With new Star Wars films coming thick and fast, the likelihood of familiar faces and name actors coming into the saga are far more common. On that slant, check out the news that Christian Bale was very nearly a part of Solo, which number counters will know is a mere 142 days away.
Speaking with Josh Horowitz on his Happy, Sad, Confused podcast, Bale made it clear that he was originally in line to play the mentor role that eventually went to Woody Harrelson.
““Yes, [it was] very tempting. I not only love the films going back to my childhood but also have a very long relationship with Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall because they did Empire of the Sun many years back. There was discussion, [and] I hope there will be future discussions.”
And Bale made it clear that a visit to the GFFA would be most welcome.
“Star Wars I’m a huge fan. Yeah Star Wars really interests me. I’ve still got the Millennium Falcon, I’ve got the AT-AT. My daughter, her first love was Darth Vader. She absolutely adored Darth Maul. [She] stood near him at Disneyland and he growled and he’s got those teeth and he stayed in character, really wonderful performance, and she was teeny and I thought, ‘This is gonna scare the crap out of her, this is such a bad idea.’ And then she stopped and she said, ‘Daddy, I’m in love.’”
