Margot Robbie had no idea who Sebastian Stan was when they auditioned together for “I, Tonya.”
Margot Robbie and Sebastian Stan are two actors we know well today. One is a two-time Oscar nominee and has appeared in everything from The Wolf of Wall Street to Barbie – which is expected to earn her an incredible amount of money – and the other is a beloved star known for her roles in Gossip Girl, Pam & Tommy and, of course, the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which he plays Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier.
However, despite the actor’s undeniable fame, Margot Robbie didn’t realize who he was at all when they first met for the film I, Tonya.
In an interview with L’Officiel in 2022, the actress interviewed her acting partner about his film Fresh and took the opportunity to reveal that she didn’t realize who he was when they participated in a reading of the scenario of Me, Tonya testing their chemistry. Margot Robbie declared:
We met physically during the reading for Me, Tonya, but I had already seen your audition. I don’t know if I told you, but I didn’t recognize you at all.
Mars Films Sebastian Stan and Margot Robbie in “I, Tonya” (2017)
She continued: “I think you wore a turtleneck and maybe even grew a mustache. I remember thinking, ‘Wow, this actor is so good, who is this guy? He’s going to be such a find.’ And then I looked at you and I was like, ‘Holy shit, he’s the hot guy from Gossip Girl and those Marvel movies!’”
As you might expect, their chemistry was such that they landed the roles they coveted and appeared together in the Oscar-nominated Tonya Harding biopic.
Me, Tonya is to be rediscovered on VOD.