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In recent years, Gaten Matarazzo has become a household name since his breakout role as the lovable Dustin Henderson on Netflix’sStranger Things. Although the Millie Bobby Brown show took the young star to new heights in his career, the 22-year-old was once ready to blow his popular show streak with a surprising career choice. With the series’ final season being delayed, the actor had a chance to take up another project before picking up the popular show.
Most stars would have chosen a role that would keep their popularity up after the Duffer brothers’ hit show. However, Matarazzo chose to follow his heart instead and landed a role onLEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy.
Why Gaten Matarazzo chose to join LEGO Star Wars
The world might always rememberGaten Matarazzofor his role inStranger Things. However, with the showset to endjust next year, the young actor has had to broaden his horizons. Although he has worked on various voiceover projects likeMy Father’s DragonandThe Angry Birds Movie 2, his most recent project ended up raising a few eyebrows.
The 22-year-old took on another television show but this time, it wasLEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy.In an interview withTHR, he opened up about why he chose the role.
I’m a Star Wars fiend, and so when I was approached, I was like, ‘I don’t care if the script is dog sh*t; I’m doing it.’ And, of course, the script wasn’t that.
Matarazzo continued,“So everything just fell into place to be a full-blown dream project that was basically a fan film.”With the 22-year-old being given a chance to work on something he loved, it comes as no surprise that he wound up jumping at the opportunity. In fact, it even opened the door to him teaming up with the iconic Mark Hamill to give the fans what they wanted.
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However, Matarazzo revealed that he did not know of Hamill’s involvement in the show until way later.
Gaten Matarazzo opens up about working with Mark Hamill
When Gaten Matarazzo joined the team of Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit forLEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, the actor had high hopes for the show. However, he never thought that he would get the chance to work with the legendaryMark Hamill. In fact, when the 22-year-old was brought in, the 73-year-old was not onboard yet. During the same interview with THR, he opened up about how his dreams became a reality.
I remember reading scenes with Luke in the booth, and I was like, ‘Is there a world where we get Mark for this?’ I meant it more as a bit, but they were like, ‘We’re talking with him now.’ And I was like, ‘No way. You’re f*cking me.’ And then, two days later, they were like, ‘Dude, we got him.’
Matarazzo explained,“I actually didn’t know Mark was going to be on board when they sent the project over, but it was still a no-brainer, initially.”Although it might have been a risky career move, it seems to have worked out for theStranger Thingsstar.
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After all, the TV show wound up being loved by fans when it was released last month. In fact, the script and writing were among the top things that wound up being praised byStar Warsfans all over the world.
Stream Gaten Matarazzo’sLEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxyon Disney + andStranger Thingson Netflix.
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