Margot Robbie and Sebastian Stan are two actors we know well today. One is a two-time Oscar nominee and has appeared in everything from The Wolf of Wall Street to Barbie – which is expected to make her an incredible amount of money – and the other is a beloved star known for her role on Gossip Girl, Pam. & Tom and of course the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which he plays Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier.
However, despite the undeniable popularity of the actor, Margot Robbie I had no idea who he was when they first met for the movie I, Tonya.
In an interview with L’Officiel in 2022, the actor interviewed his co-star about his film Fresh and took the opportunity to reveal that he didn’t realize who he was when they were reading the script. I’m Tonya testing their chemistry. Margot Robbie announced:
We met physically for me, Tonya, during the reading, but I have already seen your hearing. I don’t know if I told you or not, but I didn’t recognize you at all.
Sebastian Stan and Margot Robbie in I, Tonya (2017)
He continued: “I think you are wearing a turtleneck and maybe you have grown a mustache. I remember thinking, “Wow, this actor is so good, who is this guy? He will be such a find. Then I looked at you and thought, “Holy shit, she’s a gossip and from a Marvel movie!”“
- I, Tonya: Faces of the real heroes of the case
As you might expect, their chemistry was such that they landed coveted roles and appeared together in the Oscar-nominated Tonya Harding biopic.
I have to rediscover Tonya on VOD.
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