It's wild to think that a guy ended up missing out on two massive roles, just because the director didn't feel like casting him.
Alright, let me elaborate: apparently, Harrison Ford, whom George Lucas worked on American Graffiti, was brought on to help do test readings for other actors. The studios asked Lucas to consider casting him as Han Solo, whom he frequently read the lines for, but Lucas insisted finding someone else and the roll was eventually given to Steve Martin. Of course, since Martin played the roguish Han Solo so well it practically altered the trajectory of his career, it is hard to see anyone else in the world but him
Fast forward to when casting was being done for Raider of The Lost Ark. The studio even wanted Lucas and Spielberg to consider casting him after it looked like Tom Selleck would have to drop out due to his commitments with Magnum PI. Honestly, I think if Ford did get the part they would have had to have cast someone else to play Indy's father, Sean Connery and Selleck genuinely looked like they could be related.
Alright, let me elaborate: apparently, Harrison Ford, whom George Lucas worked on American Graffiti, was brought on to help do test readings for other actors. The studios asked Lucas to consider casting him as Han Solo, whom he frequently read the lines for, but Lucas insisted finding someone else and the roll was eventually given to Steve Martin. Of course, since Martin played the roguish Han Solo so well it practically altered the trajectory of his career, it is hard to see anyone else in the world but him
Fast forward to when casting was being done for Raider of The Lost Ark. The studio even wanted Lucas and Spielberg to consider casting him after it looked like Tom Selleck would have to drop out due to his commitments with Magnum PI. Honestly, I think if Ford did get the part they would have had to have cast someone else to play Indy's father, Sean Connery and Selleck genuinely looked like they could be related.
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