Andrew Garfield Close to Playing Prince Caspian in “Narnia” Movies

• Andrew Garfield claimed that he was really excited to play Prince Caspian. “Chronicles of Narnia” films.
• Entertainment Tonight reported that Garfield and Ben Barnes were the ones who won the part.
• Garfield’s agent said that Garfield was not considered for the role. “handsome enough.”

Andrew Garfield stated that he was close to landing a role in a movie franchise that was based on a popular series of books, but that he was not considered attractive enough.

“I remember I was so desperate,”Garfield stated this when he was asked about a setback in the career of his in a new interview. Entertainment Tonight. “I auditioned for Prince Caspian in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ and I thought, ‘This could be it, this could be it.’ And that handsome, brilliant actor Ben Barnes ended up getting the role.”

The “Spider-Man: No Way Home” star continued: “I think it was down to me and him, and I remember I was obsessed.”

Garfield stated that he was always asking questions. “Why not me?”And he begged his agent to tell him the truth about why he was not offered the role.

“She eventually just broke under my incessant nagging and she was like, ‘It’s because they don’t think you’re handsome enough, Andrew,'”The actor was recalled.

“Ben Barnes is a very handsome, talented man,”Garfield was added. “So in retrospect, I’m not unhappy with the decision and I think he did a beautiful job.”

The first “Narnia”Film was released in 2005 based on a fantasy novel by C. S. Lewis. It tells the story of four siblings who, through a wardrobe, enter a magical world.

The sequel in 2008, entitled “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,”It was about the titular character and his alliance with the Pevensie brothers to overthrow an oppressive ruler.

Barnes is well-known for his roles in the movie “The Big Bang Theory”. “Westworld” “Shadow and Bone,”In the 2008 movie, Prince Caspian starred. The sequel was released two year later. “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.”

Garfield stated that he had experienced a “strange” feeling in an interview with ET. “big spell of unemployment”Before Hollywood was big.

“I had a year and a half of waiting tables and working at Starbucks,”He added, listing all the odd jobs that he had to do to survive.

Although Garfield did not land the role of Prince Caspian in the film, he was praised for his performances. “Boy A” “Lions for Lambs.”

Eduardo Saverin, his breakthrough performance as Facebook’s cofounder in 2010, was “The Social Network,”Jesse Eisenberg portrayed Mark Zuckerberg. The actor received his first Golden Globes nomination.

Two years later, he was made Spider-Man/Peter Parker’s debut in a “Spider-Man”The reboot starred Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy. They reprised their roles in a sequel that was released in 2014.

Garfield won an Oscar nomination for best actor for his role in the movie as a WWII medic. “Hacksaw Ridge”For his role as the Broadway show’s star, he was awarded a Tony “Angels in America.”

In Spider-Man 2, he reprised his Spider-Man character “Spider-Man: No Way Home,”To rave reviews, and won a Golden Globe recently for his portrayal late “Rent”Jonathan Larson is a composer and playwright. “Tick, Tick … Boom!”