeJennifer Lopezgive it their all in these rare and forgotten audition tapes.
Adam Driver
Within the first few seconds of the clip, fans can watch a nervous Driver taking in a deep breath while giggles erupt in the background. But once his scene begins with Lena Dunham, he transforms into HBOGirls’Adam Sackler and completely owns the room. Based on the clear chemistry between the two stars, there’s no question as to why Driver was chosen to play the role.
Scarlett Johansson
How different would the 1995 classic filmJumanjibe if Johansson played Judy Shepherd, instead of Kirsten Dunst? Fans will never know but this clip of the young star reading for the part is as close as fans can get to seeing what could have been.
Tom Hanks
Al Pacino
It seems crazy to think that executives working onThe Godfatherdid not see Pacino as a star and were reportedly unhappy with his initial screen tests. Thankfully, director Francis Ford Coppola saw his potential and gave him a shot, although Pacino had to really work for it. The clip seen here shows several potential Michaels vying for the part, including Martin Sheen and James Caan, who eventually went on to play the hot-tempered Sonny Corleone.
Jennifer Lopez
Lopez’s unstoppable 2019only led into an exciting 2020 — the year all of her hard work resulted in aSAG nominationfor her hit filmHustlers. But way before she became a movie star, she was trying to break into Hollywood as a dancer. Watch a younger Lopez fight for her spot onIn Living Colorin this tape from the ’90s, courtesy ofInside Edition.
Steve Carell
Before taking on Mitch Kessler, the respected co-host ofThe Morning Show, Carell played another newsman in the 2004 comedyAnchorman: weatherman Brick Tamland. Fans can see the early stages of Tamland’s goofy, fun-loving nature in this laugh-out-loud audition that earned Carell the role.
Christina Applegate
Another star who acted alongside Carell inAnchormanis Applegate. Fans of the film will instantly recognize this scene, in which Applegate’s character, Veronica Corningstone, tells Will Ferrell’s character, Ron Burgundy, that she wants to be an anchor.
The 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will air live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 19, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
source: people.com
