Cameron Monaghan auditioned for the position of Han Solo for Solo: A Star Wars Story. While the position went to Alden Ehrenreich, Monaghan later went on to painting Order 66 survivor Cal Kestis within the fashionable Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor video video games. Solo and the Star Wars Jedi video games each happen throughout the 19 years between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, with their tales being vital contributions to this time interval in Star Wars.

As per Cosmic Marvel, Monaghan revealed at Fan Expo Canada that he auditioned to play a younger Han within the 2018 standalone Star Wars movie. Monaghan joins the ranks of Daredevil star Charlie Cox, Top Gun: Maverick‘s Miles Teller, and different well-known actors who auditioned however didn’t land the position. With Jedi: Fallen Order releasing in November 2019, Monaghan’s Star Wars debut got here solely a yr and a half after Solo‘s May 2018 theatrical launch.

Alden Ehrenreich Was The Right Choice For Young Han Solo

He Was Perfect For The Role

Between Gotham, Shameless, and the Star Wars Jedi video games, Monaghan has confirmed to be an immensely proficient actor, however Ehrenreich was finally the only option to play a younger Han. Instead of mimicking Harrison Ford’s iconic efficiency, Ehrenreich delivered a definite portrayal of a younger Han that felt in line with the character’s essence. He was charming, cocky, headstrong, and at instances, naive, already proving to be the embodiment of a scoundrel with a coronary heart of gold.

Ehrenreich’s efficiency is without doubt one of the greatest elements of Solo, which might not have been the identical if one other character had been solid within the position. While Star Wars has since resorted to digitally recreating youthful variations of its central characters as an alternative of recasting, as seen with Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian season 2 and in The Book of Boba Fett, Ehrenreich proved that recasting will be more practical. He was extra compelling than a digital recreation of a de-aged Ford would have been, and his efficiency was recommended by Ford himself.

If Han goes to look in a narrative set throughout the time interval of The Mandalorian and its varied spinoffs, Ehrenreich can be well-suited to enjoying Han at this stage in his life. Meanwhile, Monaghan was better-suited to bringing a brand-new character to life in Star Wars Jedi‘s Cal. Even although <em>Solo: A Star Wars Story</em> didn’t get a sequel, relying on what Cal’s destiny is, there’s potential for Ehrenreich’s Han and Monaghan’s Cal to cross paths in a future story.

Source: Cosmic Marvel