Michael Fassbender Details His Awful ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Audition: ‘It Was So Excruciating’ | Video

The “Black Bag” actor says an awkward acting coach and getting lost on the Warner Bros. lot had him ready to “get out of there”

Michael Fassbender on the "Happy Sad Confused Podcast" with Josh Horowitz (Credit: YouTube)
Michael Fassbender on the "Happy Sad Confused Podcast" with Josh Horowitz (Credit: YouTube)

Michael Fassbender said a series of quirky events while auditioning for George Miller’s hit action sci-fi film “Mad Max: Fury Road” led to an “excruciating” experience.

“That was one of the worst auditions, recent auditions … I mean, recent,” Fassbender said while appearing on Thursday’s episode of Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. The host cut in saying that the audition had to be at least 12 years ago.

“Thankfully, I have not had to audition in a while,” Fassbender jokingly added.

Watch the full interview in the video below:

The “X-Men: First Class” actor then went on to explain that the chaotic endeavor began when he got lost on the Warner Bros.

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