25 Things You Didn't Know About Alien
13. Bolaji Badejo Beat Peter Mayhew To The Part Of The Alien
After deciding against using animatronics for the alien and settling on the classic guy-in-a-suit method, the part eventually went to Bolaji Baedjo, a seven-foot tall graphic design student that the crew spotted in a pub. His skinny frame and long limbs were just what was needed to give the alien its trademark insect-like appearance.
However, the part nearly went to Peter Mayhew, who just 2 years earlier had played a certain furry alien sidekick in a certain successful space opera. With Considering Harrison Ford could played Dallas as well, it would have made for a very strange alternate universe indeed to see Chewie murdering Han in a vent.