Hence, he is also President James Marshall from Air Force One, Agent Deckard from Blade Runner, and Han Solo. * * So he was the President of the United States in contemporary times, but becomes a minor bounty hunter living in a dilapidated hulk of a building in the future. What happened? * Clearly, when President Marshall tried to fight whatever it was that turned the Blade Runner world into a dystopia, he got in over his head. Political coups are terrible things. * Side Note: "James Marshall" is a pseudonym crafted for the film for President Jack Ryan. * Didn't Star Wars take place quite some time ago? * Time is circular. There is a big crunch in the future, followed by a new big bang, reigniting everything all over again. Since Indy is immortal, he survives this.