In 2016, Millie Bobby Brown suddenly became famous at the age of 12. The sci-fi series Stranger Things became a phenomenon on Netflix almost overnight. Millie Bobby Brown plays the mysterious girl Elfie/Eleven, who has telekinetic powers.
The Brit is now the figurehead of what is perhaps the most important Netflix series. Shortly before being cast in the successful project However, she experienced a low – triggered by a bitter Game of Thrones cancellation.
What role did Millie Bobby Brown want to play in Game of Thrones?
Around 2015, HBO was looking for an actress around Millie Bobby Brown’s age for the fantasy series Game of Thrones. The obvious figure: Lyanna Mormont, the young head of House Mormont. On Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night, Brown talked about her toughest casting defeat. When asked if it was true that she wanted to quit acting before Stranger Things, she said:
“I was just very discouraged by the constant rejections. That’s what I tell everyone: This industry is made of rejections.” She then auditioned for Game of Thrones and “got a no and that was the moment I thought, ‘Oh, this is really difficult’. I think I really wanted this role.”
Brown did not say in the interview which character the audition was about. It wasn’t until 2019 that she confirmed her suspicions: it was actually Lyanna Mormont. The role ultimately went to Bella Ramsey, who later took on a major role in The Last of Us. But of course Millie Bobby Brown didn’t stop acting. One of her last attempts is a Netflix series called Montauk been, later renamed: Stranger Things.
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