REPOST! More Rumors About Boba Fett And Han Solo Stand Alone Movies.

 I’m reposting this article from February 2013 mainly because most of the movie sites think that the latest Boba Fett rumor is interesting mainly because of Kasdan’s involvement. But as you will see below this is something we know from a whole year now. The interesting part is the “Deadline” update at the end. While I do believe that the first spin-off movie will be about Boba Fett I’m not sure that anyone is doing anything for the spin-off movies right now. Especially after Kasdan was also announced to write Episode 7…


February 6, 2013.

Only 2 days after AICN shared that according to their sources the first Star Wars spin-off movies would be about Yoda and Jaba, EW.com brought up another pair of characters which according to their sources will be the first to reach the big screen after Episode 7. They are about Boba Fett and young Han Solo….

Several sources close to the projects confirmed this was the direction the development was taking, although each cautioned it’s still very early in the process and, well, the deal could always be altered futher. Lucasfilm and Disney declined to comment on the information.
The Han Solo story would take place in the time period between Revenge of the Sith and the first Star Wars (now known as A New Hope), so although it’s possible Harrison Ford could appear as a framing device, the movie would require a new actor for the lead — one presumably much younger than even the 35-year-old Ford when he appeared in the 1977 original.
The Boba Fett film would take place either between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, or between Empire and Jedi, where the bounty hunter was last seen plunging unceremoniously into a sarlacc pit. Exactly who would play him isn’t much of a complication – in the original trilogy, he never took off his helmet. And in the prequels, we learned he was the son of the original stormtrooper clone, played by Temuera Morrison, who’s still the right age for the part if his services were required.
In addition to bringing back two fan-favorite characters as the leads of their own films, the Han Solo and Boba Fett projects would also allow Darth Vader, in full-on black death-metal gear, to return as a villain, since placing the spin-offs within the original trilogy would mean he is still alive and hissing. That timeline would also open the door for a return from visit with everyone’s favorite degenerate slug-like gangster, Jabba the Hutt.

There is no indication who might direct the Boba Fett and Han Solo films if they end up coming to fruition. Joe Johnston, director of Captain America and The Rocketeer, originally designed the armor for Boba Fett and told Screenrant he would like to make a film based around the character.  Recently, Robert Rodriguez told MTV he would jump at the chance to make a Han Solo film if it were offered to him — although that seemed more like casual interest than a serious proposal.

Source: EW.com


UPDATE!

Deadline shared their input on the story:

Disney CEO Bob Iger’s announcement Tuesday that the studio plans new Star Wars spinoff films has caused an avalanche of rumors online about which characters will star. Jedi master Yoda, bounty hunter Boba Fett, a young Han Solo are named the most. Deadline, however, has learned that nothing is written in stone yet. A source tells me: “Nobody knows when these movies are even coming out. Right now, people are just kicking around ideas. Which is why you hear it’s Yoda one day and a young Han Solo another. It’s all in early development right now.” Iger, whose Disney recently bought LucasFilm, himself said yesterday during an earnings call that the concept for the new films is simply “becoming more real”.  He also confirmed that Simon Kinberg and Lawrence Kasdan are going to handle the screenplays. Right now the studio’s attention is on Star Wars: Episode VII which is expected out in 2015 with JJ Abrams directing and Michael Arndt scripting. Two more Star Wars movies, Episodes VIII and IX, are coming in the next few years.

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48 thoughts on “REPOST! More Rumors About Boba Fett And Han Solo Stand Alone Movies.

  • June 10, 2013 at 6:37 pm
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    according to Star wars lore Boba Fett never died in the pit he’s actually fallen in 9 times. In the story of the Crimson empire and The Dark Empire He blasts out of the pit and they take place after Return of the Jedi.

    • January 4, 2014 at 7:35 pm
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      Just bear in mind that the current lore is going to be replaced by something you’ll probably like about half as much.

    • January 5, 2014 at 5:45 pm
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      that is exactly why i don’t want any EU in the new films. i like EU in its place, but how many times can you clone the emperor? or have a new sith lord show up AFTER the biggest galactic war in the history of the galaxy? whats the count on sith after Return of the Jedi…10, 15,..20?? is the empire ever going to fall…it’s been hanging around for over 25 years now!! or have fett fall into the sarlacc? really??? 9 times??? wow! musta had an inner ear infection…-prymal

  • January 4, 2014 at 9:51 pm
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    I have to say, I pretty much have zero interest in a Han Solo movie.

