Raiders of the Lost Ark hit theaters in 1981. He was already known for his roles as Han Solo in A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. It turns out, however, that he was not supposed to play the famous archaeologist. The filmmakers chose a different candidate.
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Indiana Jones with a mustache? The creators chose a different candidate, although Spielberg insisted on Ford
The first candidate for the role in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” was Tom Selleck. The star associated with a thick mustache, however, had to eventually reject the proposal, because at the same time he received an engagement in the series “Magnum PI”. It would be impossible to reconcile the photos for both productions. Harrison Ford had previously been urged by Steven Spielberg, but George Lucas was against it. The actor has already appeared in the “Star Wars” he created. He said he didn’t want Ford to be his “Bobby De Niro” (referring to the Martin Scorsese films that feature De Niro all too often). When Selleck had to resign, Spielberg and the film’s other producers, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, persuaded Lucas to approve the candidacy.
Ford didn’t know he wasn’t the first candidate. “About an hour later I had the part”
Harrison Ford shot The Empire Strikes Back when George Lucas asked him to read the script for a film about the adventures of an American archaeologist. But he had no idea that he was the second candidate. “I didn’t know it was a script that was read by someone else who couldn’t take the role of Indiana Jones because of another contract,” Ford told Yahoo!.
Lucas gave him the script and gave him relatively little time to read it. – He told me: I want you to read it right now, you have one hour. I sat down, read it, and he said, “Go to Steven Spielberg’s house and talk to him,” Ford told Deadline. – I’ve never met Steven Spielberg before. About an hour later, I had the role. What would Selleck look like as the most famous archaeologist? Deep fake technology helped to answer this question. The effect was shared by YouTube creator, Shamook.
By chance, the film Han Solo got another role, which turned out to be a cult one. “I was second choice and I am very grateful to Tom for that. Thank you, Tom, man, if you’re listening to this, thank you again,” he said. When Raiders of the Lost Ark hit theaters in 1981, Harrison Ford did not know that they would begin a 42-year series. A total of five films were made from 1981 to 2023. The latest, Indiana Jones and the Artifact of Destiny, premiered on June 30.
Source: Gazeta
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