What version of the Star Wars script was Alec Guinness given that he said couldn't stop reading?

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I saw Alec Guinness interviewed on the David Letterman show (on Youtube), and he mentioned that he was given the script to Star Wars shortly after he finished filming Murder By Death.

He said the dialog was terrible but that he couldn't stop reading the script, which caused him to get interested in the project.

What version of the Star Wars script was Alec Guinness reading?

I'm asking because he might have read an early draft of the Star Wars script that didn't resemble the final film.






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Did Alec Guinness regret Star Wars?

For an actor that was already established in the industry and spent years shaping his career before Star Wars, to be reminded ever after for a role as a supporting actor in a fantasy film was nerve-wracking. "Apart from the money, I regret having embarked on the film", he mentioned during an interview for The Guardian.

Did Alec Guinness get 2% of Star Wars?

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Did Alec Guiness see The Phantom Menace?

We have no way of knowing if he saw the film or not, although it's safe to assume that he knew of its existence. He didn't \u201chate\u201d Star Wars; he just wasn't a big fan like most people are. It's crazy that a good amount of people still think that Alec Guinness hated Star Wars.

How much did Alec Guinness get paid for Star Wars?

By the time Alec Guinness was offered $150,000 in January 1976 ($762,000 today) to play Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars \u2014 a character revived by Ewan McGregor in subsequent films and now in the miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi, debuting May 27 on Disney+ \u2014 the 61-year-old actor already was a screen legend, having appeared in more ...




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