Olivia Wilde: Actress was too old for ‘The Wolf of Wall Street.’

Olivia Wilde is one of the most talented and hottest women in all of Hollywood, but apparently that’s not enough to distract from her exorbitant age.

The mother-of-one stopped by The Howard Stern Show on Tuesday to promote her new HBO show Vinyl and revealed that she was told she was “too sophisticated” to play the part that eventually went to Margot Robbie in The Wolf of Wall Street.

Speaking about her audition, she said, ‘The funniest thing I heard recently was… that I was too sophisticated for a part. And I was like, ‘Oh, that sounds nice. I like that feedback. I didn’t get the part, but I’m a very sophisticated person.’ And then I found out later that they actually said ‘old.’ I want to make a translation sheet for Hollywood that’s all the feedback your agents give you and what it really means.’

The problem? Olivia Wilde is 9 years younger than Leo.

Let that ridiculousness sink in.

Margot Robbie, 25, would go on to steal the role earning her rave reviews and becoming her breakout role, which is all well and good, because we love her too, but really, we’re calling bullshit on this director’s rationale.

This isn’t the first time Hollywood ageism has reared it’s ugly head. Star Wars’ Carrie Fisher responded brilliantly to critics who claimed she ‘didn’t age well’ in her role as Princess Leia… Despite the fact that Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill received no similar backlash.

Agencies/Canadajournal

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