Chris Miller Discusses the Challenges of Taking on Han Solo

MillerIGN has a brief interview with Chris Miller (of Lord and Miller fame) that discusses some of his upcoming projects. While details on the upcoming Han Solo Anthology film are kept under wraps, he does make some interesting comments on his approach to and the challenges that come from tackling such an iconic character.

 

 

Miller on the challengers of directing a Han Solo film:

It’s a huge pressure. We always try and find something that’s gonna make us… give a fire to our bellies and do a really good job. And this feels like there’s a lot of pressure to not screw this up. So we’ve definitely got that motivation and then the rest of it is about trying to give audiences a fresh experience that doesn’t feel like you’re just trying to check off some checklist of beats that you’re expecting and make something that feels new and exciting for people, but at the same time honoring what was so great about that character.

 

Miller on his appreciation for the character of Han Solo:

I could talk to you for a day about why he is the perfect blend of rogue-ish cowboy… Morally ambiguous, but has a clear moral compass. He’s funny, he’s off the cuff… When I was a kid on the playground, fights were about who got to play Han Solo. He’s just one of the best characters ever created.

 

 

In the interview Miller also discusses working with the Kasdans, his feelings on being involved with Star Wars, as well as Lord & Miller’s upcoming Spider-Man project. For the full interview check out IGN

 

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190 thoughts on “Chris Miller Discusses the Challenges of Taking on Han Solo

  • August 9, 2015 at 8:03 pm
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    Mesa think we in big do do now

    • August 10, 2015 at 1:36 am
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      Yes, Jar Jar, we are.
      Because reading the comments below you can realize that a lot of people are full of hatred, fear, sadness, frustration, unhappiness, resentment and ignorance.

      • August 10, 2015 at 4:48 am
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        Please don’t flail about hipster words like “ignorant” if you don’t know what they mean. It makes you look ignorant.

        The wish for satisfaction or perfection is not hatred or resentment. It is the emotional result of seeing something threaten those things you hold dear. For example a movie series.

        Also, sadness and unhappiness is the same thing.

        • August 10, 2015 at 5:47 am
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          Ignorance is a hipster word now? ffs…

          • August 10, 2015 at 4:57 pm
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            I studied for the SATs when could have just grown a beard.

            Noooooo!!!

          • August 10, 2015 at 5:06 pm
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            Yes. Ignorance is a hipster word these days.

            Hipsters are politically correct little douchebags who like to put red labels on people who don’t hold the same opinions or values as themselves.

            To the hipster, the only explanation someone can hold an opinion that differs from their own is due to simple ignorance.

            Hipster: “I can’t possibly be wrong. Therefore my enemy must be ignorant or evil.”

          • August 10, 2015 at 6:33 pm
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            Umm…nah.

            I live in NYC and have hipster friends. They’re really not about that.

            But whatever.

          • August 10, 2015 at 9:14 pm
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            Then your friends are not hipster enough. I’m talking European Hipsters. They’re like bolshevik nazis.

          • August 11, 2015 at 2:48 am
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            European hipsters can’t afford razors, so they are really just unemployed bums… Except the Germans, but then they are propping up the rest of Europe (for now)

        • August 10, 2015 at 7:07 am
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          I like what you are saying but not to worry the hipsters are dead , now they have no name and no movement, its all stale till the new buzz word like Mods, Hippies, and Slackers…Awakens!!!
          In the meantime haters and trolls still work.

          • August 10, 2015 at 10:20 pm
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            Chavs,scally,smack rats…go ed lad!!

        • August 11, 2015 at 2:42 am
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          The ability to speak does not make you intelligent… Now back to bed Jar Jar…

      • August 10, 2015 at 5:23 am
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        Jar Jar: Boom da gasser

        That’s what the audience wants.

      • August 10, 2015 at 9:20 pm
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        And yet your comment sounds like it’s full of hatred, fear, sadness, frustration, unhappiness, resentment and ignorance.

        Funny that.

        • August 11, 2015 at 12:42 am
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          or you looked into the mirror.

  • August 9, 2015 at 8:06 pm
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    We already had prequels that ruined the characters Vader/Anakin and obi wan (though ewan did a good job) showing their younger selves, why not make a prequel that’ll ruin Han? #lol

    • August 9, 2015 at 8:11 pm
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      I mean I see where ur coming from, but I think this time around they’ll do a better job. Plus I thought ‘young han’ was only a rumor. Was it confirmed?

