Dave Franco opens up about his Star Wars: Han Solo audition.
Dave Franco knows exactly what it’s like to audition for Star Wars. Though it may have felt like “most other auditions,” the actor told MTV News, “Because of what it is, it just explodes everywhere.”
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Franco auditioned for the role of Han Solo in the upcoming Star Wars prequel movie about Han Solo. He told MTV: “Everyone’s coming up and being like, ‘Dude, what’s going on?’ And I’m like, ‘I don’t know. You know as much as me,’” he said. “I don’t want to underplay it, like, I’m very flattered to have been or to be whatever, wherever they are in the conversation, but, like, it is what it is.”
According to reports, Alden Ehrenreich (Hail, Caesar!), Jack Reynor (Transformers: Age of Extinction), Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service), and Emory Cohen (Brooklyn) also auditioned for the younger version of Harrison Ford’s legendary character.
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“I’m not good with impressions,” Franco answered in response to whether he was trying to do a “Harrison thing.” He continued, “I think that’s the reason it’s so hard to cast this role, too. It’s like, do they want to like perfectly embody who Harrison Ford is, or do they want to go a completely different route? Do they want someone to look really similar him? So, I don’t know, I think they’re struggling with that, maybe.”
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This is not surprising. Before the release of Star Wars: Force Awakens actor/rapper Kid Cudi revealed details surrounding his Star Wars audition and he said it was wild.
I auditioned!! That whole experience alone was WILD. Happy I was able to get in the room and try! Blessed! https://t.co/fWF1U0sUNb
— The Chosen One (@KidCudi) September 7, 2015
Via MTV
