Brown revealed in a video interview from Variety that she’d auditioned for X-23 in front of Hugh Jackman and director James Mangold, and that she was really enthusiastic about the part.
Logan’s Laura was played by the fantastic newcomer Dafne Keen, but there was a time during auditions when the role might have gone to a more recognizable face: Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown.
I was filming Stranger Things and I was like, This is going to be amazing, I’m gonna really prepare.