Christopher Walken auditioned for ‘Star Wars’ with Jodie Foster as Princess Leia
nme.comStar Wars movie.Walken, who stars in the recent critically acclaimed movie Dune: Part Two, recalled the opportunity he had to star in George Lucas’ sci-fi action franchise, and shared the fellow Oscar-winner with whom he shared the process.Speaking with Vanity Fair, the star opened up about the experience: “I think it was for Han Solo,” he shared. “Yes, I auditioned for it.
And if I’m not mistaken, my partner in the audition was – I think this is true – it was Jodie Foster … I think we did a screen test.”He continued: “I’m not sure we did a scene.
Maybe we sat in front of, in those days, those old videotape cameras.”“I did audition for Star Wars, but so did about 500 other actors.
It was lots of people doing that,” he added.Walken was ultimately unsuccessful as the role of Han Solo eventually went to Harrison Ford.
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