      • August 10, 2015 at 12:38 am
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        “The story focuses on how young Han Solo became the smuggler, thief, and scoundrel whom Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first encountered in the cantina at Mos Eisley.” – StarWars.com

        • August 10, 2015 at 2:04 am
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          If I get to see Han as an imperial, I’m gonna scream like a girl.

    • August 9, 2015 at 8:13 pm
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      Totally irrelevant thinking…

      Everybody would like to see a Solo-Fett fight in a good movie.

      • August 9, 2015 at 11:55 pm
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        Not everybody.

        • August 10, 2015 at 12:07 am
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          …said by my true follower, Mr. Negation.

          • August 12, 2015 at 12:07 am
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            1000 upvotes. I don’t understand the lifestyle of the professional disagreers. If I stopped to comment every time I read something on the internet I disagreed with, that’d take up about 23 hours a day. I guess some people have the time.

      • August 10, 2015 at 4:58 pm
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        As an animated short or comic book miniseries, yes.

        But we’ll see.

    • August 9, 2015 at 8:30 pm
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      You’re mistaken.

      Vader and the others weren’t ruined for simply being in prequel films. They were ruined for being in POORLY EXECUTED prequel films.

      I have far more faith in Lord and Miller than I did in Lucas.

    • August 9, 2015 at 10:12 pm
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      So I take it that you are one of those OT zealots that refuses to acknowledge that the PT had any redeeming qualities?

      I really think that with Lucas’s influence gone Star Wars will feel wrong. Just watch the behind the scenes docs on the OT. Lucas was heavily influenced with all 3 movies.I say this because many fans have managed to delude themselves into thinking that he had no great ideas and the OT was only good because of other people. He had some great ideas and some not so great. Its such a shame that the SW fans lambasted him to the point that he said the hell with this.

      I view all of these movies as corporate bowel movements. This will be SW by a committee of soulless suits.

      Thanks to you all!!!

      • August 9, 2015 at 11:30 pm
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        Well said.

      • August 10, 2015 at 12:28 am
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        “So I take it that you are one of those OT zealots that refuses to acknowledge that the PT had any redeeming qualities?”

        Personally, I found the Prequels’ redeeming qualities few and far between. And for all the work Lucas contributed to the OT, it’s a shame the PT didn’t turn out better than it did.

      • August 10, 2015 at 12:35 am
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        He didn’t say the prequels had no redeeming qualities. He said the prequels diminished already established characters. And he’s right.

        As for these movies being created by soulless corporate suits, you clearly haven’t seen JJ’s passion for Star Wars. He talks about how this was the best experience of his life. He just looks like he’s having an absolute blast.

      • August 10, 2015 at 5:04 pm
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        Just created a huge strawman there. Like, Burning Man, Wicker Man large.

        There’s a difference between saying George Lucas can’t get an actor to put on a good performance, and saying that he was lucky to run into Harrison Ford the Swashbuckling Carpenter building cabinets in the same building that Star Wars was casting in.

        Oh. Ooops. Either way, saying the prequels would have been better under different directors with George Lucas writing the story is NOT the same as saying he was a detriment to Star Wars.

      • August 10, 2015 at 5:49 pm
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        Oh shut up, Lucas made certain decisions during the making of the OT to be able to sell more action figures. Not as if it hasn’t always been leaning towards the corporate side of things.

    • August 9, 2015 at 11:37 pm
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      I’m not keen on this. If they pull it off then great but it does worry me. I don’t believe we need to know everything about every character, there is no harm in leaving some things to the fans to speculate about. In fact I believe it’s a good thing to leave some things to our imaginations.
      However, if they insist on making it I hope it rocks! 🙂

    • August 10, 2015 at 12:03 am
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      PT did not ruined anything. Obi-Wan is the best character in Star Wars saga in my opinion.

      • August 10, 2015 at 12:33 am
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        I’m glad you enjoyed him. I thought the PT made Ben look boring and a bit of a jerk. I also found it strange that he was dismissive of Anakin’s slave mom with the “Dreams pass in time” remark.

        • August 10, 2015 at 1:50 am
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          He wasn’t dismissive of Anakin’s slave mom, he was dismissive of his dreams.

        • August 10, 2015 at 5:12 pm
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          The whole Jedi Order looked like jerks.

        • August 11, 2015 at 2:36 am
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          nah he was one of the good points of the prequels

    • August 10, 2015 at 1:12 am
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      I’m not agree “Just me”.

