In the history of Hollywood, there are some actors who have become so attached to the roles they’ve played that it’s basically impossible to think of the actor and the character as separate people or to think of anyone else playing the part. Will Smith as Neo in matrix It just didn’t seem right considering that was so close to happening. Mark Hamill will always be Luke Skywalker first and foremost, and he has Freddy Krueger to thank for that.
Robert Englund recently answered fan questions at Watchman And he was asked about the often-reported story he auditioned to play Han Solo in star Wars. Englund explains that he was actually there to audition for Francis Ford Coppola End of the world nowbut that star Wars He was auditioning at the same time in the same building. As a fan of American GraffitiEnglund jumped at the opportunity to audition for George Lucas, but it was clear very quickly that he was not going to participate star Wars. However, Englund then made a very fateful decision that would change Hollywood forever. It is to explain…
But when I left, the test sides yanked away [script excerpt] For this younger character called Luke Skywalker. I got back to my apartment in the Hollywood Hills and my friend Mark Hamill’s cowboy boots were on the front porch. He has been working down hill at CBS studios as a very successful TV actor. Mark was watching The Bob Newhart Show or The Mary Tyler Moore Show. We’d watch together in the afternoons and then call our agents at 5pm to see how our tests went. I remember saying, “Guess what? George Lucas is shooting this space movie.” We both loved American Graffiti, so Mark called his agent and pressured her into auditioning for him. It’s a bit like Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I was living at the time with Jean Fisher, who had moved on to The Lost Boys; Our best friend becomes Luke Skywalker; And I became Freddy Krueger. At the time, we were just three young men living in the Hollywood Hills with big dreams.
It certainly appears from this description that Mark Hamill was unaware of it star Wars And he wouldn’t have taken the test if Robert Englund hadn’t told him about it. And while Hamill certainly auditioned and got the role on his own, who knows, maybe taking on those sidekicks gave Mark Hamill the ability to prepare for the audition in a way that gave him an edge.
Within Star Wars alone, there are many stories about choice decisions that may have occurred. Joseph Fiennes as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequels, Christopher Walken or Tom Selleck as Han Solo. Perhaps these choices could have turned out to be as iconic as the one we got, or perhaps Star Wars never was the phenomenon it did with a different cast. 45 years later, while Mark Hamill has had a successful career doing other things than star WarsIt will always be Luke Skywalker first.
with the new star Wars The TV series is happening as a regular, possibly new star Wars The movie will come someday, and there will still be opportunities for new stars to create distinct characters. These actors would be lucky if they had a good friend like Robert Englund.
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