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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHarrison Ford's Injury May Have Completely Screwed Up Episode VII
Uh-oh. Please take out your official Star Wars: Episode VII Salt Lick, but now that it's been officially revealed that Harrison Ford's leg is broken, the rumor is he'll be sidelined for six full months which means the movie's either getting delayed or massively rewritten.
The potential news comes from the UK-based site Jedi News, who says sources told them of an emergency meeting ay Pinewood Studios this morning to discuss how to handle Ford's sudden unavailability. Since Ford's Han Solo is reportedly the film's lead, the only way to make its Christmas 2015 release date which Disney has refused to move before is to rewrite Ford's scenes, or rewrite the script entirely.
Assuming Ford is indeed the main character (which is itself a no-brainer), I honestly don't know how this rumor isn't true. Unless the script has Han Solo sitting down most of the time, something will need to change to accommodate Ford's injury, and that's either the script or the release date. The question is whether Disney would rather take the gamble on a Harrison Ford-light Episode VII movie in December '15, or whether Disney's shareholders and quarterly profit predictions and whatnot have the capacity to be patient.
If I had to guess, I think they'll wait; I think Disney will feel much more comfortable keeping Harrison Ford the movie's main star, no offense to Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher. I also think the side-benefit of giving the film another six months of production time is better than trying force a full script rewrite at this point as it stands, the movie is only 18 months away...
http://io9.com/harrison-fords-injury-may-have-completely-screwed-up-ep-1594838394
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)Ford wouldn't be able to do the action but could still do the dialog.
Orrex
(63,057 posts)I mean, how much of the universe can happen to the same four or five people?
Let some of the other countless billions in the Republic take a turn in the spotlight, I say.
Larkspur
(12,804 posts)I saw Star Wars 1 and thought it was terrible so much so that I was not intrigued to see 2 and 3.
Orrex
(63,057 posts)Obi-Wan, Anakin, C3PO, R2D2, Yoda, Palpatine, Jabba & Chewbacca, along wit Li'l Luke 'n Li'l Leia.
Apparently that far, far away galaxy is a tiny place.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)Oh yeah, I'm evil!
riqster
(13,986 posts)unblock
(51,920 posts)he limped during the film and it worked out really well. awesomely well.
of course, a limp on a tough mob boss having "muscle" around him to back up his threats works better than a broken leg on a "solo" (pun intended, groan) action hero.
nevertheless, i have eminent faith in hollywood's ability to work around such a problem, especially these days, when frames can be touched and doctored very effectively.
keep in mind that, at his age, ford was never going to be a swashbuckling, fast-moving guy anyway. they were probably already relying on doubles and long shots and cgi anyway.
marmar
(76,945 posts)nt
KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)IMHO Each movie is progressively worse than the last and the George Lucas took it upon himself to go back and screw up the first ones.
it was over before it started. what a gross director to choose. doomed.
the first two movies and episode 1 are watchable.
Im afraid episode 1 is the best of them, but those first two
have a lot of appeal.
If it wasnt for American Graffiti ....
im sorry those buffoons injured Ford.
he shouldnt suffer for their insane greed, but they should.
Orrex
(63,057 posts)Wow. Horrible film. Utterly horrible.
reddread
(6,896 posts)I find it to be an objectively terrible film for many reasons, whether considered independently or compared to the others.
Jedi had its shortcomings, but it's Citizen Kane next to Episode I.
reddread
(6,896 posts)its a good clean kids adventure, carried out much better than the following two.
I was sorry to realize it was better than the first films and those following it.
Believe me, I despised it from the first moment for just the unimaginative accents.
But in the end, it was the best of them, when each is considered a chapter.
its too bad Lucas couldnt complete his original intentions.
Or give Jack Kirby credit as a source.
skank.
Orrex
(63,057 posts)reddread
(6,896 posts)Orrex
(63,057 posts)We can still agree on that point!
SomethingFishy
(4,876 posts)1. The hardware! Which, let's be serious is what Star Wars is all about. Great ships, and great monsters.
2. Darth Maul. The lightsaber battle between Maul, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan was epic...
Beyond that, it was easily the worst of the 6 movies.
eShirl
(18,462 posts)CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)The Fly 2
All the Highlander sequels.
21st century Indiana Jones movies.
I will acknowledge the prequel trilogy, lame as it was except for parts of the third one but I will pass on any more SW in this lifetime.
