by Harrison Ford is known for fighting for galactic freedom as Han Solo in “Star Wars,” traveling the world on adventures as “Indiana Jones,” and hunting replicas as a cop in “Blade Runner.”
He is one of the highest-grossing actors in Hollywood, with films grossing more than $9 billion worldwide. In his sixth decade in the entertainment industry, Ford is challenging himself once again – this time as Jacob Dutton in Taylor Sheridan’s “Yellowstone” prequel “1923.”
Harrison is credited with helping the diverse cast and crew he’s had the opportunity to work with over the years help him become the actor he is today. When asked about the big “secret” to having such a long career in an ever-changing industry, Ford told Fox News Digital: “Other people. Other people who work with people who are successful in their fields.”
“So the range of directors I’ve had the opportunity to work with has been absolutely phenomenal,” he added.
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Harrison Ford revealed secrets about his legendary career in the entertainment industry before “1923”.
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“I was very, very lucky. I got into this business at a time when the film business was so closely linked to culture and we had such an impact on culture,” said Ford. “It was a really good time for the movie industry and some of the movie industry giants were still working. [Alan J.] Pakula and Sydney Pollack and Peter Weir and many more at a time when movies are evolving.”
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The long list of award-winning filmmakers “could have been enough,” but Ford insisted, “I still enjoy working and telling stories.”
Harrison added: “Taylor Sheridan is definitely one of the most extraordinary talented people of our time, and I’m having a really good time doing it.”
Harrison Ford plays Jacob Dutton in “1923.”
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According to Paramount+, the new show explores the early 20th century when “pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition, and the Great Depression all plagued the mountain in the west and the Duttons that call it home.”
Ford hadn’t even seen a script, but believed Sheridan’s ideas when he agreed to star in the show. He said one of the “real draws” was getting the opportunity to work with Dame Helen Mirren again.
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Mirren and Ford first worked together nearly 40 years ago on “The Mosquito Coast,” an adventure thriller based on the novel by Paul Theroux, which also starred the late actor River Phoenix.
“1923” is the second spin-off of the popular series that follows the lives of the Dutton family, who run the Yellowstone Dutton Farm. This series focuses on the Dutton family, who survived the early 20th century, including the Spanish flu epidemic, the historic drought in America, the end of Prohibition, and the Great Depression.
James Badge Dale as John Dutton Sr in “1923”, the prequel to “Yellowstone.”
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He said it was “truly special” to be able to work with legendary players like Michelle Randolph, Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford.
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Marley Shelton and James Badge Dale, who play Emma Dutton and John Dutton Sr., agree that working with Ford and Mirren is truly inspiring.
“I highly recommend it,” Shelton said, bursting into laughter.
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“How alive they are, how humble they are, their passion, their work ethic and … Marley and I are the luckiest players on the planet to go to work with them every day and get these memories back home,” Dale said.
“It’s like a Master Class on acting and being human because they’re so great at both,” Shelton says.
Darren Mann, who plays Jack Dutton on The Generation, admitted that working with Ford and Mirren “was honestly a dream come true for me.”
Darren Mann said working with Harrison Ford and Dame Helen Mirren was “a dream come true”. Mann plays Jack Dutton in “1923.”
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He continued, “Like I’ve said before, I had to slap myself over and over on set. Being like, ‘Oh my God, we’re doing this thing.’ These are people I’ve modeled on my whole life – legends. And now we’re sharing the screen with them. It’s so special. And it’s great. The thing is, we all know they’re great at what they do. But they’re such amazing people. That’s the great thing about this job, getting to know them as people and they’re so amazing.”
Elizabeth Strafford, played by Michelle Randolph, says, “It was really special to work with them and get to know them and watch them work on and off set. They’re just such beautiful people. I mean, it was definitely a dream come true.”
“1883” stars Faith Hill as real-life husband and wife Tim McGraw and married couple James and Margaret Dutton. Kevin Costner plays Montana farmer John Dutton in “Yellowstone.”
“1923” to premiere at Paramount+ on December 18.
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