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Eric André Reveals He Turned Down Kieran Culkin’s Role In ‘A Real Pain’: “Seems Like A Bummer”
'A Real Pain' (point) for Eric André is missing out on the eventually Oscar-winning role taken on by Kieran Culkin in Jesse Eisenberg's moving drama.
The comedic heavyweight revealed that the writer-director offered him the supporting part two years ago, reflecting ruefully on passing up the opportunity as it seemed “like a bummer” at the time. Best known for his surrealist Adult Swim comedy series The Eric Andre Show and roles in Abbott Elementary, The Righteous Gemstones, Disenchantment and 2 Broke Girls, André would have been an interesting choice for A Real Pain ‘s Benji, a charismatic if unwieldy foil to Eisenberg’s strait-laced starring character. The sweeping film traces the two’s fraught yet loving relationship over the course of the trip, as they interact in polar opposite manners with a group of strangers on their tour of Poland.
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