Alden Ehrenreich is an extremely well-known and talented actor. He has been a part of a number of very respected and critically acclaimed projects like Fair Play, Oppenheimer, Hail, Caesar!, and Blue Jasmine, through which, he has established himself as an immensely skilled actor. With this, it is interesting to see that one of the most high-profile projects that he has ever been a part of, was an absolute train wreck.
Solo: A Star Wars Story, told the story of Han Solo, one of the most important parts of the Star Wars universe, and is a central character in many films. Despite this, it is unfortunate that this film had a very unfortunate performance, with it being hated from all directions and causing immense disappointment to its fans. With this, it is interesting to find out who Ehrenreich blames for this poor performance, as he reflects on this film.
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Alden Ehrenreich Loved The Original Version Of The Film
Alden Ehrenreich recently gave an interview with Vanity Fair where he touched on the subject of Solo: A Star Wars Story. He reflected on this film that seriously bombed at the box office and talked about what initially drew him to the role of Han Solo. The actor explained that he adored the original script, which was written by the directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who were initially on this project before the project parted ways with them.
“I loved the original spirit of how they wanted to make [Solo],”
Changes to the script of a film or series are something that is very common in the film industry. While a majority of the time, these changes are minor and do not have a massive impact on the general feeling and theme of the film, sometimes, these changes can completely alter a film. This may have been the case for this Star Wars film. The actor then went on to talk about how the fact that this aspect drew him to this film ended up being its downfall.
Alden Ehrenreich Thinks He Ruined The Film
Alden Ehrenreich then went on to reveal that the original script of this film gave him a lot of room to do his own thing. While this sort of freedom is any actor’s dream, this turned out to be the actor’s downfall. He explained that while he thought then that this would be perfect for him to explore this character, he soon learned that he did not know, at the time, what his ‘thing’ was as an actor, which ended up harming, not only his performance but also the film itself.
“I did it because it was this great platform from which I could do my own thing…But what I realized at that point is: I hadn’t built my own thing enough to be able to do it.”
He hinted that he wasn’t at a stage in his career where he would have been capable of handling a role as significant as Han Solo, where there was absolutely no room for error and one needed to give their all to the performance. As the actor wasn’t completely sure of what he was giving when giving his all, he found this difficult.
