Blade Runner, Harrison Ford and Ridley Scott

The “Blade Runner” Financiers Apparently Had No Idea Who Harrison Ford Was, Even After “Star Wars” Came Out
In a conversation with GQ, Ridley Scott shared that the big guns behind Blade Runner seemingly took a little convincing when it came to casting Harrison Ford.
Ridley Scott Says ‘Blade Runner’ Financiers Asked “Who the F*** Is Harrison Ford?” Before Casting Him
Blade Runner follows Deckard (Ford), a Blade Runner who must pursue and terminate four escaped Replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator. Elsewhere in the GQ video, the Gladiator II filmmaker also opened up about his vision of “inventing a new world” with the sci-fi film.
Ridley Scott Says BLADE RUNNER Financiers Asked "Who the F--- Is Harrison Ford?" After Casting STAR WARS' Han Solo
Director Ridley Scott sat down with GQ magazine for a retrospective video interview and revealed that the financiers on his 1982 sci-fi thriller Blade Runner originally questioned his decision to cast Harrison Ford in the lead role.
Ridley Scott Recalls Pitching ‘Blade Runner’ Backers On Harrison Ford: “He Was Not A Star”
Although Harrison Ford is synonymous with multiple franchises and countless memorable performances, he wasn't always such a household name.
Harrison Ford Got Cast in ‘Blade Runner’ After Playing Han Solo, but the Financiers Asked Ridley Scott: ‘Who the F— Is Harrison Ford?’
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.
'Blade Runner' Director Claims He Almost Couldn't Hire Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford is beloved for being the star of numerous franchises at this point in his career, but the man wasn't always at the top of the call sheet. Director Ridley Scott recently spoke about his collaboration with Ford,
Ridley Scott makes startling revelation about Blade Runner star Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford has featured in some of the most successful films ever in cinema history, including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Blade Runner films. However, when Blade Runner filmmaker Ridley Scott pitched Ford as the lead actor to the film's financiers,
Harrison Ford Gave His Shrinking Castmate A Star Wars Compliment And She Couldn’t Believe It: ‘He Hates Talking About It So Much’
She gets where the jokes are and she doesn’t require a lot of talk about it. With her, I think of Yoda: ‘There is no talk, ...
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Emilia Pérez Star Karla Sofía Gascón Says She and Harrison Ford Both Cried When They Met at Golden Globes
"I was going to say, 'Harrison Ford, you're my hero,' and he told me, 'There are no heroes here,' " the actress said of meeting the 'Star Wars' icon Karla Sofía Gascón was starstruck meeting ...
The one line Harrison Ford refused to say: “Are we pissing away this great opportunity?”
Harrison Ford has been a big enough star for long enough to know what does and doesn't work, and one line of dialogue wasn't ...