Apr 18, 2013
InterviewerΒ : You were up against hundreds of other young actors for the role (Prince Caspian).
Ben Barnes: I tried not to think about it, but it actually all happened pretty fast for me. The casting director saw me in The History Boys and asked me if I would come in and read a scene, which I did before work one day and took about five minutes. Then a few days later I did a screen test for the producers and the director where they had laid out all these different swords on a table. And they said, βJust pick a sword and swing it about a bit.β I thought, βThis is a bit dangerous, isnβt it?β I mean, I had no idea what to do with a sword but I decided to have some fun, so I really went for it and three days later I had the job. [x]
