Tom Holland recalls disastrous Star Wars audition: ‘I just couldn’t stop laughing’
‘I obviously didn’t get the part. That wasn’t my best moment,’ said the actor
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Tom Holland has recalled the details of his audition for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Holland – best known for his lead role in Spider-Man – opened up about his audition for the 2015 blockbuster during a recent interview with Backstage Magazine.
The 24-year-old revealed that he had made it several rounds into the casting process for ex-Stormtrooper Finn – a role that eventually went to John Boyega.
Holland said: “I was like four or five auditions in, and I think I was auditioning for John Boyega’s role.”
“I remember doing this scene with this lady, bless her, and she was just a drone,” he said. “So I was doing all of this like, ‘We gotta get back to the ship!’ and she was just going, ‘Bleep, bloop, bloop, bleep bloop.’
“I just couldn’t stop laughing. I found it so funny. And I felt really bad, because she was trying really hard to be a convincing android or drone or whatever they’re called.”
The Avengers star added: “Yeah, I obviously didn’t get the part. That wasn’t my best moment.”
Holland is next set to lead Apple TV+’s film adaptation of Cherry, a semi-autobiographical novel by Nico Walker about an army veteran who becomes addicted to opioids after returning home from Iraq.
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Walker recently gave his verdict on the forthcoming movie, stating: “I’ve seen parts of the film and it is an artistic interpretation, shall we say.”
Cherry will be available to stream on Apple TV+ on 12 March.
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