Long before Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling were cast in La La Land, J.K. Simmons, who won a best supporting actor Oscar for Damien Chazelle's Whiplash, was offered not one but two roles in the Globe-winning musical.
Simmons tells THR: "During the Whiplash shoot, he sent me the script and said, 'There's really not much of a part for you. I'd love for you to do one of these two little parts. Let me know which one.' I picked the guy who hates jazz [over playing Emma's father]." Though Simmons is onscreen for only a few minutes, there's plenty of...
Simmons tells THR: "During the Whiplash shoot, he sent me the script and said, 'There's really not much of a part for you. I'd love for you to do one of these two little parts. Let me know which one.' I picked the guy who hates jazz [over playing Emma's father]." Though Simmons is onscreen for only a few minutes, there's plenty of...
- 1/12/2017
- by Brian Porreca
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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