Julianne Moore: Can You Forgive Me? (as Lee Israel)
Moore’s loss was Melissa McCarthy’s gain in this movie. Moore originally was set to play writer Lee Israel under the guidance of director Nicole Holofcener. However, as Moore told Andy Cohen on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, things didn’t pan out well. Even more interesting — McCarthy got an Oscar nomination for her work in the film:
“I didn’t leave that movie, I was fired. Nicole fired me. So yeah, that’s the truth. I think she didn’t like what I was doing. I think that her idea of where the character was, was different than where my idea of where the character was, and so she fired me.”
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