by Kristen HarrisBuzzFeedBuzzFeed StaffAs a staff writer at BuzzFeed, I write about all things celeb and pop culture. Hollywood is known to chew people up and spit them out. It can be such a tough industry that sometimes even established actors find the odds immensely stacked against them before they set foot in the audition room. Here are 30 heartbreaking reasons actors lost roles: 1. Elle Fanning told the 2023 Hollywood Reporter Comedy Actress Roundtable, "I've never told this story, but I was trying out for a movie. I didn't get it.