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Charlie Cox passed his Han Solo audition due to habits he developed playing Matt Murdock Daredevil.
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Cox would have brought his charisma, emotion and range to these Star Wars Franchise.
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Despite Cox’s potential, Alden Ehrenreich captured the essence of Han Solo’s character.
Han Solo is played by two actors in live-action Star Wars projects, and one of them would have been Charlie Cox if he failed his audition. Best known for playing Matt Murdock in the hit 2015 series Daredevil and subsequent Marvel Cinematic Universe projects, Cox believes he was one of many actors considered to play Han Solo: A Star Wars Story. He was brought in for a “super secret” Edition and was “Pretty sure it was for the Han Solo reboot.”
Unfortunately, while playing Daredevil could have been great for Cox’s career, it ended up preventing him from playing Han Solo. Cox was asked halfway through the audition why he wasn’t looking at the casting director, realizing he had developed a bad habit during his time on Daredevil. Because Matt Murdock is a blind character, Cox was used to not making eye contact with other actors. Cox believes that this was the primary reason why he was not called back, and the role of Han Solo went to Alden Ehrenreich.
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Charlie Cox would have been the perfect Han Solo
An actor with impressive range and charisma
Despite his audition saying otherwise, Charlie Cox would have been a great Han Solo had he been cast. Matt Murdock was generally a serious, straight-faced character in Daredevil, however Cox has an impressive range that would have translated perfectly to Han Solo. Cox not only looks and sounds the part, but can be charismatic on command, an essential quality for anyone playing the captain of the Millennium Falcon.
Cox not only looks and sounds the part, but can be charismatic on command, an essential quality for anyone playing the captain of the Millennium Falcon.
the main thing Cox proved that he was an incredibly emotional actorPerfectly conveying Matt Murdock’s devastating pain when necessary. Because Solo: A Star Wars Story Focused on a younger Han Solo losing people he cares about and making difficult choices, Cox would have been well suited for these moments. He may also have returned to play Han in others Star Wars Movies and TV shows, gradually aging the character to more closely resemble Harrison Ford.
Alden Ehrenreich was still the right choice
Perfectly embodies a young Han Solo
Charlie Cox might have been a good choice, but Alden Ehrenreich finally proved that he was the right man to play Han Solo. Ehrenreich perfectly captured the essence of a young Han Solo while making the character his ownRather than simply doing an impersonation of Harrison Ford. Ehrenreich could easily switch between overconfidence, insecurity, amusement and pain, embracing every aspect of Hans’ character.
Ehrenreich is still set to return to play Han Solo in another Star Wars project, and one of the upcoming movies set during the Mandalorian Era would be perfect. He would be playing an older version of the character more closely associated with Harrison Ford, so it will be fascinating how he differentiates his performance from Solo: A Star Wars Story. While Alden Ehrenreich was the right actor to play Han SoloIt’s still fun to imagine an alternate timeline with Charlie Cox in the Star Wars Franchise.
Source: CBS News