Brie Larson as Jyn Erso? It was the role that just wasn’t meant to be.Brie Larsonhas made quite a bit of noise in the past couple of years, declaring her love for many big franchises, and expressing her desire to appear in aStar Warsmovie, along with hustling for the lead gig as Samus Aran in aMetroidlive-action movie and hoping that she gets cast in anAnimal Crossingmovie if that ever comes to pass.
While many fans knew she had long dreamed of donning Jedi robes, it wasn’t common knowledge that Brie had actually auditioned for aStar Warsmovie until she revealed this information on her new Youtube channel. She didn’t get specific about the details. This left many to wonder exactly which Star Wars movie she’d auditioned for. Many speculated that she read for Rey. Well, that’s not right.
In a new interview, an unprovoked Brie Larson revealed exactly whichStar Warsaudition she failed to land. And It wasn’t for the role of Rey or Rose Tico. While she doesn’t discuss the Star Wars character that slipped from her grasp, we have to assume that she was aiming to land the role of Jyn Erso. AsRogue One: A Star Wars Storyis the Disney-eraStar Warsmovie that she read for.
Brie Larson recently appeared onRogue Onewriter Gary Whitta’s Youtube showAnimal Talking, which covers all thingsAnimal Crossing. During Gary and Brie’s conversation, the subject ofStar Warscame up. Whitta casually mentions that he has worked extensively in theStar Warsuniverse. Which prompted an unexpected reply from Brie Larson.
“Oh yeah, you wroteRogue One, right?I auditioned for that, I didn’t get it.”
While Felicity Jones did a fine job creating the newStar Warscharacter ofJyn Erso, it’s not much of a stretch to see Brie Larson taking on that role forRogue One. It’s a little harder to see her in the role of Rey Skywalker, though she may have been a descent fit for that character as well. It’s not confirmed, but it is believed thatRogue Oneis the onlyStar Warsmovie that Brie auditioned for.
At the time she dropped the initialStar Warsaudition news, she also opened up about losing out on auditions for big franchises likeThe Terminatorreboot. Though, she went for the role of Sarah Connor inTerminator Genisys, notTerminator: Dark Fate, which brought back the ‘real’ Sarah Connor. She also tempted fate by auditioning forHunger Gamesin the role of Katniss Everdeen, a role that ultimately went to Brie’s contemporary Jennifer Lawrence.
Brie Larson may have lost out on the presumed role of Jyn Erso, but that hasn’t stopped her from pinning away for any role in one of the upcoming newStar Warsmovie, of which we know zero about, except that the first one comes out in December 2023. As she currently portrays Carol Danvers in Disney’s Marvel franchiseCaptain Marvel, the mouse house is likely very well aware that Brie really wants to get in on theStar Warsuniverse.
Brie Larson will be shootingCaptain Marvel 2sometime in the far off future. The MCU is currently in a bit of disarray with the production shut down experienced in Hollywood since March. Will Brie Larson have the time to also take on aStar Warsmovie? Perhaps she can return in theRogue Oneprequel series centered on Cassian Andor and bring this all full circle.
