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[โ€“] UnspecificGravity@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, George Lucas hired Harrison Ford as a carpenter because he wasn't interested in doing a second movie after American Graffiti.

Mark Hamill was probably the most experienced member of the original cast because he had done some TV work.

Natalie Portman had starred in four features before Star Wars and McGregor had done more than ten.

[โ€“] Paradox 2 points 1 year ago

Peter Cushing was hardly inexperienced