Margot Robbie almost starred in AHS: Asylum

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Casting director Eric Dawson - who has worked with 'AHS' creator Ryan Murphy since the late 1990s - is reminiscing on Margot Robbie's audition for 'American Horror Story: Asylum.' https://t.co/fVbLFgUUQS
- Entertainment Weekly (@EW) August 25, 2023
Margot Robbie came this close to scaring our pants off on American Horror Story's season 2, Asylum

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[only_thewinds]

At least that was when the show was still good. That being said, glad it didn’t work out. Ryan Murphy loves collecting his little group of actors, she’d probably be in every season of every dumb thing he makes.

[sapphiredragon]

A hundo p and that probably wouldn't have let her blow up as much as she did.

[lastinthebox]

Dodged a bullet imo

[zibbydoo324]

Do we know what role she auditioned for and who got it instead?

[firstknivesclub]

I feel like it must’ve been the Lily Rabe role

[alienjive]

Lily Rabe’s Sister Mary Eunice is quite literally my favorite AHS character of all time. Lily was perfect in the role so I’m glad it didn’t go to Margot tbh.

[robertsbox_xo]

i think that role was written for Lily

popular guess is for Grace as that was one of the few roles cast outside of previous AHS actors

[recognitions]

Honestly I feel like she never would have had the career she's got if this had happened. I feel like there's still a stigma to being a "TV actor" and it can be much harder to transition to lead film roles.

[whatsyourtakeon]

she started in TV didn't she?

[heyignatzmouse]

Yeah with pan am but I guess it didn’t drag her down bc it wasn’t too popular?

I personally only heard of it bc of margot whereas AHS was everywhere 10 years ago.

[whatsyourtakeon]

Oh I completely forgot about Pan Am I was thinking of Neighbours

[agnmag]

At least she would’ve starred in the best season of AHS. Loved that season. So many iconic scenes.