" Moments later after Han was encased in carbonite, big mechanical tongs extracted the thick metal block from the pit and it was laid flat on the platform - showing Han""s imprint.He held up one of the valuable relics that he had discovered - an old Indian funerary urn - before the cave-in occurred.As they prepared to leave, Han was stopped by a green-skinned bounty hunter named Greedo (Paul Blake), employed by crime lord Jabba the Hutt.Nicholson""s role of Garrett Breedlove was specifically written by Brooks for Burt Reynolds, who elected instead to star in the racing flopStroker Ace (1983)- Reynolds"" fifth film with director/former stuntman Hal Needham.Consensus was mixed about the reworked version, although most critics felt that the additional material did only a little o enhance the film""s themes or expand upon the plot.