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;

The actor said he was pursuing roles in action movies early in his career but kept "getting the same feedback."

Among the roles he missed out on were parts in the major action franchises The Maze Runner and Divergent, which starred Dylan O’Brien and Theo James, respectively. Chalamet recalled how repeated rejections from such action movies led him to indie projects such as his breakout role in 2017’s Call Me By Your Name.

Timothee Chalamet opens up about losing out on major roles in action films like 'Maze Runner' and 'Divergent' due to concerns about his body type, discussing his journey in indie films before landing significant roles in 'Dune' and portraying Bob Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown'.

Timothée Chalamet has said he lost out on two major franchises because he did not have the “right body”. Chalamet, 28, opened up about his struggles with putting on weight in a new interview. The Dune star told Rolling Stone UK that he tried to put on weight because he would always get the same feedback from casting agents: “Oh you don’t have the right body.

Actor Timothée Chalamet recently opened up about his early career challenges, revealing that he initially aspired to star in action films like Maze Runner and Divergent. However, as he shared with The Hollywood Reporter,

Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet says he auditioned for big action movies like "Maze Runner" and "Divergent" but was rejected as he didn't have the "right body". According to the Rolling Stone U.K. magazine,