Jason Isaacs shocked when given gun in audition
Jason Isaacs "s***" himself when he was handed a gun in an audition. The 57-year-old actor was trying out for the role of Cyrus 'The Virus' Grissom in 1997's 'Con Air' - a part which eventually went to John Malkovich - and decided to improve and use a pencil as a weapon, but both he and director Simon West were left horrified when a camera assistant passed him a real firearm to use instead. He recalled to Collider: "I auditioned for Simon West, the master of action set pieces, 30 years ago, whatever it was when he made 'Con Air'. "He very oddly made the decision to give the part to John Malkov...