{
  "id": 18029069,
  "title": "Dafne Keen was convinced she'd lose Logan role to Millie Bobby Brown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/dafne-keen-was-convinced-shed-lose-logan-role-to-millie-bobby-brown",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T21:23:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/dafne-keen-logan-audition-millie-bobby-brown"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "When Dafne Keen entered an audition for the role of X-23 in the 2017 Marvel film Logan, she was certain that fellow child actor Millie Bobby Brown would win the role. Keen, who began auditioning at the age of 10, was 11 when she landed the part. The young actress was nervous on the day of the screen test with Hugh Jackman, but more so, she was anxious about how much she cared for the character and the audition. Keen admitted that going into the audition, she thought, \"It's gonna break me if I don't book this role.\" The pressure increased when she realized the competition was down to her and Brown, who she had previously gotten along well with. \"She's so sweet. She was so lovely at the audition. I recall seeing her at the hotel, and I think we chatted a little bit,\" Keen remembered. \"We were hanging out at the hotel and then we got to the audition and it was like, 'Oh. Oh, it's you, '\" Keen continued. \"And I remember thinking: 'She's gonna book it, like there's no way I'm booking it.'\" Keen, of course, secured the role, which became her breakout moment in Hollywood and she later reprised the role in 2024's Deadpool And Wolverine. Despite not securing the part, Brown went on to have a successful career. At the time of the Logan audition, Brown was filming the first season of Stranger Things, which would become a massive success on Netflix, earning numerous Emmy nominations and earning Brown two nominations for her role as Eleven.",
  "summary": "In a new interview, Logan star Dafne Keen recalled realizing the role of X-23 was down to her and Millie Bobby Brown, who was filming season one of Stranger Things at the time.",
  "key_points": [],
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}