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In response to "Harrison Ford gettin' paid. I'm impressed with his commitment to a franchise he once swore he was done with." by Mop

he's always been about the paycheck

Posted by jangles (aka chris) Aug 16 '15, 17:45

Which is why he's almost never done the indie stuff for scale that other actors at his level will mix up their blockbuster roles with

Harrison has a quote and if you can't meet the quote, you probably ain't gonna have Harrison in your movie

OTOH, if you do have the money, he'll put the fedora back on for a shitty return to an old character he should have quit while he was ahead with

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he tested the indie route with Mosquito Coast and got scared I think -- nm - Remlik Aug 16, 17:53 2
- That was a big-budget studio pic - jangles Aug 16, 17:56 1
  - eh. that and Frantic and some others while not 'indie' where somewhat out of his wheelhouse. -- nm - Remlik Aug 16, 17:59
As long as they don't crush Han Solo with scaffolding with his final quote being, "it was fun" I think this won't be a mistake -- nm - Bacon Aug 16, 17:50 2
- He asked George to kill Han in "Jedi" but that would have meant less action figure sales - jangles Aug 16, 17:53 1
  - yup. and he hated the character for years -- nm - Remlik Aug 16, 18:04

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