MOVIE NEWS – “He knows too much, that’s the problem.” Ridley Scott once called Harrison Ford “a pain in the ass.” Their first collaboration, the now-iconic Blade Runner, remains a point of tension even decades later.

Hollywood has never lacked strong personalities, and Ridley Scott is certainly one of them. The acclaimed director is known for his brilliance behind the camera and his fiery honesty when it comes to criticizing the industry. Recently, he even stated that modern films are “garbage,” preferring instead to revisit his own classics. But early in his career, Scott had his own clash with another strong-willed artist — Harrison Ford.

In a BBC interview from 2006, Scott was asked which actor had been the most difficult to work with. He didn’t hesitate: “You’ll forgive me because we get along well now, but it would have to be Harrison. He’s become charming now. But he knows too much — that’s the problem. Back then, I was the new kid, and it was my first big film. But we made a good movie.”

Scott was, of course, referring to the making of Blade Runner (1982). Though it’s considered a masterpiece today, the production was notoriously turbulent. Ford knew Philip K. Dick’s original novel inside out and had firm opinions about how his character, Deckard, should be portrayed — something that clashed with Scott’s own vision.

Even decades later, Ford still jokes about the tension. At the 2021 Oscars, he referenced his infamous notes on the film, including his deep dislike of the original voice-over — which he described as “doped up” — and his disagreement with Scott over Deckard’s identity. Ford wanted the mystery to remain unsolved, while Scott wanted to make it explicit that Deckard was a replicant.

Although Scott claimed in that same interview that their differences were settled, the two never worked together again. The closest they’ve come was Blade Runner 2049, with director Denis Villeneuve joking that the two are still arguing about whose vision of the film was “the right one.”

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