It was hardly an ecstatic moment for Harrison Ford. A call from his agent interrupted his breakfast cocktail. Another bloody Star Wars movie. Then the agent reminded him he hadn't finished the cabinet he'd started making for George Lucas in 1975. Really, if it hadn't been for Lucas, Ford would still be broke and working in a bed factory. He definitely owed him a favour.
Carrie Fisher wasn't thrilled either and she only got a text message. Her immediate thought was, 'Do I really want to spend the next six months with that stupid earmuff hairdo?' Then the gas bill arrived, so she decided she better lose a few pounds and grow her hair.
Mark Hamil was a bit harder to track down. Having spent the last thirty-five years doing voice overs, he was hardly recognisable. Just by chance he was spotted by his regular stalker in Starbucks reading a Batman comic. Hamil couldn't have cared less about the role but then JJ Abrams bought him a frappuccino and that sealed the deal.
Anthony Daniels, who has played C3PO in all the Star Wars movies was
getting a bit twitchy having been out of work for nearly two decades. He
said although royalties had kept him off benefits, he played the role
mainly for art. Admittedly, he is getting on a bit, but the arthritis
has really improve his performance.
Of course, there was global euphoria when it was announced the original cast would be in the new film. Not like those wannabees who were in the prequels who no one's seen since. Two further films are in the pipe-line which will ensure Star Wars will see fans through to old age.
Han Solo, played by Harrison Ford, is getting bumped off. Lucas said it was a tough call, because a main character always has to die in a Star Wars film. He admits he was gutted when Han Solo came out of the hat.
Ford, on the other hand didn't bat an eye-lid. They almost had to use CGI to get him in the film at all. Abrams, however, prefers realism and persuaded Ford he needed an authentic version of the character. Ford says, they will have to use CGI if they want him back as a ghost in the next movies.
Audiences are definitely pleased with the resurrection of the old cast. One chav came out of the premier and said they hadn't aged at all. It was like they'd all been cryogenically frozen for thirty years and thankfully come out of their comas in time for everything to go tits-up in the galaxy.
It was hardly an ecstatic moment for Harrison Ford. A call from his agent interrupted his breakfast cocktail. Another bloody Star Wars movie. Then the agent reminded him he hadn't finished the cabinet he'd started making for George Lucas in 1975. Really, if it hadn't been for Lucas, Ford would still be broke and working in a bed factory. He definitely owed him a favour.
Carrie Fisher wasn't thrilled either and she only got a text message. Her immediate thought was, 'Do I really want to spend the next six months with that stupid earmuff hairdo?' Then the gas bill arrived, so she decided she better lose a few pounds and grow her hair.
Mark Hamil was a bit harder to track down. Having spent the last thirty-five years doing voice overs, he was hardly recognisable. Just by chance he was spotted by his regular stalker in Starbucks reading a Batman comic. Hamil couldn't have cared less about the role but then JJ Abrams bought him a frappuccino and that sealed the deal.
Anthony Daniels, who has played C3PO in all the Star Wars movies was
getting a bit twitchy having been out of work for nearly two decades. He
said although royalties had kept him off benefits, he played the role
mainly for art. Admittedly, he is getting on a bit, but the arthritis
has really improve his performance.
Of course, there was global euphoria when it was announced the original cast would be in the new film. Not like those wannabees who were in the prequels who no one's seen since. Two further films are in the pipe-line which will ensure Star Wars will see fans through to old age.
Han Solo, played by Harrison Ford, is getting bumped off. Lucas said it was a tough call, because a main character always has to die in a Star Wars film. He admits he was gutted when Han Solo came out of the hat.
Ford, on the other hand didn't bat an eye-lid. They almost had to use CGI to get him in the film at all. Abrams, however, prefers realism and persuaded Ford he needed an authentic version of the character. Ford says, they will have to use CGI if they want him back as a ghost in the next movies.
Audiences are definitely pleased with the resurrection of the old cast. One chav came out of the premier and said they hadn't aged at all. It was like they'd all been cryogenically frozen for thirty years and thankfully come out of their comas in time for everything to go tits-up in the galaxy.
