James Cameron sent Maron a box of cigars when he turned him down and cast Jemaine Clement instead for "Avatar: The Way of Water."
“Like I would’ve had to go to New Zealand for a year and people would’ve been like, ‘Were you even in it?'” Maron replied. Cameron’s original “Avatar” is still in the number one position with $2.9 billion. The “To Leslie” actor has no regrets about it. It turns out that role could’ve gone to none other than [Marc Maron](https://variety.com/t/marc-maron/), had the actor and beloved podcast host’s audition not been completely “ridiculous.” Maron opened up on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast about his short-lived “Avatar” journey. “Thank God [I didn’t get the part],” Maron said. [Avatar](https://variety.com/t/avatar/): The Way of Water” introduces Jemaine Clement as Dr.
Maron auditioned for Avatar: The Way Of Water, and all he got was some cigars.
“Like I would’ve had to go to New Zealand for a year, and people would’ve been like, ‘Were you even in it?’” Maron replied. “So you go in, and [Cameron] gives you the script, and he’s like, ‘Uh, can I have your, you know, you can’t take a picture of [the script]. “All of a sudden, you’re in this zone with these people that he just has around down there to read parts and fly and be on dollies,” he said. I was like, it’s not happening, and I have no problem with it. Dude, I don’t even remember the first one!” Maron said. But before he could even ask Cameron who his guys were, Maron had to wrestle with a “ridiculous” audition that led him to wonder, “Why the fuck would I want that job?”
The sequel of Avatar introduced actor and filmmaker Jemaine Clement as Dr. Ian Garvin. Dr. Garvin is one of the new characters introduced to the franchise ...
Marc Maron was glad the role went to the Flight of the Conchords actor. I got a picture a boat or whatever the fuck it is…I’m in the middle of this thing and I’m totally untethered and I have no sense of character. If he was selected, he'd end up relocating to New Zealand for the time being, and he admitted that he's not comfortable leaving home. I don’t know what this all means to the world. Garvin is one of the new characters introduced to the franchise and fans could have seen the character portrayed by comedian The sequel of Avatar introduced actor and filmmaker Jemaine Clement as Dr.
Marc Maron called his 'Avatar: The Way of Water' audition 'ridiculous': 'Why the f--- would I want that job?'
"Why the f--- would I want that job?" "I don't know, man. At this age, I have no problem saying no." "Thank God!" It's alright,'" Maron continued. [Marc Maron](https://ew.com/person/marc-maron/) was up for a role in [Avatar: The Way of Water](https://ew.com/creative-work/avatar-2/) — in which he would have played Dr.
Comedian Marc Maron hilariously recalls the hectic audition process for Avatar: The Way of Water, during which he had no idea what was going on.
Due to the performance capture technology the Avatar films famously use, acting in them requires a completely different mindset than traditional live-action and is certainly not for everyone, as Maron's amusing audition anecdote demonstrates. I got a picture a boat or whatever the fuck it is…I’m in the middle of this thing and I’m totally untethered and I have no sense of character. Michelle Yeoh has also joined the Avatar 3 cast as a human scientist named Dr. Over the course of five minutes, the comedian and actor recalled going into the studio for the audition and was dumbfounded by everything going on around him. I don’t know what this all means to the world. It turns out that comedian and actor Marc Maron, who starred in Netflix's GLOW and had a minor role in Joker, was up for the role.
Famed comedian and podcaster Marc Maron was so lost during his Avatar audition that he doesn't regret not getting the role.
Maron was then informed about the size of Clement’s screen time in the role in the final cut, “Like I would’ve had to go to New Zealand for a year, and people would’ve been like, ‘Were you even in it?’ But Jemaine lives in New Zealand! I don’t know what this all means to the world. I was like, it’s not happening. Being a movie with secrecy surrounding it, Cameron had actors lock their phones away in an effort to prevent anyone from taking a picture of the screenplay. Dude, I don’t even remember the first one! [$2 billion dollar gross](https://www.joblo.com/avatar-the-way-of-water-sinks-titanic-overseas-at-the-international-box-office/), you may have noticed comedic actor [Jemaine Clement](https://www.joblo.com/koala-man-tv-review/), of Flight of the Conchords, as one of the human villains (although he’s somewhat sympathetic), Dr.
Marc Maron auditioned for Avatar: the Way of Water, but it didn't work out.
[Avatar sequel production has been one of the largest recent undertakings](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2571886/latest-avatar-sequel-update-james-cameron-movies-feel-real) in Hollywood. Marc Maron probably would have been pretty good in Avatar: The Way of Water if he’d ended up in the film, but it wasn’t to be. Two movies were filmed together, so the actors needed to [spend a lot of time in New Zealand](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2547467/avatar-2s-james-cameron-is-back-in-new-zealand-to-start-filming-see-the-photo), which was then exacerbated by the whole Covid experience. [Avatar: The Way of Water is one of the biggest movies](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/james-camerons-avatar-the-way-of-water-just-hit-another-box-office-milestone-as-it-gets-closer-to-becoming-the-no-1-movie-of-all-time) of all-time. Ian Garvin, the scientist studying the whale-like tulkun that was [ultimately played by Jermaine Clement](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1712059/Avatar-2-Cast-List-All-The-Confirmed-Heroes-And-Villains). However, actor and comedian Marc Maron is glad that he [lost out on his Avatar audition](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2467119/james-cameron-reveals-how-sam-worthington-beat-chris-evans-and-channing-tatum-for-avatar) and didn’t end up becoming part of the Avatar franchise.
Marc Maron says James Cameron gave him a box of cigars after he wasn't cast in Avatar 2, but calls the Way of Water audition experience "ridiculous.
“Why the fuck would I want that job?” he said, before clarifying that his issue wasn’t with the director, but the experience. “There’s this assumption that, ‘We’re going to do four Avatar movies,'” he said. “I’m like, ‘It’s not happening,'” he continued. “I’m in the middle of this thing and I’m totally untethered and I have no sense of character. “I don’t even know what it was, a doctor, a scientist who drank.” Maron said that his agent felt like he may get the role, but the writer-actor was pretty convinced it wasn’t happening — and not just because of how the audition went. The comedian and actor described a somewhat disorienting process that left him feeling “untethered.” “I’m on camera, I think. The Glow star and podcaster said that it was ultimately a “ridiculous” experience and a job he didn’t want. I got a picture, a boat, or whatever the fuck it is,” he said at another point in the interview. “James Cameron is not a bad guy, I don’t think, I don’t know.” “My agent was like, ‘You’re probably going to go to New Zealand for four years,’ or whatever the fuck it was,” he said, adding that it was “some ridiculous amount of time.”
Marc Maron wasn't fond of his "Avatar" audition. The comedian detailed his experience, which he described as leaving him feeling "untethered," on the "Happy ...
“James Cameron is not a bad guy, I don’t think, I don’t know.” “I’m like, ‘It’s not happening,'” he continued. “I don’t even know what it was, a doctor, a scientist who drank.”