Anthony Mackie Says an Unreleased Film From the ‘Worst Director to Ever Direct’ Almost Cost Him His ‘Hurt Locker’ Role: ‘They Offered It To Somebody Else’

Anthony Mackie is opening up about how he almost lost his role in “The Hurt Locker” because of another director’s unreleased film.

During a recent episode ofVariety‘s “Know Their Lines,” Mackie shared the backstory behind being cast in the 2009 Oscar-winner.

“‘Hurt Locker’ is probably one of the most important acting experiences I had,” he began. “We shot that in 2007, and I remember I was doing a movie in North Carolina with quite possibly the worst director to ever direct. Ironically, because of that the movie never came out.”

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