Overview

• Pacino says he was offered a “fortune” to play Han Solo in the mid-1970s but declined because he couldn’t understand George Lucas’s script.
• He sought advice from his friend and mentor Charlie Loughton but still couldn’t make sense of the story’s language or characters.
• The Han Solo part instead went to Harrison Ford, whose performance launched him to international stardom.
• Pacino reflected on his association with New Hollywood’s “Movie Brats,” recalling their idealism at American Zoetrope and on Broadway.
• He can currently be seen in the horror film The Ritual and is set to appear in Gus Van Sant’s upcoming thriller Dead Man’s Wire.