What was broken on the millenium falcon

Thank you for signing up to CinemaBlend. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. A door on the Millennium Falcon broke Han Solo 's leg and endangered the life of Chewbacca claim health and safety bosses.

The Falcon has navigated the two heroes out of quite a few galactic scrapes in George Lucas's sci-fi franchise but an accident during filming for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens , has ended with movie bosses being taken to court. Disney owned Foodles Production UK Ltd faces four charges after a hydraulic carousel door struck movie star Harrison Ford on the set of the replica spaceship, crushing him underneath.

Scroll down for video. The charges have been filed by the Health and Safety Executive HSE , a government body responsible for safety in the workplace. He later underwent surgery for his injuries. The actor was named as one of the victims in the HSE's case, along with special effects technician Peter Notley and Chewbacca's body double Joonas Suotamo, a Finish basketball star. Ford played Han Solo in the Star Wars trilogy that hit cinema screens between and The case against Foodles Ltd was scheduled to appear at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court but was adjourned at the last minute for further work to be done.

The production company is now due to appear at the same court on June 9, this year. Ford reprised his role for the blockbuster sequel pictued alongside other original stars Carrie Fisher who played Princess Leia and Mark Hamill who played Luke Skywalker. The four counts state that on or before June 12, , at Pinewood studios that Foodles Ltd failed to discharge their duty under section 33 2 of the Health and Safety Act.

The charges allege they failed in the design and manufacture of the hydraulic equipment on the Millennium Falcon set as well as in carrying out a risk assessment for actors using the equipment. If convicted the company could face an unlimited fine. A spokesman for the Lucasfilm production company said Ford had 'sustained an ankle injury' and a spokesman for Thames Valley Police confirmed officers had been called to the studio in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, just after 5pm following reports of a man being injured in an incident involving a garage door.

This article would benefit from the addition of one or more new images. Please upload a relevant canonical image, and place it here. Once finished, remove this notice. The hyperdrive motivator was an essential component of a hyperdrive. Without a functioning hyperdrive motivator, it was impossible for a starship to achieve lightspeed by entering hyperspace.

The Ithorian known as " Old Jho " owned a freighter with a hyperdrive motivator that he described as being a "bit iffy," but one that nevertheless could hold for short trips. Complete models of the Millennium Falcon ranged from very small — small enough to fit in the palm of a hand — to over four feet. It measured almost feet-long.

Sometimes sets are made just for looks, but that can be a challenge when actors have to interact with them. I think they solved that by the second film. Amy Ratcliffe is a writer obsessed with Star Wars , Disney, and coffee.