Actor Dylan O'Brien recently revisited his past and shared his experience auditioning for Frozen 2. During his appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, he candidly discussed his unsuccessful audition for the 2019 animated sequel, which featured Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel reprising their roles as sisters Anna and Elsa, respectively, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
O'Brien admitted he didn't enter the audition with high expectations of securing the role, acknowledging, "I knew that I probably wasn't going to get it." The actor remained tight-lipped about which character he had auditioned for. "They're seeking multitalented, multi-hyphenate individuals who can act and sing," he explained to Seth Meyers about the musical film. "And I didn't check, to be honest, probably either."
The Teen Wolf alum conceded that he "can't sing," but chose to audition because he doesn't "always feel like a real actor." However, Meyers was curious about how quickly the casting director realized that singing wasn't one of O'Brien's strengths. "This poor woman," the actor recounted. "I remember, actually—this is a specific detail—she asked me, painfully, if I could get to the chorus because she needed to see if I had a certain range."
O'Brien confessed he was "swimming in the first verse a little bit," but eventually "went higher," as per the woman's request, and "it was really bad." "I knew. She knew. It's okay," he quipped, but Meyers pressed, "Did she know you knew?" "I think so, because when she said to me, 'Okay, okay'... She said two 'okays.' I'll never forget it," The Maze Runner actor recalled. "And then she said, 'Thank you for coming in. I think we'd probably need a bit of a stronger singer,' and I was already just nodding, going, 'Yeah, I know.' I was like, 'Thanks for having me.'"
Overall, the audition left a positive impression on him. "I honestly only remember it fondly," he said, before playfully telling Meyers, "And then I'm glad that's what they chose for you to ask me about." Released in 2019, Frozen 2 delves into the origin of Elsa's powers and the group's various adventures.
