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‘Severance’ Director Ben Stiller Says He Offered Barack Obama a Voiceover Role


'Severance' director Ben Stiller revealed he emailed Barack Obama, offering him a voiceover role on the show.

In the second season of Severance, Keanu Reeves provides narration for an animated short film in the workplace thriller, but show director Ben Stiller says the John Wick star wasn’t his first choice. During a Monday episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Stiller admits he had a short casting list and considered former President Barack Obama as a choice for the voiceover role. The Dan Erickson-created Severance centers around Lumon employees, played by Adam Scott, Britt Lower, John Turturro, and Zach Cherry, who undergo a surgical procedure.

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