Harrison Ford is still recovering from a leg injury he suffered on set while filing J.J. Abram's highly anticipated "Star Wars: Episode VII." There are rumors that the actor might be recuperating for the next several weeks so, reportedly, Oscar Isaac's mysterious role in the film is going to be expanded, Page Six reports.
Details of Isaac's character have been kept under wraps but there's been speculation that he could play a descendant or the son of Ford's Han Solo, the newspaper reports. Sources told Page Six that after Ford was injured, producers decided that Isaac's part is now being considered as a Plan B.
"They are now beefing up Oscar's role to be bigger with Harrison injured," the source said.
According to Internet rumors, Fords injuries could be a lot worse than previously believed. On June 12, the 71-year-old was filming a scene at London's Pinewood Studios when the door from the Millennium Falcon fell on him and broke his leg.
Ford was taken to the hospital and recently had surgery on his injured leg. He is expected to complete rehab before returning to work on the movie. According to Page Six, Ford is expected to be gone for six to eight weeks.
Earlier in the week, a blog ran a story claiming that Ford could be gone for six months because of his injuries and that after "an emergency meeting at Pinewood... the film could have little option but to either cease production, rewrite the script to remove Ford from the film altogether, or at the very least make significant changes to accommodate Ford's recovery schedule."
The site is was just a rumor but it still freaked out "Star Wars" fans.
"Shutting down the movie is impossible," another source told Page Six, shutting down the blog's story. "The basic story line will not change that much."
Disney had previously said that production for the movie will continue as Ford recuperates from his broken leg.
