'I did my best "koohh paaah"!' Eddie Redmayne reveals he auditioned for the role of the nefarious Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

By Jj Nattrass For Mailonline

Published: 15:18 EST, 8 November 2016 | Updated: 21:15 EST, 8 November 2016

He's set to hit screens this month in the highly-anticipated Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

But Eddie Redmayne nearly ruled himself out of the role of legendary wizard Newt Scamander in favour of playing Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The 34-year-old actor revealed he missed out on the role after fluffing his audition for the part of the film's villain, saying his 'best "kooh paaah"' wasn't enough. 

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'I did my best "koohh paaah"!': Eddie Redmayne nearly ruled himself out of the role of legendary Newt Scamander in favour of playing Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Speaking to Mike Ryan for Uproxx, Eddie explained that he and Irish actor, Domhall Gleeson, often go up against each other for the same roles.

Asked if it was the First Order's General Hux that he was auditioning for, the role that Gleeson landed, Eddie revealed he was in fact reading for Adam Driver's Kylo Ren.

Speaking about his brush with the Dark Side of the Force, Eddie said: 'I was going for, I think, for Adam Driver. They gave me like a Star Trek scene – or like something from Pride and Prejudice.'

He explained: 'It was one of those films. That's so top secret, they don’t give you the actual lines.Then they tell you you’re auditioning for the baddie.'

Not quite a wand: The actor, 34, revealed he missed out on the role of Kylo after fluffing his audition for the part of the film's villain, saying his 'best "kooh paaah"' wasn't enough

But it seems the audition with acclaimed casting director, Nina Gold, didn't go so well, as Eddie revealed he came up short with his villainous inspiration.

'If you’re me, you then put some ridiculous voice on,' he laughed.

He went on to explain he did his best version of Darth Vader's iconic rasp, the product of James Earl Jones' vocal magic, which didn't impress Nina.

'There was a hilarious moment because it was Nina Gold, who I have to thank a lot because she’s cast me in several films, and she was just sitting there and I was trying again and again with different versions of my kind of “koohh paaaah” voice,' he said.

'I was going for, I think, for Adam Driver': Asked if it was the First Order's General Hux that he was auditioning for, Eddie revealed he was in fact reading for Adam Driver's Kylo Ren

'If you’re me, you then put some ridiculous voice on': But it seems the audition with casting director, Nina Gold, didn't go so well, as Eddie said he came up short with his villainous display

Some inspiration... Eddie revealed it was his Darth Vader impression that let him down, saying: 'I was trying again and again with different versions of my kind of “koohh paaaah” voice'

'And after like ten shots she’s like, “You got anything else?” I was like, “No”.'

But luckily for Eddie, his failure to become a Sith Lord meant that he was able to take on the role of Newt, in the Harry Potter spin-off.

Eddie plays the lead of Newt Scamander, a wizard who inadvertently unleashes a plague of magical beasts on the city of New York - seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book at Hogwarts.

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them hits screens on November 17.

Working his magic in another film: luckily for Eddie, his failure to become a Sith Lord meant that he was able to take on the role of Newt, in the Harry Potter spin-off

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