Jason Bateman’s “baggage” almost cost him the role that saved his career: “This could be bad luck”

Jason Bateman’s “baggage” almost cost him the role that saved his career: “This could be bad luck”Jason Bateman has become one of television’s most consistent actors, having starred in and developed several prestige shows and miniseries over the last two decades, but his ability to turn in his most iconic performance was once significantly doubted. “We literally had to bring him into the studio four times to get him cast because he had been in a bunch of failed pilots, so he was viewed as baggage at that time,” Russo said, “Mitch was very nervous. He was like, ‘This could be bad luck if we cast him’.” The show’s cancellation is among the biggest blunders within contemporary television history, given that it became one of the most influential comedy shows of its time, with its humour styled on callbacks and running gags, only making the series more endearing. The straight-laced persona is one that would come to Bateman’s advantage when he starred in comedy films like Horrible Bosses and Game Night, and it also gave him the footing to take on more dramatic roles.