Adria Arjona Reveals She Nearly Played Qi’ra In ‘Star Wars: Solo’ Film: “I’m So Thankful That I Didn’t Get It”

Adria Arjona Reveals She Nearly Played Qi’ra In ‘Star Wars: Solo’ Film: “I’m So Thankful That I Didn’t Get It”

For Adria Arjona, “Star Wars” has become one of those strange cases where the career disappointment ultimately looks more interesting than the victory she originally imagined. Years before Tony Gilroy cast her as Bix Caleen in “Andor” (read our review)—a character Arjona now considers meaningful enough to have permanently tattooed on her body—she came remarkably close to entering the franchise through a much more conventional doorway: playing Qi…

Andor star Adria Arjona almost starred in Solo: A Star Wars Story, but is "so thankful" she didn't get the part

Adria Arjona was up for Emilia Clarke's role in Solo

Adria Arjona Confirms The Star Wars Movie Character She Auditioned For Before Andor

Years before Andor season 1 was released on Disney+, Adria Arjona auditioned to play a major character in a different Star Wars project.