A script for Star Wars, originally owned by Harrison Ford and found in a London apartment, was recently sold at an auction for £10,795.
On Saturday, an Austrian private collector purchased the fourth version of the screenplay for the initial Star Wars film, which was initially named The Adventures of Luke Starkiller. It was expected to sell for £8,000-£12,000.
On March 15, 1976, Ford utilized the script before leaving it behind in a London apartment he was leasing during his time at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire.
The book is not finished and has no limitations. It has pages of various colors that show changes made, and features scenes and characters that were removed from the final version.
According to Excalibur Auctions in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, on page 56, Ford is introduced as the cynical hero Han Solo in the script written by George Lucas. In addition to the script, Ford also included shooting schedules, a call sheet, and collections of notes in a bundle that was sold to a buyer in the UK for £4,826.
The papers contained a handwritten message that seemed to mention a rendezvous between Ford and British producer Robert Watts.
Watts and Ford collaborated on three subsequent films together: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1983), and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
Ford shot to fame after starring as Solo in George Lucas’s 1977 science fiction epic. He appeared in the original movie’s sequels, The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983), before reprising the role for The Force Awakens in 2015.
Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, and director Steven Spielberg also chose Ford to play the role of archaeologist Indiana Jones.
For 50 years, the objects were stored in a personal residence located in Notting Hill, London. The tenants of the upper two levels were Ford, along with his co-stars Carrie Fisher, known for her role as Princess Leia, and Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker. They visited him while he was staying there.
The auctioneer at Excalibur Auctions, Jonathan Torode, stated that there was intense bidding from all over the world for these rare Star Wars artifacts.
“Despite previous instances of this script being sold on the market, this recent sale has set a new record for a Star Walker script. This highlights the strong allure that a personal connection to the items holds for Star Wars enthusiasts.”
The individual origin of these items makes them one-of-a-kind. We hope that their new owners will value them just as much as the previous ones did.
The prices listed include the buyer’s premium.
Source: theguardian.com
