James Corden has revealed he almost bagged the lead role in The Whale before Brendan Fraser made the part his own.
The Late Late Show host, 44, has claimed that he was approached for the role of Charlie in the critically-acclaimed film when it was set to be directed by Tom Ford.
The movie, which was released in December, sees Fraser, 54, play a 600lb reclusive professor who attempts to reconnect with his teenage daughter.
Fraser's performance and the film itself have been nominated for a host of awards, despite criticism for the use of a fat suit to portray the lead character.
While Fraser's embodiment of the role has been lauded, The Whale could have looked very different - as Corden revealed he was in the frame for the role.
Corden told Deadline: "I was going to play that part, and Tom Ford was going to direct," before adding that he worried he'd be too young to 'do it justice'.
He added that George Clooney was also attached to the project at one stage, with Deadline adding that he only wanted to be part of it "if an actual 600-pound unknown could be found to play the lead role."
The publication also reports that director Darren Aronofsky, 53, confirmed the claims.
It's not Corden's first foray into the film world - who can forget Cats, after all - as he also previously revealed that he auditioned for the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Corden admitted that his audition was "not good", after going for the role of Frodo's best friend Samwise Gamgee - which eventually went to Sean Astin - and didn't get a final callback.
He revealed on Joshua Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast: "Every single person in London auditioned for Lord of The Rings, everybody, and I auditioned for Samwise... I was doing the accent and everything... 'Mr. Frodo!'"
Corden had auditioned along with two friends but none of them had any luck, explaining: "Two of my other friends went in.
"And then we all got called back the next day, and then we got called back the next day, and then none of us got called back after that."
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