But it turns out that Redmayne actually auditioned for the role of the villainous Kylo Ren, which eventually went to Adam Driver.
The next step, of course is to find Redmayne’s Kylo Ren audition tape.
Redmayne explained why he believes his audition ultimately failed, and considering the way the role of Kylo Ren was written and performed, Redmayne’s failure makes perfect sense.
Redmayne apparently doesn’t harbor any hard feelings for losing out on Kylo Ren, which he ostensibly blamed himself for failing to earn in the first place.