20 Things You Didn't Know About Star Wars: The Force Awakens
3. Tom Holland, Jesse Plemons & Ray Fisher Auditioned For Finn
The hunt for an actor to play Finn spanned far and wide across Hollywood, with a bevy of talents trying out for the role including Tom Holland, Jesse Plemons, and Ray Fisher.
Tom Holland is an especially interesting choice given that he of course went on to play Spider-Man in the MCU the very next year. In his own words, though, he absolutely blew his audition for Finn:
"I remember my audition for Star Wars, I was like four or five auditions in, and I think I was auditioning for John Boyega's role. I remember doing this scene with this lady, bless her, and she was just a drone. So I was doing all of this, like, 'We gotta get back to the ship!' And she was going, 'Bleep, bloop bloop, bleep bloop.' I just couldn't stop laughing. I found it so funny. I felt really bad, because she was trying really hard to be a convincing android or drone or whatever they’re called. Yeah, I obviously didn't get the part. That wasn't my best moment."