Taron Egerton recently confirmed that he was indeed in the running to play Hans Solo in 2018′s Solo: A Hans Solo Story, but took himself out from the process.
The 32-year-old Kingsman star said that he was actually in full costume and on the Falcon before he ultimately decided the role was not for him. Click inside to read exactly what Taron said… “I felt that that’s…I’ll be honest, I got on the Falcon.
I was with Chewie. I was in the full costume,” Taron told Josh Horowitz. “I felt like I got there, I did it, I lived it, and there was another round that I decided not to do.” “It’s far enough in the past now I feel I can say that.
It just felt, to me, I didn’t feel it. You’re following Harrison Ford. No one ever wants to follow Harrison Ford.” The role of Hans Solo eventually went to Alden Ehrenreich, who will also appear in Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming film, Oppenheimer. Britney Spears recently shared her experience meeting Taron and told everyone how much of a fan she is!
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