It’s hard to imagine anyone else playing the blue-skinned princess Neytiri in Avatar, but Jenna Ortega recently revealed she was once in the running for a massive role in a movie she describes as “incredible.” While she didn’t explicitly name the film in her most recent viral interview, fans and industry insiders have been piecing together her past auditions. Jenna admitted that losing out on certain projects early in her career was heartbreaking at the time, but she now sees it as a necessary part of her journey toward becoming the face of Wednesday.
Even though she’s now a household name, Jenna’s “one that got away” reminds us that even the biggest stars face rejection. She spoke candidly about the emotional rollercoaster of coming so close to a life-changing part, only to see it go to someone else. However, she’s not bitter; she actually praised the final film and the actor who eventually got the part. It’s a refreshing, human look at Hollywood—proving that sometimes, missing out on one dream is just the universe clearing a path for a much bigger global phenomenon.
