David Harbour Was Deemed 'Too Fat' to Play The Blob

"You are telling me I’m too fat to play The Blob?"

By Alex Gilyadov

Stranger Things star David Harbour was deemed too fat to play The Blob in X-Men: Origins Wolverine.

In an interview with TheWrap, Harbour revealed that one of the film's casting directors thought The Blob would've been "the perfect role" for the actor, because the filmmakers needed "a big guy to wear the suit."

Harbour eventually read for the role, and his audition was going great until he decided to jokingly yell “I got your Blob right here" while lifting up his shirt and squeezing his belly. After the audition Harbour met with the film's director, Gavin Hood, who revealed that Harbour didn't get the part because they were concerned about his health.

“I was like, ‘Wait a minute, dude, pause for one second,'” said Harbour. “‘You are telling me I’m too fat to play The Blob? That’s awesome, I have to get the f— back to New York.’ That’s my audition — so I didn’t get The Blob.”

Though you won't be able to watch Harbour portray The Blob anytime soon, you can still catch him in the upcoming second season of Stranger Things and the recently-announced Hellboy reboot, Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen.

Alex Gilyadov is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

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