      Obi wan and Vader were old characters.
      Seing more of those charatcers was ok. The problem was the cast and some situations they were involved.
      Although Ewan i think was great, Hayden was a bad choice.
      Here we are talking about a Young character played by another actor.
      Yes, i”m excited cause it’s star wars but the idea freaks me out a Little bit.
      The problem is, in miller’s words: ” honoring what was so great about that character.” We don’t need honor Han Solo.
      I hope be wrong but this Project is dangerous. Seems imposible not to screw it up.
      I wish all the best to this Project.

      • August 11, 2015 at 2:25 pm
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        Nothing personal to anyone who feels this way, but to suggest that creating a backstory to a film character is “dangerous” means that some folks need to step back a bit out of the Star Wars bubble and get a breath of fresh air. Just like the poster above who talked about ruining something that he “holds dear.” I am 45 years old and grew up with the OT and enjoyed the PT. But the day that I start to consider these films dear to me is the day that I need to turn off the blu-ray, get off the internet, and spend more time with my family and friends.

  • August 9, 2015 at 8:17 pm
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    I guess you could say Han is going…Solo.

    I’ll show myself out.

  • August 9, 2015 at 8:26 pm
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    I don`t quite get this article. Does the article mean `taking on` han solo, as in fighting him. Or `taking on` han solo as in portraying him ?

    If he`s portraying him. In what way does he look anything like a young or older han solo ? My granny looks more like han solo than him.

    • August 9, 2015 at 8:32 pm
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      :/

    • August 9, 2015 at 8:43 pm
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      He’s directing it

    • August 9, 2015 at 9:06 pm
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      Do you live under a rock?

      • August 9, 2015 at 9:47 pm
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        Nope, just not that much of a big star wars fan. They do exist you know, casuals. Not everyone spends their every waking moment thinking of star wars. I`m into much bigger and more exciting sci-fi/fantasy universes.

        • August 9, 2015 at 11:41 pm
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          Why are you even here in that case? This is a site by fans for fans craving Star Wars news.

        • August 10, 2015 at 10:50 am
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          I’m mid-way between your demeanor and that of the regulars. I don’t actually have that much access to SW stuff except the 6 films, but I do value the things I do know.

          But yeah, I’m pretty sure it says “Co-Director Chris Miller” pretty clearly.

    • August 9, 2015 at 11:33 pm
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      Harrison Ford is not Han Solo,just like Sean Connery wasn’t James Bond.

      These are fictional characters played by actors…..get it!

      • August 9, 2015 at 11:42 pm
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        But based on real people right? Like Sherlock Holmes and the Loch Ness Monster? I suppose you’re going to claim Captain America is ‘fictional’. You conspiracy theorists make me laugh!

        • August 10, 2015 at 1:34 am
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          No, played by real people except for the Loch Ness monster, that was real, but it’s dead now killed by Aqua Man.
          Speaking of conspiracy theory you do know the Death Star was blown from the inside.

      • August 10, 2015 at 11:13 am
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        Well- Yes and No,
        I mean, sure, the other Bonds did their best shot, but for me Sean Connery’s misogynistic brutish rendition is still the definitive James Bond IMO, the only successor that I’ve really enjoyed was Daniel Craig in Skyfall [actually eclipsing the classics IMO, plot-holes and all], Daniel Craig is the only one to really bring a believable classic Bond feel to the character that actually looks like he could square off in a fistfight with Sean Connery. Sean Connery can beat Peirce Brosnan and the other one’s ass. Daniel Craig? he a pretty good match to the original. [Although I kind of liked Peirce in Goldeneye, but not quite in the proper Bond way].

        How does this connect with Han Solo?
        um- gimme a minute….

        Okay, the point is that they need a good actor that understands why Han was liked in the first place.
        Like with Danny Craig, he understands that Sean Connery was liked because he was low-key and a rather calm persona of a man, but a man who has limitations and is often fumbling in the dark. Then you get the other guy- Roger Moore [took me a second to remember the name] he’s galavanting around without really breaking a sweat, getting sex-submarines with Sparkling White Wine delivered to him promptly a quarter past “Breaking out of Jail and Blowing Up a Terrorist” O’clock as if it’s all been some over-elaborate pastime that was planned by his 2,000 butlers [see plot-holes in Skyfall (that I don’t care about)].
        Then you got Sean discovering the single most wanted bad-guy base by method of “Hike for 8 hours and throw rock at every lake until we find one that’s actually a metal hangar-bay entrance”.
        I realize I’m being pedantic, but it’s these details that make the character. Such as the ending of Skyfall, where James Bond SPOILER defeats his “greatest foe” – with a rusty pocket knife. Poetry, no seriously, this ending is very reminiscent of the equally ordinary Train Fight in From Russia with Love, where Bond fights the bad guy one by SPOILER punching him and strangling him with his own strangle-string thingy.
        I’m sold that Spectre will be a good movie. But mind you, Skyfall and Russia with Love are by no means the same film, Danny and Sean Connery are by no means the same Bond – But they both hit the same notes, the notes that plant my ass in the seat.

