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Alden Ehrenreich has had quite an impressive career, and he’s only 36 years old. From playing a young Han Solo to working with the likes of the Coen Brothers, Christopher Nolan, Woody Allen, and Francis Ford Coppola, a lot has gone right for him. However, I just found out he went for Spider-Man a long time ago too. This week he recounts his audition story, and why he thinks he “killed it.” All I have to say is: Ouch!
We often hear about Hollywood success stories, so honestly, this is a refreshing story to hear. As Ehrenreich remembers:
Yeah, I went up because I think I went up for Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man… I remember he came strolling in as I was walking out.
That would have been around 2010, when Ehrenreich had just started his career in Hollywood. From what we’ve heard audition for amazing spider man In the past, there was some stiff competition. Josh Hutcherson was in the mix, with Logan Lerman reportedly on the shortlist. Joe Jonas has also talked about auditioning for the film. However, ultimately, it was Garfield who got his dream role.
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When Ehrenreich shared the audition story Josh HorowitzHe admitted that he didn’t really want to play Peter Parker because of where he was “intrinsically” at the time. He also said that at the time he was auditioning for it, it seemed to him to be “the same story” as Tobey Maguire’s version. Here’s what he said about the audition:
I am not saying that I would have got this role. I think Andrew Garfield is one of the best actors of my generation. She’s incredible, and I’m sure she would have got it anyway. But I pretended I was badly unprepared for it as I would never do it later. Like, I think, I was 22, or 21, and I showed up that I didn’t remember and I got there and there was a whole set. There was a scene where the 10 actors were having dinner, and they were out of the book, and I wasn’t. So if I had the chance, I think I missed it.
When Weapon The actor thinks about the audition, however, and doesn’t seem to regret it. He explained that becoming actually famous at the age of 22 “would have been a really bad idea.” Instead he has preferred a “very gradual” rise to fame. As he added:
I think I also felt it wasn’t my role and it wasn’t right for me. I didn’t want to do it.
Instead, Ehrenreich made films like beautiful creatures, blue Jasmine And hail Caesar! in his early twenties. of 2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story That was the big moment when he became more recognized and at that time he was 26 years old. and he actually joined the mcu iron Heart Last year!
Lately, the actor has been consistently winning in films as well. He was in the Best Picture Winner oppenheimerArguably the best horror film of last year, Weapon, And his new film is in theaters now, A talent for murder, He has worked with Helen Mirren. Furthermore, as we look towards the future, he is going to be involved in miami vice ’85 Michael B. With Jordan, Austin Butler, Danny Ramirez, John Leguizamo, Walton Goggins and Haley Lu Richardson.
While it might seem like Alden Ehrenreich missed out on his Spider-Man audition on paper due to not being prepared, it seems like everything worked out the way it was supposed to, and he’s probably even grateful that he didn’t get it.