I wonder how many people he beat at the audition.
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Jnwt81 — 10 years ago(May 08, 2015 10:10 PM)
The director was looking at actors such as Ben Mendelson and Mark Rylance for the part. A small list that he thought off the top of his head would be a good fit.
New Line pitched the director the idea of using a younger actor, to which the directb68or was not keen on. But New Line said, "we have a specific actor in mind. Just meet him." So he met Poulter and apparently auditioned him and it all worked out.
So I guess the answer would ultimately be 0.