Kaley Cuoco followed up the hugely successful The Big Bang Theory with The Flight Attendant, which was nominated for a bunch of Emmys and did really well for HBO Max.
But that doesn't mean that she's able to use her clout to nab any role that she wants, however, as she has revealed that she unsuccessfully tried out for a part for Knives Out 2, the sequel to Rian Johnson' darkly comic murder mystery.
Speaking to Glamour about topics including her career and her divorce from Karl Cook, Cuoco was asked if she ever went for a role, but didn't get it.
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"It was actually quite recent. It was the sequel for Knives Out. And I was convinced [the part was mine]," she said. "Kate Hudson ended up getting it.
"But I was so convinced that my bags were packed for Greece. And then I didn’t get it. I was so devastated. And I’m not [normally] devastated over roles.
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"I had done chemistry reads, I had done Zooms. And I didn’t get it. I cried and I cried all night long. And it went to Kate, who’s great."
It wasn't all bad for Kaley, however, as she quickly landed a role in romcom Meet Cute opposite Saturday Night Live's Pete Davidson, whom she now considers a good friend.
"And the next day I got a call about Meet Cute," she recalled. "They were like, 'We have an interesting script.' And I said, 'I don’t want to read anything. I suck. No-one wants me.' They said, 'You’ve got to read this.' And Pete was already attached, and I’m like, 'Okay, I’ll read it.'
"And when I did, I said, 'This is the most magical little script.' And I would’ve never gotten it if I [got] Knives. It just shows you that you’re where you’re supposed to be. I mean, I was gutted over that. And that’s when I thought I was on fire, like, I’m for sure getting that. And they were like, 'No, we’re going to go with Kate.'"
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"I was thinking I was hot shit: I’m going to be with Daniel Craig. This is amazing. But I couldn’t be happier with how things turned out," she continued.
"That’s what it was supposed to be, and Knives is going to be great and Kate's great. She was supposed to do it and I was supposed to do this. And maybe I'll get to audition for the third one."
A third Knives Out movie isn't just a possibility – it's happening. After the success of the first film, Netflix obtained the rights for two sequels at the same time.
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