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Michael Cera Explains “Big Fear” That Kept Him From Auditioning For ‘Fantastic Beasts’

Although Michael Cera took on a major piece of IP in 2023's 'Barbie', he previously turned down another massive Warner Bros. franchise.

Michael Cera explains why he turned down 'Fantastic Beasts' audition.Earl Gibson III/Deadline/Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection The actor recently explained that while he turned down a role in the Harry Potter spin-off films Fantastic Beasts, he doesn’t think he has “a franchise resistance” when it comes to his onscreen career. But also, like we were talking about earlier, I did sort of make a conscientious choice to limit my exposure a little bit, or just try and be a little more in control of it. Cera added, “And I felt like doing, especially little kids’ movies, I had a big fear of doing things that I would get too famous a little bit.”

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