Blade Runner director Ridley Scott has recalled a moment that saw those financing the 1982 sci-fi classic questioning the decision to cast Harrison Ford as lead – just a few years after he appeared in Star Wars.
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,
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.
Ridley Scott recently revealed how difficult it was to cast Harrison Ford in his iconic Blade Runner role. The Gladiator II director, who seems unstoppable even in his late 80s, has made remarkable films throughout his career.
"Ford had not been given much of a chance, particularly since Star Wars, to show what he was made of," Deeley is quoted as saying in Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner. "Both Ridley and I felt Deckard's curious mixture of emerging sensitivity and hard-boiled bureaucracy would offer an excellent chance for Harrison to do that."
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