That revelation did the American Scarface-Actor in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, following the promotion of his latest film The Ritual.
In the sixties and seventies, Alfredo James Pacino, as he is called in full, worked closely with a group of directors who were known as the ‘Movie Brats’, including Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars. “They were real idealists who went with great films around the world,” says Pacino.
But then the script for Star Wars He felt like he was reading a “different language,” according to the actor. “I loved their work, but at the time I played in a Broadway show, and they gave me this script, and I thought: I don’t get snars of it.”
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Al Pacino as Don Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Coppolas the Godfather (1974). Credit ANP/HH
Fortune
Pacino sent the script to a friend, the British-American actor Charlie Laughton, and asked what he thought of it. “He said,” I don’t get it, all. I don’t know. I don’t understand anything, “said Pacino. “I said,” Well, not me either; what should we do? They offered me a fortune, but I don’t know. No, I can’t play something if I don’t speak the language. “
Breakthrough Harrison Ford
In the end the role of Han Solo entered Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope From 1977 to Harrison Ford, at the time a relatively unknown actor.
It turned out to be a hit: Ford blew the character into life with Bravoure and a dry -comic sense of timing that the audience immediately embraced. The film was both the kick -off of one of the most successful film franchises and the beginning of Fords star status.
Harrison Ford in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope Credit ANP/HH
Al Pacino looks back on his decision to reject the role with a sense of humor: “I said,” I think I’m in the mood to launch Harrison Ford’s career. “
Pacino also had his big breakthrough on it. In 1971 he said yes to another offer, the role of Michael Corleone The Godfather. A choice that changed his life forever. Director Francis Ford Coppola had to fight fiercely at the time to give the relatively unknown Pacino that role, but he was right: the trilogy became a timeless classic and made Pacino a star.