Harrison Ford Crashes Plane
Yesterday, at about 4:30 P.M. Pacific Time, Harrison Ford radioed the Santa Monica airport traffic control tower, after taking off in a vintage, WWII era airplane. He requested immediate return and was given permission to land. Shortly after that, he lost altitude, clipped a tree, and crashed into the eighth tee of a golf course. He was pulled out of the plane, and early reports say he has deep gashes on his head, and may have broken an ankle. Later, it was confirmed that he had suffered "moderate injuries", but it was not specified what kind of injuries. His son said that he was "battered, but ok". Ford was praised by a witness of the crash, who noted that if the plane had gone down just thirty yards ahead, it would have plowed into the suburbs. It is unknown whether or not Ford chose to bring it down over the sparsely occupied golf course or if he just lost control. His injuries are not life threatening, and he should make a recovery.
Why am I mentioning this? First of all, it's concerning. An actor was injured and could have possibly been killed. But I also mention it because this incident occurred just 9 months after Harrison Ford was injured on the set of The Force Awakens. This incident could change how the production team at Disney views the original cast, if they haven't done so already. Disregarding rumors that Han Solo dies for now, we could assume incidents like these have set off warning lights at Disney, as they realize that the actors can't be milked for a dozen sequels. Another event that could lead Disney to reconsider the role of the original actors in the trilogy is the death of Leonard Nimoy last week. He won't be in the third Star Trek. Disney, if it hasn't done so already, may either significantly lessen the roles of the original actors, or kill them off. Now, this assumes that that hasn't already happened, which I suspect it has. But if it doesn't occur in The Force Awakens, it It might occur in one of the sequels. Now, I am definitely not stating that one of the actors will die before filming of the trilogy ends. I'm just saying this incident may change the game as far as Disney is concerned. It might be too late in the game for Episode VIII, but by Episode IX you can bet that at least one main original trilogy actor will be getting the axe, and we all know who it will be.
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