‘House of the Dragon’ Star Olivia Cooke Reveals ‘Really Bad’ Audition for Rey in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’: ‘I Was S—’

By Ellise Shafer

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Before Olivia Cooke starred in the “Game of Thrones” spinoff “House of the Dragon,” she once auditioned for another major franchise: “Star Wars.”

During an appearance on Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Cooke was asked if there was any truth to reports that she was up for a part in Rian Johnson’s 2017 “Star Wars” movie “The Last Jedi.” Though she said that was just a “weird rumor,” Cooke then revealed that she auditioned for the part of Rey, which would eventually go to Daisy Ridley, in 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

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