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Marvel star Brie Larson reveals Star Wars movie she auditioned for

Marvel star Brie Larson has confirmed which Star Wars film she as soon as auditioned for.

Earlier this month, the Oscar-winning actress teased numerous main franchises she’d hoped to hitch previous to touchdown Captain Marvel – together with The Hunger Games and Terminator – however by no means gave away any specifics by way of roles.

Chatting to screenwriter Gary Whitta on his YouTube present Animal Talking just lately, she’s now put one thriller to mattress about which movie in that galaxy far, distant she might have featured in.

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Upon mentioning that he’d labored within the Star Wars universe, Larson instructed Whitta: “Oh yeah, you wrote Rogue One [A Star Wars Story], proper? I auditioned for that… I did not get it.”

Although she did not verify which half she tried out for, it was nearly actually the primary function of Jyn Erso (performed ultimately by The Theory of Everything‘s Felicity Jones).

The solely different feminine roles of any notice within the movie had been Jyn’s mom Lyra Erso (Valene Kane), which was solely a small half, and Mon Mothma, which noticed Genevieve O’Reilly reprise her Revenge of the Sith function.

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Despite lacking out on showing in a Star Wars epic, it is secure to say every thing turned out high quality for Larson ultimately.

After all, she’s now established as Marvel Studios royalty within the function of Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, who is about to change into one of many greatest gamers in future Phases.

Captain Marvel is out now on DVD, Blu-ray and digital obtain.