Pacino AND Walken could have been Han Solo

afro-elf · 06-28-2004, 02:27 AM

Earlier I posted this http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/show...ghlight=walken

That Christoper Walken read for Han Solo.

Just read and article in EMPIRE that Al Pacino turned down the role.

gimli7410 · 06-29-2004, 02:42 AM

i like christopher walken as an actor but he always has that same voice and it just brings all of his movies back to my mind, pacino would of been good but luckily scarface came after if he had taken it instead of after other wise i could only see tony montana flying the millenium falcon. i think one of the best actors out there who i think can play any role that could play han solo is sean penn. of all his movies i haev seen hes a completely different person like high times at bellemont high(i think that is what it is called, i cant remember), dead man walking, i am sam, mystic river hes always just so unrecognizable from his other roles, whenever i see orlando bloom i just see the elf so i think his career will go far but he wont be getting any roles that dont involve his looks.

The Ben · 06-29-2004, 12:36 PM

Really? I never knew!

Lizra · 06-30-2004, 08:07 PM

I could see Chris Walken, he is very talented and gives movies a quirky twist, plus he has a strange, fun flair for odd comedy. Was the Han Solo part writen with the sort of funny sarcasm, or did Harrison Ford turn it like that? (your worshipfulness!

) Al Pacino seems too short, "heavy", and angry.

afro-elf · 07-01-2004, 07:27 PM

I just watched "GlenGarry GlennRoss" with Pacino. I think Iwould have loved to hear him say " This ain't like dusting crops back home kid"

brownjenkins · 07-02-2004, 10:13 AM

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Originally posted by afro-elf
I just watched "GlenGarry GlennRoss" with Pacino. I think Iwould have loved to hear him say " This ain't like dusting crops back home kid"

great movie, and play, i did it in community theatre a few years back and it's one of my favorites

Rosie Gamgee · 09-30-2004, 01:27 PM

OMGollum!!! Really?! Wow... I can kinda see Al Pacino doing Han... But CHRISTOPHER WALKEN?! No way. He's too creepy. I don't like him....

BeardofPants · 09-30-2004, 02:43 PM

Wait... I just watched the extended documentary on the star wars dvds, and it explicitly says that lucas wanted to cast unknowns, as was extremely reluctant to cast Harrison Ford for that reason... I dunno about Walken, but wasn't Pacino extremely established at that stage? Hence, being out of the question for playing Han?

***HOBBIT*** · 09-30-2004, 03:40 PM

yeah - i watched that long documentary too.

it said that lucas wanted complete unknowns for the roles - he didnt want ford because he was just in Lucas' American Grafitti.

They showed screen readings of some famous people today - like Kurt Russel auditioning for Han Solo (either that or Luke).

Rosie Gamgee · 10-04-2004, 01:44 PM

American Graffiti!! HA! He's so funny in that role- "Tell him I mean to race him. Tell him I mean to blow his --- off the road!" It's kind of funny to see him play a big bad hunk. After Star Wars, he doesn't really play too many 'bad guys'.

Elessar the Elfstone · 11-01-2004, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Lizra

Was the Han Solo part writen with the sort of funny sarcasm, or did Harrison Ford turn it like that? (your worshipfulness!

)

Harrison Ford put most of that in when he was helping read the lines for other people's auditions so Lucas cast him

how many of george lucus's films has harrison ford been in. he's been in the three star wars films, the three indiana jones films and americian graffiti. that makes 7 are there any more?

06-28-2004, 02:27 AM	#1
afro-elf Hoplite Nomad Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 3,931	Pacino AND Walken could have been Han Solo Earlier I posted this http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/show...ghlight=walken That Christoper Walken read for Han Solo. Just read and article in EMPIRE that Al Pacino turned down the role.

06-29-2004, 02:42 AM	#2
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	i like christopher walken as an actor but he always has that same voice and it just brings all of his movies back to my mind, pacino would of been good but luckily scarface came after if he had taken it instead of after other wise i could only see tony montana flying the millenium falcon. i think one of the best actors out there who i think can play any role that could play han solo is sean penn. of all his movies i haev seen hes a completely different person like high times at bellemont high(i think that is what it is called, i cant remember), dead man walking, i am sam, mystic river hes always just so unrecognizable from his other roles, whenever i see orlando bloom i just see the elf so i think his career will go far but he wont be getting any roles that dont involve his looks. __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow.

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Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	OMGollum!!! Really?! Wow... I can kinda see Al Pacino doing Han... But CHRISTOPHER WALKEN?! No way. He's too creepy. I don't like him.... __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

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BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Wait... I just watched the extended documentary on the star wars dvds, and it explicitly says that lucas wanted to cast unknowns, as was extremely reluctant to cast Harrison Ford for that reason... I dunno about Walken, but wasn't Pacino extremely established at that stage? Hence, being out of the question for playing Han? __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

06-30-2004, 08:07 PM	#4
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	I could see Chris Walken, he is very talented and gives movies a quirky twist, plus he has a strange, fun flair for odd comedy. Was the Han Solo part writen with the sort of funny sarcasm, or did Harrison Ford turn it like that? (your worshipfulness! ) Al Pacino seems too short, "heavy", and angry.

07-01-2004, 07:27 PM	#5
afro-elf Hoplite Nomad Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 3,931	I just watched "GlenGarry GlennRoss" with Pacino. I think Iwould have loved to hear him say " This ain't like dusting crops back home kid"

09-30-2004, 03:40 PM	#9
*HOBBIT* Saviour of Entmoot Admiral Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: NC/NJ (no longer Same place as bmilder.) Posts: 61,986	yeah - i watched that long documentary too. it said that lucas wanted complete unknowns for the roles - he didnt want ford because he was just in Lucas' American Grafitti. They showed screen readings of some famous people today - like Kurt Russel auditioning for Han Solo (either that or Luke). __________________ President Emeritus (2000-2004) Private message (or email) me if you need any assistance. I am here to help! "I'm up to here with cool, ok? I'm so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis" - Zaphod Beeblebrox Latest Blog Post: Just Quit Facebook? No One Cares!

10-04-2004, 01:44 PM	#10
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	American Graffiti!! HA! He's so funny in that role- "Tell him I mean to race him. Tell him I mean to blow his --- off the road!" It's kind of funny to see him play a big bad hunk. After Star Wars, he doesn't really play too many 'bad guys'. __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!