Amanda Seyfried Daisy Buchanan audition
by Professional Portal ☀️: Scarlett Johansson
The joke about F. Scott Fitzgerald in Ted 2 (2015) has real-life irony. Amanda Seyfried auditioned for the part of Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby. She was considered alongside Blake Lively, Keira Knightley, and Scarlett Johansson, but Carey Mulligan was cast in the role.
Transcript (en)
Can either of you tell me who wrote The Great Gatsby? Jody Blum? Hitler? F. Scott Fitzgerald. Who's that? The author. Well, why are you saying fuck him? What? You just said F. Scott Fitzgerald. What did Scott Fitzgerald do to you? Yeah. No, that's his first name. His name's Fuck Scott Fitzgerald? What? No! Well, then what's the F stand for? Francis! No, it's gotta be fuck. It must be fuck. It has to be fuck. Why the hell would it be fuck? Well, cause otherwise why wouldn't he just say it? Yeah, he's hiding something. It's fuck. Come on, read between the lines, Sam. His name's fuck. You guys are idiots. Yeah, well, whatever. Ted Kleberlang. Get used to it.
