The funnyman documented the audition in a chapter of his new memoir, Yearbook.
The duo last appeared onscreen together in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 flick Pulp Fiction.
The actress portrays a specially trained firefighter in Taylor Sheridan's new thriller.
The actress was "so afraid" of failure early on in her career.
Lin-Manuel Miranda got to watch the musical number Maria being filmed.
It was announced in April that Leonardo DiCaprio's production company Appian Way had won the remake rights to the movie.
The actor reportedly wasn't on set at the time.
The film was released on Netflix last year.
Janelle Monae, Edward Norton and Dave Bautista are also joining the follow-up to the hugely successful 2019 mystery comedy.
Universal Pictures has put the release on hold until the audio can be re-recorded.
Janelle Monae is the latest newcomer to be announced for the ensemble whodunnit.
Justin Lin's son Oqwe played around with toy cars in a meeting.