A script from the Star Wars franchise, which was previously owned by Harrison Ford and left behind in a London apartment, was recently sold at an auction for £10,795.
The initial version of the script for the debut Star Wars film, initially named The Adventures of Luke Starkiller, was sold to an Austrian individual on Saturday for an estimated £8,000-£12,000.
On March 15, 1976, Ford utilized the written instructions and later abandoned it in a rented flat in London while working at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire.
The document is unfinished and not limited, with pages of varying hues marking changes, and features scenes and individuals that were excluded from the last version.
According to Excalibur Auctions in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, page 56 introduces Ford as the cynical hero Han Solo in the George Lucas script. In addition to the script, Ford included other items such as shooting schedules, a call sheet, and collections of notes, which were sold together to a buyer in the UK for £4,826.
These sheets of paper included a handwritten note that appeared to refer to a meeting between Ford and the British producer Robert Watts.
Watts and Ford collaborated on 1981’s “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, 1983’s “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”, and 1989’s “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”.
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, these objects were stored in a residence in Notting Hill, London. The proprietors had leased the upper levels to Ford and his fellow actors, Carrie Fisher (known for her role as Princess Leia) and Mark Hamill (famous for portraying Luke Skywalker), who visited him while he was there.
Jonathan Torode, the auctioneer for Excalibur Auctions, stated that there was intense bidding from all over the world for these unique Star Wars artifacts.
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“This recent sale has broken the record for the highest selling Star Walker script, highlighting the strong appeal that personal connections to Star Wars memorabilia have for fans, despite previous instances of this script being sold on the market.”
“The individual origin of each item makes them truly one-of-a-kind. We sincerely hope that their new owners will cherish them as much as the previous ones did.”
The total amount includes the buyer’s premium.
Source: theguardian.com
