DAREDEVIL Star Charlie Cox Auditioned for Han Solo and He Explains What Went Wrong
Before Alden Ehrenreich was cast in the role of Han Solo in the standalone film currently being developed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Disney and Lucasfilm were auditioning pretty much every young actor in Hollywood. Daredevil star Charlie Cox auditioned, but he didn't do very well in his audition because of his time playing a blind superhero. During an interview with THR, the actor explained how his audition went wrong:
“It’s been really fun to look people in the eye. I had gone to an audition — one of those things that are super secretive and they don’t tell you, but I’m pretty sure it was for the Han Solo reboot— and halfway through it, the casting director stopped me and said, ‘Why aren’t you looking at me?’ I realized I had gotten into a habit of not making eye contact, because the only thing I had done for two years is play someone who is blind. I never got invited back, probably because they couldn’t figure out why I was acting like a complete idiot.”
Yeah, that would have been weird. Cox is a solid actor so hopefully he can kick that habit so he can land new movie and TV roles when he's finished with Daredevil. Chances are he'll be playing Daredevil for a long time.
I don't think Cox would have been a right fit for Han Solo anyway. Ehrenreich is going to be great in the role, and it will be fun to see how he makes the characters his own.