The Force was with Han Solo

Just as I was getting ready to add Harrison Ford to my coveted Ankle Hall of Fame… comes a correction (update, what have you) that, NO, he didn’t break his ankle in an accident on the UK set of the Star Wars film now in production. They say he actually broke his leg. And, yes, the jokes about actors breaking their legs have already started.

What wasn’t said was whether the accident involved Han Solo’s beloved Millennium Falcon, as originally reported. Ahhhh, details!

To be quite honest, I was just excited for the opportunity to add the words “Star Wars” and “Han Solo” to my ankle blog – good enough for a few more readers don’t you think? And maybe Harrison needed some helpful advice on, say, compression socks or titanium implants?!

I did learn something else, though, from this writeup in Entertainment Weekly.

It’s right there in the sixth paragraph:

“….When Robert Downey Jr. broke his ankle on the set of Iron Man 3, the shoot was halted for a month and a half — resuming in October 2012, while the film still went on to meet its planned May 2013 release date.”

WHAT??? How did I ever miss this?!!! And the same year as my injury, though it appears Downey had an easier time of it.

Well, The Force was definitely with Han on that set outside London. I wish Harrison a speedy recovery, and according to the Express (see link below) he already wants back on the set!

Iron Man – YOU, my friend, have now officially been inducted into the Ankle HOF! 🙂