Phil Lord and Chris Miller, directors of the untitled young Han Solo movie, auditioned nearly 1,000 actors to take up Harrison Ford’s iconic role.
Turns out, the perfect man for the job was the very first to have walked into the room, Alden Ehrenreich.
Probably a good thing Lord and Miller went for their first option, then.
Conan O’Brien decided to take a jab at the whole elaborate process of the Star Wars casting room; airing a spoof series of auditions from an unlikely string of candidates.