The OC casting director reveals surprising reason Chris Pine missed out on Ryan Atwood role

[hewontgo]

Chris Pine, Garrett Hedlund and Justin Hartley and auditioned for the role #TheOChttps://t.co/Joi21xwsP2
- Metro Entertainment (@Metro_Ents) May 4, 2021
The OC premiered 17 years ago. The casting director revealed who was up for the role of Ryan Atwood

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[analievelyn]

is that him??

[doubtmars]

I'm shocked

[notoriousreign]

🥺 adorable

[pikapika217]

this just makes me think about their differing career & life paths. Like if Chris had gotten it instead of Ben would Chris have gotten together in that cheating blitz with Morena Baccarin?

[juanitatequila]

lmao i love thinking about these parallel universe what if scenarios!!! like what if britney sang umbrella instead of rihanna, what if somi joined itzy instead of yuna etc

[likeanunmadebed]

What if Sia sang Shine Bright Like a Diamond? (she did the demo)

[sadistic_dance]

Oh that makes so much sense, I can literally almost hear it.

[dman108]

Ben's tank/leather jacket combo in the pilot was a part of my gay awakening. Thoe ARMS.

[__onthebound]

And the leather necklace

[dman108]

now THAT is a heartthrob

[pastelstar]

Aw he’s so cute

[peachypearl]

I only saw a few episodes of the OC because a guy I was into liked it but I always thought Ben was good for the role because he wasn't overly out of place handsome but not super plain either. Looked like someone who could have a shady past but also looked normal enough to say 'Yeah k go fuck my daughter'

He looks better now at 42 tho, but I have a thing for mildly weathered 40 something year old men.

[notoriousreign]

I don’t think I could imagine Chris as Ryan, Garrett though I can. Ultimately Ben was perfect. Random but one time I was watching Gotham in one room while The OC played in another lmao it was so surreal.

[fernandocolunga]

TV king

Ia Garrett cause he has that silent mysterious (potentially violent) thing going on