In the last few years, Martin Freeman has gone from being the star of The Office and ITV's Hardwareto having some of the biggest geek franchises on his CV, having acted in Sherlock, The Hobbit trilogy and Marvel's Black Panther.
But there's still the granddaddy of geekdom to conquer: Star Wars.
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On the promo trail for the latest MCU blockbuster, Freeman was sat with co-star Andy Serkis: one of the very few actors to have starring roles in the Tolkien, Marvel and Star Wars hat-trick (Richard Armitage being another, fact fans) – so it wasn't long before someone asked when Freeman would do the same.
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When JOE.ie asked him if he was interested in joining a galaxy far, far away, he said: "Of course I'd be," before revealing it almost happened.
"I had a chat with the folks a few years ago," he said. "But no, it's not been a direct thing. There are other British actors that they prefer to me."
Who knows which film he's on about when he says a few years ago – it could be anything from The Force Awakens to Rogue One to even Revenge of the Sith.
Freeman DID appear in a Star Wars-themed Children in Need sketch, where he failed to do a basic Yoda impression but showed off some impressive Force powers (OK, he tried to lift R2-D2 but almost ended up killing Tom Daley).
Black Panther is currently in UK and US cinemas. You can read our review here, and watch a trailer below:
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Joe Anderton is a freelance news writer at Digital Spy, having worked there since 2016. In his time, he's covered a host of live events and interviewed celebrities big and small. A big fan of TV and movies both mainstream and obscure, Joe also enjoys video games and in particular PlayStation. Joe currently does not use Twitter, but he only ever used it to tell people to watch the film Help! I'm a Fish.
