By now, most Indiana Jones fans know that Harrison Ford wasn’t the original choice to play everyone’s favorite adventurous archeologist. The role was originally meant for Blue Blood’s Tom Selleck. Ford has shared the story multiple times but to my knowledge has never given Selleck a shout-out publicly… until recently.
The Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny star was promoting the latest film in the franchise when he chose to acknowledge Selleck at the Taormina Film Festival in Italy. While the Three Men and a Baby star had to drop out due to his Magnum P.I. schedule, Ford was the (next) obvious choice, having worked with George Lucas on the Star Wars franchise. Years after scoring the Indiana Jones role, the Oscar nominee finally thanked Tom Selleck for letting the part go in a panel (via Deadline).
