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Harrison Ford is a veteran actor who became famous for his own unique style. With iconic roles such as Indiana Jones and Han Solo, the actor gained fame and adoration from the world, but it wasn’t always the case.
In an interview, the actor talked about how he was fired by a Hollywood executive when he refused to get a haircut. Wanting to get a haircut like Elvis Presley, the Hollywood executive fired Harrison Ford for not following the order!
When Harrison Ford Refused To Get An Elvis Presley Haircut
Back in the 70s, Harrison Ford was still finding a strong footing in Hollywood. Since the actor wasn’t well-known at that time, a Hollywood executive had a very bad exchange of words with the actor. With the 70s being an era of Elvis Presley, many people wanted to imitate the legendary singer but not theStar Warsactor
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In an interview, theBlade Runneractor revealed that the studio executives wanted a new and catchy name instead ofHarrison Ford. The actor stated that they gave him a photo of Elvis Presley and was told to get this haircut from the studio barber. Well, Ford did not get the haircut and came up with a hilarious stage name.
“I’d been given a picture of Elvis Presley to take with me to the studio barber. [The studio said] ‘Get this haircut and come back with a name’. I said ‘Okay’. I didn’t get the haircut and I said my new name is Kurt Affair”.
After the laughter and the jokes subsided the actor continued,
“No, nothing did [work]. No, they threw me out…they let me go after a year and a half of a seven year contract”
Well, Harrison Ford quickly rose to fame with his iconic portrayal of Han Solo and Indiana Jones which put the actor’s name among the A-listers of the 80s. The actor has become so successful that the MCU decided to hire him in the role of Thunderbolt. Well, some actors did not like the casting.
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Dermont Mulroy, who portrayed the role of President Ritson in Marvel’sSecret Invasionrecently talked about the potential casting of Ford in his role. In an interview, Mulroy stated that it’s“bad news”if Ford’s character would become the next MCU president by replacing Mulroy.
“That’s bad news. That’s bad news. It’d be a thrill, of course. But if I have to lose the next election to one American and it happens to be Harrison Ford, I guess that’s fair enough. And that’s okay. Maybe I can run– There’s nothing about two terms. I could be his vice president, right?”
It has been indeed confirmed that Ford will portray the role of Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross in the upcomingCaptain America: Brave New WorldandThunderbolts.Both the movies are currently in various stages of development with a release date set in 2024.
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Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
