Peter Jacksons originalThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy are bona fide classics.
And like any great movie, theyre full of interesting casting what-ifs.
For example, Jake Gyllenhaal was almost Frodo, as he explained to Jimmy Fallon on Monday.
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I got a call from like 14 agents, Gyllenhaal said.
They were all so excited, and when agents are excited, its intense.
So they were like, Oh guess what?
I was like, Thank you?'
The audition, however, did not go well.
Things got even worse when he had to read lines.
He was like, Did anyone tell you you were supposed to do an accent?
I was like, No.
He was like, Fire your agents.
But they were so excited!
Watch the full clip below.
