Leonardo DiCaprio in Star Wars? It Almost Happened!

Leonardo DiCaprio in Star Wars? It Almost Happened!


Leonardo DiCaprio was invited to join the Star Wars franchise, but the star turned down the offer.

Star Wars is a franchise that has welcomed countless famous actors and actresses over its nearly 50 years of creation. Having your name in the cast of the film, as well as Bea Arthur, Liam Neeson AND Carl WeathersIt is the dream of several actors, such as Gary Oldmanwho missed the opportunity to be present Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. However, Leonardo Dicaprio He was one of the lucky ones to receive this offer, but he denied it!






In 2010, DiCaprio spoke with Shortlist of when he was thought to be playing Anakin Skywalker, a character he found himself with Hayden Christensen. When asked about rumors that he was in talks to play the character, he commented on why he decided not to take on the role. “Yes, I had a meeting with George Lucas about it too. […] I just didn’t feel ready to take that big step. At that point.” As much as it may not seem like it, the Oscar for The return He has already turned down big roles throughout his career.

Christensen thought he had lost the role to DiCaprio

DiCaprio may not have had the slightest interest in being in the film, but Christensen was very interested! Because of the meeting of George Lucas with the star of TitanicHayden felt he had no chance and would lose the role. “This just confirmed my thought that the role would go to someone else in…

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Source: Terra

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