Ray Winstone was out a little too late the night before his “ Star Wars ” audition.

During a recent conversation with Far Out , the “Black Widow” star said he showed up to his audition for the role of Padmé Amidala’s father drunk, or “pissed,” as he put it. As a result, the casting “didn’t go well.”

“Had words and that was that,” Winstone said. “I’ve worked for George since, and he was fine. He didn’t remember. Or if he did, he didn’t take it to heart.”

Winstone recalled that he was “out all night” the evening prior, and as soon as he walked into the audition, he knew he was “wrong for the part.” Instead of telling him outright, Winstone said George Lucas “relayed the message to me through someone else,” which he “took umbrage” at.

Winstone remembered Lucas yawning through his e

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