Matt Rogers Says His Audition Was ‘A Lot of Fun’

A comedian as well Fire Island actor Matt Rogers went against the grain when auditioning for the role of one of the Blake Livelylove interests in his new film, It ends with us.

On Wednesday, August 14, his episode and Bowen YangOn the “Las Culturistas” podcast, Rogers, 34, revealed that he shot a test tape for the character Atlas Corrigan.

“I got a new agent, and I think he was trying to send me to weird things,” Rogers said, noting that he broke up just before the audition.

“I cried every day, I cried every day, and I had to cry about this tape – but I also had to understand,” he said. “I had to manage how to keep my emotions in check but also appear as Blake Lively’s love interest, who, by the way, was named Atlas. … I have to cut with this word.”

Rogers explained that it was a difficult balancing act to let his emotions flow freely while trying to play the straight man.

“It was very funny because I cry like a straight man, I don’t think it’s a joke,” he said. “You shouldn’t have those checkpoints where you think too much about how you express emotions, the emotions should just be there. .

Rogers laughed looking back at the situation and then laughed, “You won’t see me making love to Blake Lively in a movie, I don’t think, anytime soon.”

rogers’ It ends with us The revelation comes after the film’s premiere on Friday, August 9. Brandon Sklenar finally got the role of Atlas, when Justin Baldoniwho also directed the film, played Lively’s other love interest, Ryle Kincaid.

Multiple outlets have reported rumors of a rift between Lively, 36, and Baldoni, 40. Baldoni was noticeably absent from cast photos during the New York City premiere on August 6 and has been removed from much of the movie’s publicity. Fans have also noticed that Lively and other actors do not follow Baldoni on social media even though he follows them.

Lively appeared to express artistic differences with Baldoni during an interview with Hitting Radio UK Saturday, August 10.

“They begged me to take that song out of the movie,” he said, without identifying who they were, when asked about the use of “Cherry” by. Lana Del Rey.

“I shouldn’t talk about this,” she said. “Because they feel it’s very charged and heavy, and things are still good with Ryle at the time, so you don’t want to hear that charge. And I was like, ‘When Atlas comes in, things get charged up and heavy.’

Baldoni, who hired a serious PR veteran Melissa Nathan during the release of It ends with usHe has nothing but good things to say about working with Lively. However, he revealed that he is not interested in directing a movie based on the book.

“I think there are better people than that,” he said Entertainment Tonight earlier this month. “I think Blake Lively is ready to direct. That’s what I think.”