Harrison Ford puzzled by lengthy backstory for new Marvel movie: “I am out of my orbit”
Harrison Ford had admitted he’s been puzzled by the lengthy backstory for the new Marvel movie in which he stars.
Ford will make his MCU debut as Thaddeus – Thunderbolt – Ross/Red Hulk in next year’s Captain America: Brave New World. The film is set for release on February 12, 2025.
At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Ford was asked some specific questions about the complex MCU universe he’s now a part of before admitting he was baffled by the question.
One asked him about being in “616”, a reference to Earth-616, the ‘sacred timeline’ or the fictional universe in which Marvel comics are set.
“616?” Ford asked, puzzled. “I am in universe 616? I am out of my orbit!”
Ford walked away after the question and his reaction has since gone viral on social media. You can watch the moment here:
And here Harrison Ford thought all those Indiana Jones and Star Wars questions were gonna be the end of him. Now he has Marvel supernerds to contend with for the rest of his life. pic.twitter.com/zSaJbJDSbj
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) July 29, 2024
Earlier this year, a Star Wars script Ford left in a London flat in the ’70s sold for thousands at an auction.
The actor rented the flat in 1976 while filming Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope and when he moved out, he accidentally left a draft of the film’s script.
A description of the item from the auction read: “A revised fourth draft of STAR WARS EPISODE 1: A NEW HOPE – originally titled here as The Adventures of Luke Star Killeras taken from the ‘Journal of the Whills’ by George Lucas (Saga I) STAR WARS (March 15, 1976).”
On the items provenance, the description added: “This item came from the home of a family in which Harrison Ford stayed during the filming of Star Wars throughout 1976 and is likely his own copy that was left behind along with other items.
“Includes the scene where we first meet Chewbacca in the cantina and where Han Solo introduces the crew to the Millennium Falcon, among many other famous scenes and lines of dialogue including ‘Boring conversation anyway.’”
Back in February, the script sold for £10,795 following via Excalibur Auctions to an unnamed collector.
Jonathan Torode, co-owner of Excalibur Auctions, in a statement shared with BBC News added: “The sale saw competitive bidding from around the globe for these never-before-seen pieces of Star Wars history. The personal provenance makes them totally unique. We hope they will be as treasured by their new owners as much as they were by the previous ones.”
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