(Photo : www.instagram.com)

• Selena Gomez recently shared her audition experience for the film 'Emilia Perez'.
• Gomez revealed that she "blacked out" during the audition, performing a musical number while acting drunk.
• The actress's candid revelation has been praised by fans and media outlets for her honesty and dedication.
• The film 'Emilia Perez' is set to be released on Netflix on November 13, and has already been branded the "movie of the year".

Selena Gomez, the actress-singer who rose to fame as a child star on the hit Disney series 'Wizards Of Waverly Place', recently shared a candid anecdote about her audition for the Oscar-tipped operatic musical 'Emilia Perez'. The 32-year-old star, who later gained plaudits for her role in Disney+ series 'Only Murders In The Building', revealed that she "blacked out" during the audition, a detail that has since caught the attention of fans and media alike.

Gomez attended the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, where she was seen wearing a black Elie Saab off-the-shoulder gown. She posed on the black carpet of the glitzy bash with her co-stars Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofia Gascon, Adriana Paz, and Edgar Ramirez. The Spanish-language French musical follows a Mexican cartel leader (Gascon), who asks a high-powered lawyer (Saldana) to help fake their own death and undergo sex-reassignment operations. Gomez's role in the film is that of the drug lord's wife, Jessi Del Monte.

During her audition for the role, Gomez performed a musical number called 'Bienvenida', which she described as a big number I do in the bedroom. She recalled how the director, Jacques Audiard, encouraged her to let loose and act drunk.

Gomez's Audition Experience

"He literally said to me, act drunk and throw your shoes if you want, and just go crazy," Gomez told 'The Hollywood Reporter'. She added, "I did it once and he was like, 'go crazier'. I went totally for it. I was standing on furniture and I blacked out, but I was just singing my heart out and dancing like a mad woman, a drunk mad woman and it was a very crazy experience. But I was honoured when he decided to ultimately go with me".

Gomez's candid revelation about her audition process has been widely reported, with fans and media outlets alike praising her for her honesty and dedication to her craft. The actress also shared a vulnerable selfie on her Instagram Story, drawing attention to a few chin blemishes. The Only Murders in the Building actress proved once again how real, rare, and apparent she is with fans in a vulnerable selfie of not one, but two zits that crowded her chin (as seen in photos obtained by People) amid refusing to let a few blemishes define her as she proceeds to shine in all her creative endeavors.

The film 'Emilia Perez' is set to be released on Netflix on November 13, following a limited theatrical run. The film has already been branded the movie of the year after the first trailer dropped last month.

Fan Reactions and Historical Similarities

The official trailer was released a month later and fans have flocked to social media to share their excitement. In the YouTube comments section, a fan hailed it as: One of the best releases that came out of Cannes. Another commenter gushed over the trailer, saying it was of the Calibre of a best picture Oscar winner. A third added: This looks actually pretty good I hope Netflix can pull off a Mafia-based musical.

Gomez's experience of 'blacking out' during her audition for 'Emilia Perez' is reminiscent of historical instances where actors have gone to great lengths to secure a role. For instance, the late Heath Ledger famously locked himself in a hotel room for a month to prepare for his role as the Joker in 'The Dark Knight', while Daniel Day-Lewis is known for his extreme method acting techniques, which have included learning Czech for his role in 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' and living in the wilderness for 'The Last of the Mohicans'.