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Timothée Chalamet is opening up about some of the roles he lost out on early in his career. The Oscar-nominated actor recently shared that he was aiming for roles in action film franchises such as 'The Maze Runner' and 'Divergent' when he younger; however, he was consistently shut down.

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00:00Timothee Chalamet is opening up about some of the roles he lost out on early in his career.

00:06The Oscar-nominated actor recently shared that he was aiming for roles in action film franchises

00:11such as The Maze Runner and Divergent when he was younger. However, he was consistently shut down.

00:17He told Rolling Stone UK in a new interview,

00:20I would always get the same feedback. Oh, you don't have the right body.

00:23I had an agent call me once and say, I'm tired of getting the same feedback.

00:27We're going to stop submitting you for these bigger projects because you're not putting on weight.

00:31He continued, I was trying to put on weight. I couldn't. I basically couldn't.

00:35This led the actor to pursue more indie projects including Call Me By Your Name,

00:39which earned him a Best Actor Oscar-nom, Lady Bird, Beautiful Boy, and Little Women,

00:44which all ultimately led him to stardom. He said, I was knocking on one door that wouldn't open,

00:50so I went to what I thought was a more humble door but actually ended up being explosive for me.

00:54The Wonka actor was eventually able to prove himself in the blockbuster space,

00:59having starred in the Dune franchise. Fans will next see him portray legendary musician Bob Dylan

01:04in A Complete Unknown, which hits theaters on December 25th.

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