Meryl Streep did not get the lead role in the 1976 version of King Kong because the director said she was too ugly according to IOL. The Italian director Dino de Laurentis not only made the mistake of not hiring the future multi-award winner, but for thinking she wasn't as smart as she looks.
Streep says, "He said to his son, who organised the meeting, "She's ugly. Why did you bring me this thing.'
"He didn't realise I'd just graduated and studied Italian 105."
"When I replied in Italian, he looked like he had been shot."
I think Meryl did OK for herself and losing out on the role didn't effect her career.
Just in case you forgot or wondering who got the role, that was Jessica Lange.
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[ # 236750 ] Comment from John [December 15, 2008, 9:16 am]
[ # 236761 ] Comment from Nan [December 15, 2008, 11:19 am]
Have you ever seen what HE looks like? If anyone is ugly it is him and I’m sure his mother, too. Ugh! For someone with such a shitty gene pool himself, he does have a lot of nerve!
[ # 236765 ] Comment from alex [December 15, 2008, 12:16 pm]
I love stories about how people say something mean in a different language, then are busted when that person replies back in the same language.
A lot of Meryl’s roles were serious; I don’t recall too many fun roles until she did Mama Mia! Did Sigourney get roles that Meryl turned down?
I used to think Kirsten Dunst was going to be the next Meryl, almost attractive in an odd way, but Kirsten doesn’t seem as smart as Meryl, and seems way more mental.
Mehryl ain’t never been ugly, but Jessica was SMOKIN back in 76. And she was a better actress before the roles started drying up.
[ # 236808 ] Comment from mm [December 15, 2008, 6:43 pm]
i wonder what she said….
[ # 236842 ] Comment from Answer Guru [December 16, 2008, 3:44 am]
Myeah, she didn’t have the featured the were looking for at that moment… Her face is long and pretty pointy, if she would have started to scream there would have been no viewer left in theaters :))
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