<p>Los Angeles: Hollywood veteran Al Pacino says he was offered a <em>Star Wars</em> film, but he turned it down as he didn't connect with the script.</p>.<p>The first <em>Star Wars</em> film released in 1977, starring Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford and was directed by George Lucas. There have been 12 films in the franchise in total.</p>.<p>Pacino recalled getting the script for the film but said he couldn't understand it.</p>.‘Stranger Things’ play wins Tony Awards, setting stage for TV series finale.<p>"So I loved their work, but I was doing a show on Broadway at the time, and they handed me this script, and I thought, I don’t understand. (I thought), I must be out of space myself.</p>.<p>"But I looked at this thing and I sent it to Charlie Loughton, my friend and mentor, actually. I said, ‘What do you make of this?’ He was pretty wise and he said, ‘I don’t get it, Al. I don't know. I don’t get it.’ I said, ‘Well, I don’t either; what are we going to do? They offered me a fortune, but I don’t know. No, I can’t play something if I don’t speak the language," he added.</p>.<p>The last film of <em>Star Wars</em> franchise released in 2019, titled <em>Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker</em>. Directed by J.J. Abrams, it featured Hamill.</p>.<p>Pacino's latest work is <em>The Ritual</em> from David Midell, which released on June 6. It featured the actor alongside Abigail Cowen.</p>
<p>Los Angeles: Hollywood veteran Al Pacino says he was offered a <em>Star Wars</em> film, but he turned it down as he didn't connect with the script.</p>.<p>The first <em>Star Wars</em> film released in 1977, starring Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford and was directed by George Lucas. There have been 12 films in the franchise in total.</p>.<p>Pacino recalled getting the script for the film but said he couldn't understand it.</p>.‘Stranger Things’ play wins Tony Awards, setting stage for TV series finale.<p>"So I loved their work, but I was doing a show on Broadway at the time, and they handed me this script, and I thought, I don’t understand. (I thought), I must be out of space myself.</p>.<p>"But I looked at this thing and I sent it to Charlie Loughton, my friend and mentor, actually. I said, ‘What do you make of this?’ He was pretty wise and he said, ‘I don’t get it, Al. I don't know. I don’t get it.’ I said, ‘Well, I don’t either; what are we going to do? They offered me a fortune, but I don’t know. No, I can’t play something if I don’t speak the language," he added.</p>.<p>The last film of <em>Star Wars</em> franchise released in 2019, titled <em>Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker</em>. Directed by J.J. Abrams, it featured Hamill.</p>.<p>Pacino's latest work is <em>The Ritual</em> from David Midell, which released on June 6. It featured the actor alongside Abigail Cowen.</p>