Scent of a Wookiee?
Can you imagine Han Solo's iconic "I know" shouted "HOO-AH!" style? Al Pacino reveals that George Lucas originally offered him the role at the urging of Pacino's "Godfather" director, Francis Ford Coppola. "It was mine for the taking," the actor confessed at a recent London event, "but I didn't understand the script." In all fairness, after six "Star Wars" movies, we still don't really understand it, either.
The final reel
Johnny Depp has dropped out of "Black Mass," the story of Boston mobster Whitey Bulger. … Zoe Saldana, John C. Reilly, Chris Pratt and Benicio del Toro have signed on to "Guardians of the Galaxy." … Heresy? "The Wizard of Oz" will be re-released in Imax 3-D in September. … Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley are in talks to star in the Cold War cryptology drama "Headhunters." … Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake co-star in the thriller "Runner Runner."
CYNTHIA DICKISON
