Taron Egerton, star of Rocketman and the Kingsman movie franchise, has discussed why he withdrew from auditions to play Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy recently made a controversial statement where she noted how the company learned that it couldn’t recast new actors in known roles as the audience wouldn’t like it. This was a direct reference to Solo, which did ruffle some feathers with how Han and Chewie were portrayed.
But it’s safe to say that the message Kennedy thought was the correct takeaway is anything but. The reaction to Solo had far more to do with its writing and troubled production of anything else.
Lucasfilm’s president may have said those words, but there’s still a Lando show in development for Donald Glover’s version of the character.
While Alden Ehrenreich ended up landing the role of Solo in the controversial project, another notable actor revealed that he was also once in the running: Taron Egerton. But why did he not take it?
In an interview with Happy Sad Confused, Taron Egerton commented on how he was once in the running for both Han Solo in the Star Wars film Solo and Cyclops for the Fox X-Men films.
The actor revealed that not only was he in the running for the role, but he also “remove[d] [himself] from both of those races:”
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