Harrison Fordis Han Solo, so it turns out it's a pretty good thing that the first actor for the role turned it down. Pacino was approached to play the smuggler-turned-rebel hero, but he told MTV in 2014 that he declined because the script confused him. "It was at that time in my career where I was offered everything. I was in The Godfather. They didn't care if I was right or wrong for the role, if I could act or not act... I remember not understanding it when I read it."