    • January 4, 2014 at 11:44 pm
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      Yeah, to be honest I would hugely disappointed if they announced a Han Solo spinoff. Especially considering they would recast Harrison Ford.

    • January 6, 2014 at 2:42 pm
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      “Especially considering they would recast Harrison Ford.”
      … Have you even read the article? Why would they cast Ford if the spinoff is supposed to be based around Solo’s life bfore he meets Ben Kenobi and Luke in the Cantina in episode IV? That really wouldn’t make sense at all. The Han Solo spinoff is going to kick ass because we’re finally going to see all of the awesome things Han did before his involvement with the republic; winning the Falcon from Lando, the kessel run, befriending his lovable wookiee companion and so on. What the hell’s not cool about that?

    • January 6, 2014 at 6:19 pm
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      The fact that Harrison Ford won’t be Han Solo, and everything else.

    • January 6, 2014 at 6:38 pm
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      You must be trolling…
      Yes, everyone wishes we had a Delorean equipped with a flux capacitor to go back and fetch a young Harrison Ford to play the part of pre-episode IV Han Solo, but unfortunatly that’s impossible, dipshit. Try opening up that narrow-ass mind of yours. Just because Ford won’t be portraying a very young Han Solo doesn’t mean that the movie doesn’t still have the potential to be good. Look up Anthony Ingruber and tell me that kid doesn’t look like an almost spitting image of a young Solo.
      Would you really rather a 70-something year old Harrison Ford portray Han Solo in his twenties? I don’t think so.

    • January 6, 2014 at 8:53 pm
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      Are you one of those kids that accuses everyone they disagree with of being a troll?

      When do you think you’ll be maturing into adulthood?

    • January 6, 2014 at 8:59 pm
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      I’m accusing you of being a troll because you’re not making any sense whatsoever.
      Am I really the one who needs to do the maturing here?
      Grow a pair, read the article and come back when you have a legitimate arguement to present. Until then, your presence and additional comments are completely invalid and no one reading this thread, expecting to gain any knowlege on these topics, should take your posts seriously.

    • January 6, 2014 at 9:03 pm
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      If you had something real to say, you would have responded to the original topic we were discussing. Seeing as how you’ve failed to do that and instead decided to try and accuse me of having a premature mind, I can only come to the conclusion that you’re uneducated on the matter and have nothing else better to do with your time. Please, spare me your pathetic excuse for insults, asswipe.

    • January 6, 2014 at 9:49 pm
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      I’m not interested in a Hans Solo movie either.

    • January 7, 2014 at 6:07 pm
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      Dopey Joe seems a bit touchy.

    • January 7, 2014 at 6:22 pm
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      “Touchy” and “intolerant of incompetent fools” are two very different things.

    • January 7, 2014 at 11:51 pm
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      Don’t get excited.

  • January 4, 2014 at 11:00 pm
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    The spice mines of kessil, the wookie life debt, Han/ Lando changing hands of falcon over as hand of sabacc, totally looking forward to a more “old west” style of star wars. Jabba and Solo early relationship, as well as Boba. A younge Solo running around the galaxie…whats not like. This could be one awesome movie!

    • January 4, 2014 at 11:56 pm
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      ..eh, awesome and funny and cool and action packed and fun-for-all-the family and blah blah blah, sure. But a waste of an opportunity to make something with a bit more risk and substance behind it. But this is Disney and the film business, a chance to see han solo flying around in the millennium falcon making jokes would sell like hotcakes and I’d still be stupid enough to go and watch it out of curiosity.

    • January 5, 2014 at 12:58 am
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      That’s what EU novels are for. Without Harrison Ford it just wouldn’t be Han Solo. It’d be like a little kid playing in Han Solo’s clothes.

    • January 5, 2014 at 6:06 am
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      Na, I’m thinking more Sergio Leone, like the man with no name trilogy.
      Also The late great River Phoenix totally pulled off Indy so it all depends on the execution of an idea, I’m going to buy my ticket, just so it ain’t got someone like The Beeb!

    • January 5, 2014 at 4:54 pm
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      Yeah but River Phoenix was playing an adolescent Indiana Jones. The reason Phoenix nailed Indy was because he nailed Ford, and there was enough years apart to have reasonable differences in looks.

      Sean Patrick Flanery also played a young Indiana Jones, but wasn’t nearly as convincing, to the point that most of the time it felt like a different character entirely.

