Millie Bobby Brown revealed that she auditioned for X-23/Laura in Logan at age 11-12. The globally celebrated young actress is looking back at a defining childhood heartbreak that occurred long before she achieved massive international fame. Brown shared the screen test with the iconic Hollywood superhero ultimately left her feeling completely shattered.

The emotional details surrounds her early industry rejection and the major action franchise she nearly joined.

Millie Bobby Brown recently recalled the profound heartbreak in Entertainment Weekly she experienced after participating in the unsuccessful childhood screen test alongside veteran actor Hugh Jackman. The 22-year-old performer candidly detailed the X-23/Laura in Logan audition during a promotional appearance for her upcoming film Enola Holmes 3. Playing a trivia game alongside her co-star Louis Partridge, she confessed to feeling entirely broken upon exiting the casting room.

“I screentested with Hugh Jackman when I was like, 11 or 12,” she said.

“I felt like I probably didn't get it, because I think there was someone else that was better,” she added. Brown initially attempted to obscure the exact project by referring to it generally as one of the Wolverine movies.

“And it was for Logan. I just thought to throw you off with the Wolverine movies,” she said to Entertainment Weekly. At just 11 years old, Millie Bobby Brown left the audition room, convinced that another candidate had delivered a superior performance. Although the rejection initially felt devastating, her career quickly skyrocketed following her breakout performance in Stranger Things.

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The talented young actress ultimately secured the iconic superhero role and her subsequent career trajectory.

British-Spanish actress Dafne Keen ultimately secured the coveted breakout role of X-23 in the critically acclaimed 2017 feature film Logan. The young performer was merely 11 years old during production, coming from a highly artistic family of established international actors. As of 2026, the accomplished young actress has reached 21 years of age and continues to expand her impressive Hollywood portfolio.

She recently made a highly anticipated return to the global big screen by reprising her iconic mutant character in Deadpool & Wolverine. Beyond her extensive commitments to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she also headlined the popular BBC and HBO fantasy television series His Dark Materials.

Her diverse professional resume also includes entering the expanding Star Wars universe by portraying a Jedi Padawan in The Acolyte. The immense success achieved by both actresses Millie Bobby Brown and Dafne Keen demonstrates that a single early casting decision can successfully yield two distinct industry powerhouses. The nostalgic casting revelation shared during the promotion of Enola Holmes 3 illustrates how early professional rejections can pave the way for massive future successes.

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