Netflix’s ‘Fuller House’ Tried To Get Elizabeth Olsen To Fill In For The Olsen Twins
We’ve known since last summer thatMary-KateandAshley Olsenwould not be making an appearanceon Netflix’sFull Houserevival seriesFuller House. The twins won’t even be making a cameo as the singular child Michelle Tanner, but the character’s absence is said to be explained by the fact that she’s now a fashion mogul in New York City. That’s a nice little nod to the Olsens' real-life career, which has been cited as the reason for their not getting involved in the new series. Until now.
John Stamosrecently appeared onThe Howard Stern Showwhere conversation turned toFuller House. The actor who plays Uncle Jesse revealed a more humble reason as to why they didn’t end up appearing on the show. Plus, he also reveals what could have been an interesting solution to their lack of involvement.
In the radio interview (viaEW), Stamos had this to say about Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s decision to stay out ofFuller House:
They seemed very into [Fuller House]; they just were afraid of acting. They hadn’t acted; they don’t consider themselves actresses.
So the twins weren’t necessarily looking to distance themselves from the show that gave them a career or too busy to make it work, but they’re just not confident in their acting skills anymore. After all, they haven’t been on screen much in the past decade. Mary-Kate had a role inBeastlystarring Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer, but Ashley’s last role was an uncredited one in the faux documentaryI’m Still Here, and that really didn’t require much acting.
There is an Olsen who has been doing a lot of acting though, and that’s the twins' sisterElizabeth Olsen. Stamos revealed to Sirius XM’sRadio Andy(viaScreenCrush) that executive producerJeff Franklinactually reached out to see if she wanted to take a role on the show:
We actually went to…I don’t think this has been talked about. I didn’t do it, I think Jeff Franklin did. I said, ‘Call the sister. Ask her.’ We talked to her agent and her agent was like, ‘Come on, she’s not going to do that.’ But we did call her agent.
Indeed, Olsen has quite the flourishing career right now, and to take a role on a nostalgic comedy sitcom on Netflix would be a bit of a step back for the actress. It’s also quite a commitment that could keep her from starring in more movies, especially since she already has a contract with Marvel Studios as Scarlet Witch. So having Elizabeth Olsen inFuller Housejust wasn’t in the cards.
But Netflix’s Ted Sarandos isn’t counting out the return of Michelle in some capacity ashe said back in June:
There’s all kind of stunt availability that can happen down the road on the show.
Don’t hold your breath though,Full Housefans.Fuller Housedebuts on Netflix onFebruary 26th, and you can watch the first trailer for the showright here.