      I’d almost rather that they pull a Jeff Bridges in TR2N technique, so Harrison could play a younger version of himself. The technology for doing that can only have improved since then.

      Or do an animated feature something along the lines of Beowulf in terms of its realism.

    • January 6, 2014 at 2:48 pm
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      I’m sure you guys have heard of this, but there’s a kid named Anthony Ingruber who is an almost spitting image of a young Ford and, I believe, woul do very well as Solo in a spinoff movie. He’s an incredibly underrated actor who’s services have only been used for one shitty Disney channel movie. I’ve read up on this kid and it seems like he’d nail Ford’s character well enough for the movie to be acceptable; better than any other actors these days, that’s for sure. The spinoffs could really go either way. I’m just excited to see them because I’ve wanted to see Han and Boba’s stories played out on screen since I was a boy.

    • January 6, 2014 at 5:52 pm
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      Wow, I’ve looked at the Harrison Ford impression from Anthony Ingruber and it was impressive!
      I suggest everyone checking him out on YouTube and start online petitions!
      I mean it’s seriously. We don’t need some Hollywood name, some unknown, low-key guy to act as a lead-role is exactly what the Star Wars spirit needs!
      Lucas’ intentionally casted unknown leads in the prequels, so he did Mark Hamil in the old movies, expect that Mark Hamil had a lot of charisma. And this guy sure could pull it off. I mean he really could

    • January 6, 2014 at 6:03 pm
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      You can tell Ingruber would love to play the part of Solo in the spinoff. Definitley some of the biggest shoes to fill in Hollywood and I think the kid’s got the feet for the job!

    • January 6, 2014 at 6:22 pm
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      Ingruber is pretty impressive.

    • January 6, 2014 at 6:24 pm
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      Although now you need a convincing substitute for Billy Dee Williams.

    • January 6, 2014 at 6:29 pm
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      Michael B Jordan would make a suitable candidate for that part, unless the rumors are true and he really is involved in episode VII.

    • January 7, 2014 at 6:17 pm
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      That’s very true. He’d be better as Lando’s son; that is, if he’s involved at all. I’m sure they can find someone better.

  • January 5, 2014 at 12:24 am
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    Even though alot of people dislike the prequels, I think Darth Maul is one character that fans do appreciate and since he was grossly under-used in the Phantom Menance, it would be cool to see a stand-alone movie about this bad-ass Sith lord.

    • January 5, 2014 at 3:01 pm
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      People only like him because of his looks. Hurray, he’s a cool Halloween costume. He’s the most mindbogglingly boring character ever though.

    • January 5, 2014 at 4:55 pm
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      Looks, and physical prowess. Knowing almost nothing about him makes him a perfect candidate for an expanded film, as it’s a blank slate to get creative with.

    • January 5, 2014 at 7:35 pm
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      “He’s the most mindbogglingly boring character ever”—-

      You must not have seen many movies in your life

    • January 5, 2014 at 8:01 pm
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      What wrong with liking how Darth Maul looks? Look at all the comments about the Inquisitor character when that post went up. It was ALL based on looks. I think what the person who wrote that comment probably meant was Maul’s role could/should have been expanded and thats why a stand alone film about him would be interesting.
      As for Maul being just a cool Halloween costume. Every year, Boba Fett and Darth Vader are the top selling and most popular SW Halloween costumes so not sure what you mean there.

    • January 6, 2014 at 1:46 am
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      “As for Maul being just a cool Halloween costume. Every year, Boba Fett and Darth Vader are the top selling and most popular SW Halloween costumes so not sure what you mean there.” Oh for god sake. I’m not literally talking about sales of halloween costumes or whatever you pretentious idiot. I’m saying he has a cool look, but no real substance. He was badly written. Fact. Whether you still actually find him interesting or not is up to you, because as I say, he has a cool look and would make a nice halloween costume. But I actually like strong characters, and unfortunately having a scary red and black face with horns is all pretty shallow to qualify as an interesting character.
      “Knowing almost nothing about him makes him a perfect candidate for an expanded film.” Knowing almost nothing about a character is a good reason for a film on them. Yes. You’re right. But the actual character still needs to be interesting. Having a scary look and a lot of screen presence is not enough. I couldn’t even describe Darth Maul’s personality because he doesn’t have one. They would have to change his character. But why bother when there are far more interesting characters like Yoda and Obi-wan, who are equally mysterious. Yoda is 900 years old for goodness sake, That’s a lot of mystery to make a film on. Plus, he is an interesting character, so we could actually see some character development. Unlike Darth Maul who is only in one star wars film, and only have 2 or 3 lines. It doesn’t take a genius to work out that out of all the potential for a standalone film based on a star wars character, picking darth maul over everyone else is just stupid. Cool? Sure. But if that’s what you want then go read some fanfiction.

