Behind-The-Scenes Secrets From The Star Wars Universe
A “Fairy Tale”
Despite the millions of dollars he made, Alec Guinness was not thrilled about appearing in Star Wars. He was notoriously grouchy about being associated with the film, although those millions of dollars probably went a long way to appeasing him. He considered Star Wars to be a childish gimmick, dismissing it as “fairy tale rubbish.”
Orson Welles Was to Be Lord Vader
Harrison Ford was not supposed to be Han Solo and Alec Guinness did not want to be Obi-Wan, but that is surely the end of the drama over casting in Star Wars, right? Wrong. George Lucas originally wanted the legendary filmmaker Orson Welles to voice the character of Darth Vader. While Lucas had wanted famous actors to play the roles of Han Solo and Obi-Wan, however, he did not want someone too famous to play Darth Vader, and the role ended up going to James Earl Jones.