Harrison Ford had some tongue-in-cheek feedback for the “Captain America: Brave New World” script, repeating an iconic quip to George Lucas from the set of “Star Wars.”
Ford said while filming “Captain America: Brave New World” that “you can type this shit but you sure can’t say it” about the dialogue for the 2024 MCU film, as shown in an ET clip. Ford famously told “Star Wars” screenwriter and director Lucas that while making the 1977 feature.
The original 1977 theatrical cut of “Star Wars” will be screening publicly for the first time in decades at the BFI Film on Film Festival. The release of the Special Edition version in 1997 was updated with CGI effects and re-edited to include an additional scene with Jabba the Hutt confronting Han Solo. The original “Star Wars” will now open the 2025 festival June 12, and be shown in a dye transfer IB Technicolor print first produced for the initial British release.
And a half century later, Ford leads another franchise: making his MCU debut with “Captain America: Brave New World.” Ford plays Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, a character first brought to screen by late actor William Hurt. Ford’s Ross is the newly elected President of the United States and transforms into Red Hulk.
Ford’s co-star Anthony Mackie previously told Inverse that Ford was the epitome of a Hollywood legend on set.
“The first day was so intimidating,” Mackie said. “I was so fucking nervous I couldn’t remember my lines. He’s Harrison fucking Ford. There is this aura about him. But he dispels that really quickly because he’s such a cool guy. He’s everything a movie star should be. He would say, ‘Let’s shoot this piece of shit.’ And everybody was like, ‘Yeah, let’s shoot this shit.’”
Mackie added that he had a lot of scenes with Ford, saying, “We spent a good bit of time together. Ross and Cap have always had that relationship, where they were friends and they respected each other, but they always bumped heads. That’s their relationship in the storyline.”
“Captain Marvel: Brave New World” director Julius Onah also told IndieWire that Ford was adamant about collaborating with the below the line crew.
“One of the first things he said is that one of the most important relationships for him is with the camera operator and the key grip because he’s so conscientious and aware in the best way of how a camera movement works…and how he’s going to pitch his performance,” Onah said. “Watching him work with so much specificity and so much care was so inspiring. But it also set the tone for all the other cast members because you’re watching a guy who’s a true pro in the most classic sense of what it means to be a movie star.”
