“I remember I was very desperate,” he said in an interview with ET, Garfield. “I auditioned for Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia and I thought, ‘This could be, this could be.’ And that handsome and brilliant actor Ben Barnes ended up getting the role, “recalled the actor who would later become Spider-Man.
Garfield added that he and Barnes were the finalists in the casting to be Caspian in the popular adaptation of the CS Lewis book trilogy.
“I think it was between him and me, “commented the protagonist of The Amazing Spider-Man. “And I remember being obsessed: ‘Why not me? Why not me? ‘”.
With all the illusion of achieving that role and some desperation, Garfield dedicated himself to insisting to his representative the reasons for that role, and it was she who revealed the specific reason why he had not won the role in that installment of ‘The Chronicles. of Narnia ‘.
It’s because they don’t think you’re handsome enough, Andrew
“Eventually (his representative) broke down from my incessant calls and told me: ‘It’s because they don’t think you’re handsome enough, Andrew.’, the actor recalled.
Although at the time it could have been a blow to him, by now he appreciates it and recognizes Ben’s role as Caspian.
“Ben Barnes is a very handsome and talented man. Then in In hindsight, I’m not unhappy with the decision and I think he did a beautiful job ”, sentenced the American actor.