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Harrison Ford became a star after starring in the iconic role of Indiana Jones and Han Solo back in the 1970s and the 80s. Portraying the role of Solo in the iconicStar Warsfranchise, the actor often got to work on the set of Solo’s spaceship, the Millennium Falcon.
During the original trilogy, the studios did not have the budget necessary to perfect Millennium Falcon. In 2015, the actor returned to his beloved spaceship inStar Wars: The Force Awakensbut this time, he had requested a modification to his spaceship, and luckily for Harrison Ford…they had the budget this time.
Harrison Ford’s Spaceship Was Modified ForStar Wars: Episode VII
After the original phase of George Lucas ended withStar Wars: Episode III,new directors picked up from where Lucas left on to add to his legacy. In 2015, director J.J. Abrams took charge of directingStar Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, andHarrison Fordhappily obliged to reprise his role.
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During the original movies, Ford’s character operated his spaceship, the Millennium Falcon. While working on the set, the actor realized that the switches did not have spring in them. Talking about a random encounter with a production designer on the 2015 film, Ford revealed toStar Wars Insiderthat he asked for the springs to be added to give him a sense of realism. Much to the actor’s delight, they had the budget to modify the Millennium Falcon, and they happily obliged.
“They bought broken switches because they were much cheaper. So if you stood there long enough, the switch, which was in this position [points down], and you moved to this position [points up], would slowly come down behind you while you were standing there because there was no spring in it. No budget for springs.”
Harrison Ford further continued that he asked the production designer Darren Gilford if they could add the springs.
‘Can you put the springs in the switches this time?’ He says, ‘Yeah boss, we got the budget for that.'”
Talking and reminiscing about the old days, Harrison Ford further revealed that Han Solo was actually supposed to die early on in the film but George Lucas changed his decision.
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Han Solo Was Supposed To Die Early On In The Franchise
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Starring in the first two films of the franchise, Han Solo was quite loved by the people. But before they knew about the fame that they were going to receive, George Lucas had planned to kill off Harrison Ford’s character early on in the franchise. Producer Gary Katz revealed to the LA Times (viaCBR) how Solo’s fate was saved due to some reasons.
“The original idea was that they would recover Han Solo in the early part of the story and that he would then die in the middle part of the film in a raid on an Imperial base. George then decided he didn’t want any of the principals killed. By that time there were really big toy sales and that was a reason.”
Whatever the reason may be, people are indeed glad that Solo wasn’t killed off and instead, Harrison Ford continued to shine in the role. TheStar Warsfranchise is available to stream on Disney+ in the U.S.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
