Overview

• Winstone says he arrived “pissed” after a night out and knew immediately he was wrong for the part.
• He recalls George Lucas yawning through the audition and says he quipped, “Why don’t we both have a 15-minute sleep and then I’ll f--- off?”
• The role of Ruwee Naberrie ultimately went to Australian actor Graeme Blundell, who appears in Revenge of the Sith.
• Winstone says he has no regrets about missing the part, calling extensive bluescreen work unappealing to him.
• He later worked with Lucas on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and he separately recounted being contractually obliged to return for extensive Black Widow reshoots.