In the years since he missed out on playing the Corellian smuggler, Russell has had the distinct opportunity to portray iconic silver screen characters like Snake Plissken, MacReady from John Carpenter’s The Thing, Wyatt Earp in Tombstone, and (most recently) Ego the Living Planet in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
Kurt Russell punctuated his recent chat with USA Today about his potential involvement in the Star Wars franchise with a jovial laugh, and it’s clear that he regrets nothing about not getting the role of Han Solo.
All in all, that’s a pretty solid consolation prize.