    • January 6, 2014 at 4:54 pm
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      Maul was a crony, he was what he was intended to be. His character did not facilitate being on the level of Spartacus. Boba Fett was a great design and played well off Fords character, and had less screen time and less dialogue.
      Maul was far from boring.

    • January 6, 2014 at 6:24 pm
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      “He has a cool look, but no real substance. He was badly written. Fact.”
      Maul was necessary to make the Jedi’s realization of the Sith’s return significant. His battle between Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon on Tattooine was very important because it was the first time any Jedi had encountered a Sith lord in a very long time; similar to Tarkin’s realization of Ben Kenobi’s existance in episode 4. It’s important to have characters who’s purpose is to build substance into the conflict. That makes him a rather important character, if you ask me. I mean, the title of the episode is in direct reference to his position in the story…

    • January 6, 2014 at 6:26 pm
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      How would the Jedi had known of the threat without Maul? It was too early for Palpatine to reveal his true identity.

  • January 5, 2014 at 5:40 pm
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    i think it’s a great idea for a young han solo film. i would not want a ‘ringer’ playing any of the original characters in the new film, but i am ok with new actors filling these roles in younger versions in stand alone or earlier story lines. i thing the characters are bigger than who is playing the role, as long as the right persons were cast. i loved terminator:salvation, but a lot of fans just could not wrap there heads around the fact of no arnold. indiana jones is the same, i think it should be a revolving actor character, like james bond. films like Phantasm, where the roles were written for specific actors is a bit different, i would not want these actors replaced at all, but then again younger versions in earlier time lines would be ok. after all, if we label characters or entire stories with specified actors only, the stories will die and never be known to future fans outside of an actors life span.-prymal

  • January 5, 2014 at 8:10 pm
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    I’m glad they aren’t mentioning a Yoda film anymore. I read somewhere Lucas was even against it. It seems a Yoda film would be a bit lame.

    • January 6, 2014 at 1:55 am
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      A good story could make even jar jar binks have an interesting film.. A good story featuring Yoda could be great. The dialogue would be interesting, we could see a lot of new things with the force and explore a different side to star wars. It would have a lot of potential. But if you want something similar to star wars as we know it and want a lot of action and stuff instead of story and dialogue, then Yoda wouldn’t be for you. Depends on everyone’s taste. But yeah, to call it ‘lame’ is just stupid haha

    • January 6, 2014 at 3:29 am
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      You’re right. Lucas wanted to keep Yoda’s origins a mystery, and I agree with him. What made all these characters great was the fact that most of their backstories are unknown. Keeping that mysterious element allows for more creative thinking interaction from the audience. Making the audience ‘wonder’ and not spoon-feeding them everything is very good filmmaking for any movie.

    • January 6, 2014 at 3:53 pm
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      YES!!! Someone else gets it. That’s why I can’t stand origin stories.

    • January 6, 2014 at 3:59 pm
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      I agree that a movie about Yoda’s origin would be pretty lame and that he’s perfect as a mysterious, wise character, but perhaps a movie about his time training Jedi throughout the 800 years he served as Grand Master would be pretty cool.

  • January 6, 2014 at 1:44 pm
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    I would live to see a Fett movie in which he doesn’t take off his helmet (a la the recent ‘Dredd’ movie). That would allow them to cast someone without worring about their physical features, acting ability, or voice (which could be dubbed in post production). They just need someone who has got good physicality/stunt ability. Ray Parks may be a good choice. Stick him in a ‘mission’ type story and you’re on to a winner.

  • January 7, 2014 at 12:00 am
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    They should make the Boba Fett movie R-rated and brutal. Unfortunately, I suppose Mickey Mouse would never allow that. Has Disney ever released an R-rated movie?

  • January 9, 2014 at 4:05 am
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    I think certain parts of the EU would be awesome for a new film..I would love to see the movies about the Legacy of the Force characters, and even use some of ideas, why not…they are making a star wars movie, use star wars info…. Jacen,Jaina, Anikin, Ben,,.Zekk…Luminara! I think they would be GOLD!

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