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David Harbour ended up in 'creepy' audition for Madonna because she thought he was 'sexy'

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Updated 10:01 2 Dec 2022 GMTPublished 10:00 2 Dec 2022 GMT

David Harbour ended up in 'creepy' audition for Madonna because she thought he was 'sexy'

David Harbour opened up during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

David Harbour went on a 'creepy' audition for Madonna's movie because she thought he was 'sexy'.

During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! the Stranger Things actor opened up on his 'crazy' experience with pop icon Madonna.

The singer happened to be in charge of directing 2011's royal drama W.E., which follows King Edward VIII’s love affair with divorcee Wallis Simpson.

It turns out that Madonna wanted David to audition for a role for one pretty specific reason.

David explained: "It was a crazy thing. It was a real cloak-and-dagger type of experience.

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"I got a call from a casting director that I knew very well saying they’re putting together a top-secret movie read through, but you just have to show up at the St. Regis [hotel] and go in this room, and all will be revealed.

"And I was like, 'This is really weird and creepy' … And so all weekend, I was literally thinking about Ridley Scott and Martin Scorsese."

The only information revealed to David was that the director thought his his sex scene in 2008 film Revolutionary Road was 'sexy', he claimed.

David Harbour went on a 'creepy' audition for Madonna's movie because she thought he was 'sexy'.
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He added: "I show up at the St. Regis, and I get in the room, and there’s a bunch of other New York actors there, and in walks Madonna, who’s directing this movie.

"The first thing that flooded over me, I was like, 'Wow, Madonna thinks I’m sexy'."

David ended up playing the role of Ernest in the movie, and his involvement ended up bagging him an invite to Madonna's birthday party.

He continued: "She came in, and she was in like this gorgeous, emerald dress.

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"And then the party started, and she put on sweatpants, and they just cranked Madonna music. I danced with Madonna to Madonna music. On my headstone, that is it!"

It turns out that Madonna wanted David to audition for a role, for one pretty specific reason.
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"The film was not a terrific movie," he admitted.

The full synopsis for W.E. reads: "Dissatisfied with the way her own life is playing out, New York-based Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish) becomes obsessed with the romance between American divorcee Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough) and England's Edward VIII (James D'Arcy) when Sotheby's holds an auction of the royal couple's belongings.

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"Wally is especially drawn to Wallis' side of the story, and as certain events transpire in her life, the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur."

Featured Image Credit: Doug Peters / REUTERS / Alamy Stock Photo

Topics: Film and TV, Celebrity, Madonna, David Harbour

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish has an MA in Multimedia Journalism and is passionate about delivering sarcastic/mildly amusing content. After studying business at undergrad, Anish realised that he’d much prefer getting paid to rant about a topic, rather than to find a solution to it. Apart from that, he loves the ‘Four F’s’, as he calls it - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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