Austin Butler recalls one of his most memorable auditions

Austin Butler has been candid about his audition experiences.

The Elvis actor revealed that he once tried out for a major role in The Hunger Games (2012) but was not selected for the job.

As he put it, he "didn't get it at all," relating a similar experience of being turned down in his early career.

"I don't even think I got a callback," Austin said in a June 26 video for BuzzFeed Celeb, "for the character Peeta."

The Bikeriders actor continued by praising Josh Hutcherson, who ended up landing a role in the movie with Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss and Liam Hemsworth as Gale.

He said, "He's great."

However, not every one of Austin's auditions has gone poorly. 

The 32-year-old has already talked about the five months he spent searching for the lead part in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, which led to an Oscar nomination for Best Actor in 2023.

"From the start, I knew Baz doesn’t just do auditions, he does workshops," Austin recalled in a February 2023 interview with Variety. 

"So, I knew it would be a process. I was able to keep my head down and concentrate on the work and try not to get too invested in thinking of it as my part."