My Little Reindeer: This Great Comedian Turns Down Netflix Role

British actress Jessica Gunning saw her life completely changed thanks to the Netflix phenomenon My Little Reindeer. Opposite creator Richard Gad, she plays Martha, a lonely woman who becomes obsessed with a young comedian to the point of turning her life into a living hell. This role, as intense as it was, exposed him to the whole world.

However, in a recent article Variety claims that the Netflix platform has another artist in mind to play the character: Melissa McCarthy. If this name means nothing to you, this actor became famous thanks to many comedies such as My Best Friends, Spy and Les Flingeuses. She also played Ursula in the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.

According to the information varietyNetflix insisted”aggressiveFor Richard Gad to hire Melissa McCarthy. The author met with the actor, but the latter was ultimately not interested in the role. The screenwriter and actor would later fire their agents to handle the casting themselves.

17-year-old actress Jessica Gunning receives a letter for an audition. After four auditions and a four-month wait, she was cast as Martha. This casting choice is one of the best ideas in the My Little Reindeer series, as the actor gives a great performance.

The idea of ​​Melissa McCarthy is not bad and would have allowed the public to discover her in a different, much darker register, but Richard Gaddy preferred a less identified and British actress – and Melissa McCarthy is American – to bring realism to her story.

My Little Reindeer is available on Netflix.