text: He auditioned for The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe at the same time as he auditioned for the role of Simon Brown in Nanny McPhee , but lost the role to Thomas Sangster .
simplified: He auditioned for The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe at the same time as he asked for the role of Simon Brown in Nanny McPhee , but lost the role to Thomas Sangster .