James Corden Confirms Rumor He Auditioned For Lord Of The Rings
James Corden, who is perhaps best known for The Late Show with James Corden, is also an actor who has appeared in films like Into the Woods and Cats. In a new interview, Corden confirmed a popular rumor that he auditioned for Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings–but it didn’t go so well.
Speaking to Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Corden confirmed that his try-out for Samwise Gamgee was one of his first auditions as an actor. How did it go? “Not good,” Corden said bluntly.
“Every single person in London auditioned for The Lord of the Rings–everybody. I auditioned for Samwise,” Corden said.