20 Things You Didn't Know About Solo: A Star Wars Story

9. Michael K. Williams Originally Played Dryden Vos

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Paul Bettany did a fantastic job playing Dryden Vos, though another celebrated actor was not only cast in the part before him, but actually shot some scenes.

The great Michael K. Williams, who sadly passed away last year, was first cast as Vos and shot numerous scenes as the character while Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were directing Solo.

But once Ron Howard was brought in to reshoot most of the movie and Williams was called back, Williams was sadly unable to return due to scheduling issues, and so Bettany ended up taking his place.

As good as Bettany was in the part, it's a damn, damn shame we never got to see an actor of Williams' repute playing around in the Star Wars sandbox.

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