Winstone: Drunk Star Wars Audition for Padmé's Father

Ray Winstone told Far Out he once auditioned—while “pissed” from a night out—for the role of Padmé Amidala’s father, Ruwee Naberrie, in the Star Wars prequels and that the try‑out “didn’t go well.” He said he knew he was wrong for the part as soon as he walked in, recalled George Lucas yawning (which Winstone attributed to jet lag), and left after Lucas relayed the rejection through someone else, prompting an awkward exchange about taking a 15‑minute sleep. The role ultimately went to Graeme Blundell, who appears as Ruwee Naberrie in Revenge of the Sith. Winstone later worked with Lucas on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and said he has no regrets, arguing big bluescreen franchise work “would bore the arse off” him.