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05-18-2018, 05:26 PM
Here's the text Paul Bettany sent Ron Howard begging to be in 'Solo'
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Acting is a competitive field. If you really want that big part, sometimes you have to be a bit pushy to get your name in the ring.
Or, if you're Paul Bettany, you could just send Ron Howard a hilariously desperate text.
SEE ALSO: 'Mean Tweets' with the 'Avengers: Infinity War' cast gets very brutal, very fast (https://mashable.com/2018/05/01/avengers-infinity-war-mean-tweets/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
"Have you ever spent long winter evenings wondering why you're not in the Star Wars franchise?" texted Bettany. "I have."
Howard's response — "LOL I'll get back to you" — is the best bit.
To be fair to Bettany, it worked. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/18/paul-bettany-ron-howard-text-solo-a-star-wars-story/)
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Acting is a competitive field. If you really want that big part, sometimes you have to be a bit pushy to get your name in the ring.
Or, if you're Paul Bettany, you could just send Ron Howard a hilariously desperate text.
SEE ALSO: 'Mean Tweets' with the 'Avengers: Infinity War' cast gets very brutal, very fast (https://mashable.com/2018/05/01/avengers-infinity-war-mean-tweets/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
"Have you ever spent long winter evenings wondering why you're not in the Star Wars franchise?" texted Bettany. "I have."
Howard's response — "LOL I'll get back to you" — is the best bit.
To be fair to Bettany, it worked. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/18/paul-bettany-ron-howard-text-solo-a-star-wars-story/)
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