Jean Smart Says Sigourney Weaver Turned Down Her 'Watchmen' Role: 'Thank You'
Jean Smart, Sigourney Weaver.Jean Smartalmost wasn’t part of theWatchmencast.Smart, 69, revealed that another actress almost played the character of Agent Laurie Blake (a.k.a. Silk Spectre) in the 2019 HBO miniseriesWatchmen, which earned Smart her most recent Emmy nomination.“They hired metwo days before I started,” she toldSaturday Night LivestarBowen Yangin an interview forVariety. “I’ll be really honest: I hadSigourney Weaverto thank for turning down the role. So, thank you, Sigourney.“Based on the 1986 DC comic book of the same name,Watchmenfeatures Smart as Laurie, an FBI agent and former superhero who now works with the Anti-Vigilante Task Force....