Harrison Ford first got the part because he just happened to be on the set (as a carpenter) and the actor playing Han was missing during rehearsal, so Lucas had did read the lines to fill in - and liked him so much he replaced the other. So Ford took the job as his big break.
Contractual obligations may have given him no choice when he lost interest. Of course, large paychecks help.
I’m not surprised one got written out if the script.
Harrison Ford first got the part because he just happened to be on the set (as a carpenter) and the actor playing Han was missing during rehearsal, so Lucas had did read the lines to fill in - and liked him so much he replaced the other. So Ford took the job as his big break.
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Really? I thought it was because Harrison Ford was in American Graffiti. Mark Hamill auditioned for American Graffiti, but wasn’t in it.