Charlie Cox is really good at playing the blind vigilante Matt Murdock in "Marvel's Daredevil." In fact, maybe he's a little too good at it. The "Stardust" actor has just admitted he messed up his "Star Wars" young Han Solo audition for acting like a blind man!
Charlie Cox Auditions For "Star Wars" Film, Decides Han Solo Should Be Blind?
Thousands of actors tried out for the role of young Han Solo in the "Star Wars" anthology film. "Daredevil" star Charlie Cox revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that he also auditioned for the part.
Well, he wasn't told what exactly he was auditioning for when he met with "Star Wars." Nevertheless, the "Daredevil" star insisted, "I'm pretty sure it was for the Han Solo reboot."
Charlie Cox explained that his "Star Wars" young Han Solo audition was going smoothly. That is, until he was asked why he was not looking at the casting director.
"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," the "Daredevil" actor said.
All that practice playing Matt Murdock has actually earned Charlie Cox an award from the American Foundation for the Blind. Unfortunately, it was not enough to impress the "Star Wars" casting director. The "Daredevil" star never got a callback for young Han Solo.
"I never got invited back, probably because they couldn't figure out why I was acting like a complete idiot," he admitted.
Unfortunately, we will never see Charlie Cox as Han Solo in the "Star Wars" film. However, that doesn't mean we won't see more of him as the Man Without Fear. It looks like Daredevil will soon be joining "The Defenders."
"What we do know is at the end of this year we're going to be making 'The Defenders' and, of course, Daredevil is very much a part of that foursome," Cox revealed to Comic Book.