10 Things You Didn't Know About Jurassic Park

9. Harrison Ford Turned Down The Role Of Dr. Alan Grant

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This one is oddly surprising considering Ford's past acting credits. Having played Han Solo and Indiana Jones, you'd think that Ford accepting a starring role in another film directed by Spielberg (and partly overseen by George Lucas) would be as sure as the sun shining in the day. But alas, Ford turned down the role of playing the paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant in the dinosaur epic. Whether the actor regrets the decision today is anyone's guess, but we're sure he had his reasons for rejecting the role in the first place.

It wouldn't be a huge surprise if he turned the role down for fear of being typecast as an actor that starred mainly in films directed by Lucas or Spielberg, and while the actor already had past film credits before starring in his most famous role of Han Solo, nobody would blame him for that train of thought. After all, when casting for Indiana Jones began, Lucas was hesitant to cast Ford in the role, not wanting to make the actor his "Bobby De Niro" - a reference to Martin Scorsese's frequent collaborations with the aforementioned actor. If only the cast of Jurassic World hadn't already been confirmed... We'd still be able to hold out hope that Ford could eventually appear in a film about dinosaurs.

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