Jim Gaffigan Lost a Role in M. Night Shyamalan’s Lady in the Water Due to a Commercial

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Jim Gaffigan Lost a Role in M. Night Shyamalan’s Lady in the Water Due to a Commercial

Comedian Jim Gaffigan lost out on a role in the M. Night Shyamalan movie Lady in the Water.

Gaffigan is a well-regarded stand-up comic who has acted in movies like Peter Pan & Wendy, Luca, and 13 Going On 30. Gaffigan recently shared a story of how he nearly appeared in a 206 fantasy psychological thriller movie directed by M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs).

“It came down to me and another guy and the other guy got it,” Gaffigan recalls. “But a week later, I got a call that he wants to reshoot the scene and do it with you. It was just one day, but I was like, ‘Great, I’m going to be in an M. Night Shyamalan movie!’”

“So the story goes, he took his kids to a movie and he saw a commercial I was in before the previews,” Gaffigan says. “I think it was for Sierra Mist. And he said, ‘Well, I can’t have that same guy be in a commercial before my movie.’ So they went back and swapped the other guy back in.”

What is the Jim Gaffigan Dark Pale release date?

Gaffigan’s new comedy special releases on July 25, 2023, on Prime Video.