It's Disney FFS!! I plan on giving the abortion they are turning Into the Woods into a pass also. Not kill Rapunzel? I will not hear of it.
Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)than listening to adults debate the quality of the Star Wars franchise.
Know what else people found magical when they were kids, but are jaded about now? Fire trucks.
Star Wars didn't change, YOU did.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,053 posts)Fire trucks are cool!
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Now, after all these decades, I still want to be a fire truck when I grow up.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,053 posts)Don't ask.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)Xyzse
(8,217 posts)Have him in a floating wheelchair the whole time.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Xyzse
(8,217 posts)Make the 1st one a huge rescue mission.
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)1.- He was airlifted
2.- He was airlifted to a specialized fracture trauma center...
This is not necessarily news.
That said, after 1. II and III... I expect little from the next three.
Orrex
(63,057 posts)George Lucas.
With his reduced involvement in the forthcoming trilogy, I'm more optimistic than I was during the runup to the "prequel" trilogy.
I am perhaps also aided by the fact that I acquiesced to the internet's demand that everyone summarily hate Abrams, so there's that.
Rex
(65,616 posts)nt
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
Paladin
(28,173 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)This is not all that hard. Find someone who looks like him from the back, change up some of the shots, give him lots of close ups to make up for his lack of "full body" appearance on screen. It's not rocket science.
Hell, they used to put Sophia Loren and other actresses in HOLES to compensate for short actors. And when the women weren't walking in ditches, the men were standing on fruit boxes to do those romantic kisses.
I say drug the guy up and keep on going.
nolabels
(13,133 posts)We all can get our own personal fruit box. Some of us might even make it to romantic kissers heaven
Sorry for the little bit of sarcasm , but i do appreciate the backstage pass at any rate
MADem
(135,425 posts)For some odd reason, large males often do not photograph well. Even the "big" actors aren't really all that big!
onehandle
(51,122 posts)His PR people work hard to scrub his true height off the Internet.
They claim that he is 5'9" or 5'10" when in reality he is 5'6" or 5'7"
My wife met him about 20 years ago and was shocked how short and small in stature he is.
MADem
(135,425 posts)I think maybe the facelift ruined him.
I saw him in that cop film (he played an obese cop) and was shocked at what a performance he delivered--he apparently has 'nuance' in him beyond the action/dumb boxer memes, but he's going to have to wait until this facelift falls before he can take advantage of his skills.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,053 posts)The story is centered around the other characters search for a good home health nurse for Hans, and the resurgence of the Evil Empire in the form of a penny-pinching HMO seeking to deny coverage.
MADem
(135,425 posts)That has superb humor potential!
Rex
(65,616 posts)In a universe far far away, Worf's Galactic Plan runs out tonight on stardate 24.32.1.234.2.4.3.4226677.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,053 posts)cascadiance
(19,537 posts)... in other films. Special effects were used in films like Gladiator to help "patch" scenes digitally when actors like Oliver Reed died in the course of making the film. Series like Orphan Black where programmed motion help making have the same actor appear in the same scene multiple times routine that would have been impossible with some of the landmarks in special effects that the original Star Wars brought in to being.
It sounds like there's a gauntlet being laid down that perhaps that might be needed again this time around. Perhaps digital effects can be used in a new fashion to help with having Ford combine filming of himself in a disabled state with those of a stunt double to produce believable scenes. Maybe push the envelope again. Then this Star Wars could pick up where the last one left off in terms of being a landmark film in the same fashion.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,053 posts)....even though actress Nancy Marchand had already died months before the episode aired. They just used a body double with Marchand's face superimposed on it.
So anything's possible, I supposed.
Alex P Notkeaton
(309 posts)Are you forgetting a guy named Luke?
Yavin4
(35,310 posts)Have him lose a leg in a battle somewhere.
MADem
(135,425 posts)I think they can film around him--it's not like he's totally incapacitated. Just stick him in a chair on wheels, and roll him around for the medium shots. Then do a lot of close up work, and use doubles.
The sound guys will have to work overtime, dubbing footsteps, etc. but they can do it, they aren't stupid.
Xolodno
(6,311 posts)....he had the cast mocked up to look like his shoe and finished the movie. I wouldn't be surprised if they do something similar, waist up shots, etc. Worst case scenario...do what Lucas did in the first three and computer generate images.
Side note: I think this move will be called great considering so many people have low expectations.