A much-loved UK actor has shared a story of when he auditioned to be in Star Wars - while drunk.
Sexy Beast star Ray Winstone, 68, had tried out for the part of Padme Amidala's (Natalie Portman) father in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, but Winstone has now confessed he wasn't at his best having been "out all night" the previous evening.
Chatting to Far Out, The Gentlemen star revealed: "It didn't go well.
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"[I] had words and that was that. I've worked for [director] George [Lucas] since, and he was fine. He didn't remember. Or if he did, he didn't take it to heart.
"I was p***** anyway. I'd been out all night, and I turned up, and I knew I was wrong for the part as soon as I walked in, but instead of saying that, he relayed the message to me through someone else, and I took umbrage at that."
Winstone confessed he was still feeling the effects from the night before's activities, and presumed Lucas "obviously got jet lag" because the filmmaker had yawned throughout his entire audition.
The Sexy Beast performer then questioned Lucas: "Why don't we both have a 15-minute sleep and then I'll f*** off?".
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Though Winstone didn't secure the role - with Graeme Blundell eventually being cast as Padme's father Ruwee Naberrie - The Sweeney star didn't believe he had lost out.
He commented: "That sort of film would bore the a*** off me, all that bluescreen work."
Star Wars isn't the only major franchise Winstone has connections with, as the actor had also featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with 2021's Black Widow. In the film, Winstone appeared alongside Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh and David Harbour as villain Dreykov, the mastermind behind the savage training programme known as the Red Room.
Winstone recently reflected on his difficulties during production when he was summoned back for additional filming.
Speaking at the Sarajevo Film Festival, he said: "I worked with this amazing director, Cate Shortland, and we worked on what my character was going to be.
"He was like a [predator] running around all these girls, and they'd become black widows. We used to get applauded on set. It was probably the best thing I've done for a really long time.
"Then I come home after finishing the job and get a call saying we need to do some reshoots. I say, 'How many scenes?' [Shortland] says, 'All of them.'".
Winstone disclosed he then requested his character be recast, but he was contractually bound to return for Black Widow's additional scenes.
He added: "So I said she should recast [the role], but I was contracted, so I had to do it.
"I go back, they do my hair all nice, put me in the suit, and I couldn't do it. I'd already done it. I thought, 'I'm not doing it now. I've done it. That's how it's going to be.'".
"That's rejection, you know? There's nothing worse than doing something, leaving it on the floor, and then being told it's not right."