This Article is From Jul 07, 2014

Harrison Ford's Injury to Halt Star Wars for Two Weeks

Harrison Ford's Injury to Halt Star Wars for Two Weeks

Harrison Ford is among the original Star Wars stars.

Highlights

  • Harrison Ford's injury will cause production on Star Wars: Episode VII to be suspended for two weeks.
  • Disney announced on Sunday that shooting will be halted for two weeks in August to adjust the production schedule following Mr Ford's injury. The 71-year-old actor broke his leg in June during filming of the much-anticipated sequel at Pinewood Studios outside of London.
  • Disney had said earlier that Ford's injury wouldn't cause any delays. The studio said on Sunday that Episode VII is still "on track" to wrap in the fall and will be released in December 2015.
  • The accident involved a spacecraft door on the Millennium Falcon falling on Mr Ford's leg. His recuperation was expected to take up to two months.
  • This is getting to be somwthing of an annual event now. For the second time in two years, feuding superstars Shah Rukh and Salman Khan hugged each other warmly at an iftaar party hosted by Congress MLA Baba Siddique in Mumbai on July 6. Last year, Baba Siddique's annual party was the setting for the first SRK-Salman hug. The actors had been at war since falling out at actress Katrina Kaif's birthday party in 2008.
New York: Harrison Ford's injury will cause production on Star Wars: Episode VII to be suspended for two weeks.

Disney announced on Sunday that shooting will be halted for two weeks in August to adjust the production schedule following Mr Ford's injury. The 71-year-old actor broke his leg in June during filming of the much-anticipated sequel at Pinewood Studios outside of London. (Also read: Harrison Ford Using Wheelchair After Leg Injury)

Disney had said earlier that Ford's injury wouldn't cause any delays. The studio said on Sunday that Episode VII is still "on track" to wrap in the fall and will be released in December 2015. (Also read: Harrison Ford Healing After Surgery on Broken Leg)

The accident involved a spacecraft door on the Millennium Falcon falling on Mr Ford's leg. His recuperation was expected to take up to two months.

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