Al Pacino Almost Played Han Solo in STAR WARS?!
Can you imagine Al Pacino playing Han Solo in Star Wars? Me neither, but it almost happened! I've never heard of this before, but Pacino himself confirmed the news during An Evening With Al Pacino. The actor said he revealed that he was first offered the part before it went to Harrison Ford. So why didn't he take it? Here's what he said,
It was mine for the taking, but I didn’t understand the script.
I imagine that the script wasn't for everyone, and at the time doing something like that was a gamble. Thankfully it paid off for everyone involved!
I'd be interested in seeing what Pacino's take on the character would have been, but there's no way it would have been as great as what Ford did with the character.
Pacino also said that he turned down leading roles in Pretty Woman and Apocalypse Now. He also went on to describe the Godfather trilogy as "a long, awful, tiring story." Wow.
Do you think Pacino would have made a good Han Solo?