Pacino was always interested in his craft, never the stardom that came with it. Pacino didn't reject the role on principle. He at least gave the script a shot: "So there I am, reading Star Wars. I ...

Al Pacino jokes he turned down the role of Han Solo in Star Wars as a favor to Harrison Ford. In reality, he turned down the role because he didn't understand the part. Pacino reflects on his ...

Al Pacino played a number of iconic roles over the years, including Michael Corleone in The Godfather and Tony Montana in Scarface, and he could have had another big part: Han Solo. Pacino just ...

Al Pacino rejected the offer to play Han Solo in 'Star Wars'. The 84-year-old Hollywood legend revealed he had been approached by Lucasfilm to portray the suave space smuggler in the 1977 sci-fi epic, ...

The studio had not wanted Pacino for the iconic role of mob bosses son Michael Corleone to begin with, preferring either Ryan O’Neal, Robert Redford or Warren Beatty. But Pacino had one thing in his ...

Al Pacino – Michael Corleone (The Godfather ... It took persuasion from his mother and Marvel chief Kevin Feige to convince him. 5. Harrison Ford – Han Solo (Star Wars) For a character that made him a ...

Pacino was always interested in his craft, never the stardom that came with it. The Godfather turned Al Pacino from a small-time, hustling stage thespian to an international movie star. Almost ...