Ridley Scott sat down with GQ magazine for a retrospective video interview and revealed that the financiers on “Blade Runner” originally questioned his decision to cast Harrison Ford in the lead role. Ford was already Han Solo in “Star Wars” at the point in his career, in addition to being picked by Steven Spielberg to headline “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Apparently the financiers were not paying attention. 
	“Harrison Ford was not a star. He had…

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Harrison Ford Got Cast in ‘Blade Runner’ After Playing Han Solo, but the Financiers Asked Ridley Scott: ‘Who the F— Is Harrison Ford?’

Ridley Scott reveals that the financiers of Blade Runner had no idea who Harrison Ford was, despite the fact that the star was already Han Solo in Star Wars. The first Star Wars movie, which featured Ford's roguish smuggler, was released in 1977, and the second came out in 1980. By the time he was cast in Scott's 1982 dystopian sci-fi thriller, Ford had finished filming Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark, but it had not been released yet…

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Blade Runner's Financiers Had A Priceless Reaction To Harrison Ford's Casting: "Who The F*ck Is Harrison Ford?"

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Although Harrison Ford is synonymous with multiple franchises and countless memorable performances, he wasn't always such a household name.

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Ridley Scott Recalls Pitching ‘Blade Runner’ Backers On Harrison Ford: “He Was Not A Star”

'Blade Runner' director Sir Ridley Scott has told how the movie's financiers hadn't heard of leading man Harrison Ford before the movie, so he had to convince them the 'Star Wars' actor would become a huge star.

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Ridley Scott: Blade Runner financiers hadn't heard of Harrison Ford

In a conversation with GQ, Ridley Scott shared that the big guns behind Blade Runner seemingly took a little convincing when it came to casting Harrison Ford.View Entire Post ›

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Ridley Scott Said That The “Blade Runner” Financiers Had No Idea Who Harrison Ford Was

After Shrinking's Jessica Williams was likened to Yoda by Harrison Ford in a recent interview, she reacts to him bringing up Star Wars himself.

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Harrison Ford Gave His Shrinking Castmate A Star Wars Compliment And She Couldn’t Believe It: ‘He Hates Talking About It So Much’

Filmmaker Ridley Scott shared that had to do some convincing regarding casting Harrison Ford as the lead role in 1982's Blade Runner.

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Ridley Scott Says ‘Blade Runner’ Financiers Asked “Who the F*** Is Harrison Ford” Before Casting Him

Although Harrison Ford is synonymous with multiple franchises and countless memorable performances, he wasn’t always such a household name. 
	Ridley Scott recently revealed that the actor, who just received his fifth Golden Globe nomination, wasn’t such an easy sell for the lead role of Rick Deckard in his 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner. 
	“Harrison Ford was not a star yet,” explained Scott to GQ. “He had just finished flying the Millennium Fa…

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Ridley Scott Recalls Pitching Harrison Ford For 'Blade Runner' Role

Harrison Ford is one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors, but the financiers on Blade Runner clearly weren’t paying attention because they had the unmitigated gall to question Ridley Scott’s choice to cast him in the leading role. Can you imagine questioning Harrison Ford? Or Ridley Scott, for that matter? “Harrison Ford was not a star,” Scott told GQ. “He had just finished flying the Millennium Falcon in ‘Star Wars.’ I remember my financiers sayi…

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Blade Runner director Ridley Scott says the movie's financiers asked who the f*** Harrison Ford was

To his list of numerous virtues, director Ridley Scott added the ability to get actors who weren't yet considered stars into leading roles. Like Harrison Ford, whom financiers didn't want to cast in Blade Runner: 
In an interview with GQ, Ridley recalls: 
Harrison Ford wasn't yet considered a star. He'd just parked the Millennium Falcon.

К списку свои многочисленных достоинств режиссёр Ридли Скотт прибавил умение пробивать на главные роли актёров, которые ещё не считаются звёздами. Вроде Харрисона Форда, которого финансисты не хотели брать в "Бегущего по лезвию":
В интервью GQ Ридли вспоминает:
Харрисон Форд ещё не считался звездой. Он только что припарковал "Тысячелетнего Сокола"

Harrison Ford Got Cast in ‘Blade Runner’ After Playing Han Solo, but the Financiers Asked Ridley Scott: ‘Who the F— Is Harrison Ford?’

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