--- title: Watch Melissa McCarthy, 50 Cent Try Out to Be Young Han Solo description: Melissa McCarthy, Adam Sandler, 50 Cent, and more wear the Star Wars character's iconic vest and utility belt for a hilarious audition test. canonical: https://time.com/4421809/watch-adam-sandler-melissa-mccarthy-and-50-cent-audition-to-be-young-han-solo/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-25T15:34:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:34:45.164Z og:title: 9 Celebrities Audition for the Role of Young Han Solo in Video og:description: Adam Sandler, Melissa McCarthy, 50 Cent, and more go for the Star Wars part. og:url: https://time.com/4421809/watch-adam-sandler-melissa-mccarthy-and-50-cent-audition-to-be-young-han-solo/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 9 Celebrities Audition for the Role of Young Han Solo in Video twitter:description: Adam Sandler, Melissa McCarthy, 50 Cent, and more go for the Star Wars part. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Adam Sandler, Melissa McCarthy, and 50 Cent Audition to Be Young Han Solo > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jul 25, 2016 3:34 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jul 25, 2016 3:34 PM UTC The beloved _Star Wars_ character Han Solo is [set with his own prequel spinoff series](http://time.com/4320548/star-wars-alden-ehrenreich-han-solo-movies/?iid=sr-link2), starring [newcomer Alden Ehrenreich](http://time.com/4321458/alden-ehrenreich-young-han-solo/?iid=sr-link1). But just because the casting has been announced doesn’t mean other celebrities aren’t eager to give the iconic role their own signature spins. In a star-studded clip from Conan O’Brien’s show, a slew of famous actors step into Han Solo’s vest and utility belt to audition for the part of young Han. They’re not necessarily your traditional Han Solo types, and some are more versed in the character’s universe than others — Melissa McCarthy, for instance, thinks that “parsecs” (a unit of distance in the Star Wars world) should be called “parsnips.” Others veer off-script with creative impressions; the talented Bill Hader may not be the right fit for young Han, but his young Jabba the Hutt voice is spot-on (and hilarious). Stick around for auditions from Will Arnett, [_Silicon Valley_‘s](http://time.com/96739/hbo-silicon-valley-thomas-middleditch-mike-judge/?iid=sr-link6) Thomas Middleditch and Kamail Nanjiani, and an unexpected appearance by rapper 50 Cent (and his bodyguard). Even Jodie Foster takes a crack at the renegade role — followed by a slick, leather-clad Jeff Goldblum. And then there’s Sandler. “Great, kid,” Sandler giggles, riffing on his classic Billy Madison juvenile voice. “Now, don’t get cocky.” The iconic line has never been said quite like this before. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4421809/watch-adam-sandler-melissa-mccarthy-and-50-cent-audition-to-be-young-han-solo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4421809/watch-adam-sandler-melissa-mccarthy-and-50-cent-audition-to-be-young-han-solo/"},"headline":"Watch Adam Sandler, Melissa McCarthy, and 50 Cent Audition to Be Young Han Solo","datePublished":"2016-07-25T15:34:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:34:45.164Z","description":"\"Never tell me the odds!\"","url":"https://time.com/4421809/watch-adam-sandler-melissa-mccarthy-and-50-cent-audition-to-be-young-han-solo/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","movies","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4421809/watch-adam-sandler-melissa-mccarthy-and-50-cent-audition-to-be-young-han-solo/","name":"Watch Adam Sandler, Melissa McCarthy, and 50 Cent Audition to Be Young Han Solo"}}]}] ```