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 just finished flying the Millennium Falcon in ‘Star Wars,’” Scott said. “I remember my financiers saying, ‘Who the fuck is Harrison
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