An original Star Wars movie script, discovered in a London house Harrison Ford rented in the 1970s, was up for more than $10,000 at auction on Saturday.
Unbound and unfinished, the fourth draft of the screenplay that was eventually turned into the epic 1977 picture ‘Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope’. However, it featured memorable sequences, like as the one in which Ford’s character, Han Solo, and the towering, hairy Wookiee Chewbacca co-pilot the Millennium Falcon, are introduced in a dimly lit tavern.
Harrison’s Script high-rated auction
During a live-streamed auction on Saturday, the script, titled “The Adventures of Luke Starkiller” and dated March 15, 1976, went for approximately $13,600 to an Austrian collector. The house that Ford had rented while filming the movie belonged to the seller.
The objects were discovered by the property’s renters, who preserved them for many years. On page 56 of the unbound, incomplete draft, Han Solo is introduced along with other modifications.
Following his huge international success from the 1977 movie, Ford played in the follow-ups “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980) and “Return of the Jedi” (1983) before returning to the character in “The Force Awakens” (2015).
Jonathan Torode, the auctioneer for Excalibur Auctions, noted that a new record for a Star Wars script was achieved in this sale, “which shows how a personal link to the items is so enticing to Star Wars fans.”
The letter brought in £177.80. It also chastised the Hollywood star for not getting in touch with his wife.
A shooting schedule for the movie was also offered for sale, along with a handwritten note that seemed to mention a meeting between Ford and Robert Watts, the film’s producer.
The sale price was £4,826. Excalibur Auctions’ Jonathan Torode stated: “Competitive bidding from all over the world was witnessed during the sale for these never-before-seen artifacts from Star Wars history.
They are completely unique due to their own provenance. We hope their new owners will cherish them just as much as their former ones did.”