        This is what Han Solo #2 needs to achieve.
        hit the same notes that Harrison Ford does, but in a new song.

        I have faith in Lord and Miller. And if they DO screw up, screw ’em, Lucasfilm can just do a reboot in 5 years.

        • August 10, 2015 at 8:23 pm
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          You are forgetting George Lazenby, for a man who never acted before,(He lied his ass off to get the part) he did a magnificent job at portraying Bond, and OHMSS is considered by Bond fans to be one of, if not the best in the franchise.
          Oh! and by the way Lazenby could handle himself, he broke one of the stunt men’s
          nose showing of his physicality.

    • August 9, 2015 at 11:38 pm
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      I think it was an innuendo 😉

      • August 10, 2015 at 1:44 am
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        Great Scott!

    • August 10, 2015 at 7:06 am
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      Do not worry, they will make Han’s face digitally EXACTLY like Jar Jar…

  • August 9, 2015 at 8:57 pm
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    Replacing Ford with young 20some actor is no win scenario. Strength of character coming only from Ford’s personality. There are some cinematic character who can be rebooted like Bond, Captain Kirk without retaining pervious characteristics. But not for Solo.
    IMHO, Rebooting Indiana Jones will be far easier.
    On top of that , we totally fed up with origin stories.
    This looks like the most conspicuous money grab attempt from Disney.

    • August 9, 2015 at 9:00 pm
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      sadley you are right all the way.

    • August 9, 2015 at 11:44 pm
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      Actually, I’m going to have to disagree. If any character would be difficult to portray after the fact it would be Indiana Jones. That’s a beloved character to even Harrison Ford himself. He gave his all into that role. He always was simply having fun with the Star Wars gig. And besides no character is less important than the person betraying them. If that was the case we would have stopped performing works by Shakespeare a long time ago.

      • August 10, 2015 at 12:32 am
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        I welcome your opinion. The reason why I feel that Indy is easier to reboot is that mainly he is protagonist of the movie. If Chris Pratt landed the role , whole the story and franchise could be reshaped in accordance with goofiness of Pratt character.

      • August 10, 2015 at 1:38 am
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        Young Indiana Jones was already a thing on TV. It was succesful and already happened.

        • August 10, 2015 at 3:39 am
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          Actually this is true. I completely forgot about that. I remember liking it now that I can recall it. Was a LONG time since I watched it. That actually proves my point even more. If they can pull off pulling a young Indy a much more difficult task in my opinion, then they can easily pull off a young Han.

          • August 10, 2015 at 4:49 am
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            Actually, I prefer Indy, he is the perfect incarnation of the movie character in the history of cinema. On the other hand , progression of Han Solo character is difficult to handle. Han in Return of Jedi is almost different person from him in ANH.

    • August 9, 2015 at 11:47 pm
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      I have to agree. I can’t imagine any other actor being anything but a pale imitation.

      We’re very used to seeing different Bonds, same with Doctor Who. But that’s because it’s happened so much and they didn’t wait over 30 years before making the change.

    • August 10, 2015 at 5:07 am
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      Normally I would agree with you. But I have some hope for Anthony Ingruber.

  • August 9, 2015 at 9:02 pm
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    I think their perfect to handle the project. But honestly, i always found Han Solo to be a very dull character. Society has always idolized rule breakers, and bad boys, but i never found the fascination of such characters. I always interested in Luke to be honest, Leia characterization never connected to me, but she’s still a strong female character regardless. Luke on the other hand was the most coolest guy in the galaxy, he was like me. His longing to leave Tatooine, his growth as person, and his transformation in ROTJ was just pure awesomeness. Han.., lets face it, harrison ford is a cool guy, and fans build Solo off as some supreme badass. But Han always came off as some low life smuggler who gets dragged in a situation that was beyond him, and most of the time he’s either getting his ass kicked, or frozen in carbonite. Maybe it’s just me.

    • August 9, 2015 at 9:27 pm
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      That’s why if TFA focuses more on Han than Luke I will be super pissed!

    • August 9, 2015 at 10:06 pm
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      I will totally agree. I always loved Han but I think it was simply the coolness of Harrison’s portrayal. The character really isn’t that great. Typical smuggler bad boy type, that manages in shitty situations. Where as Luke is by far the coolest character in all Star Wars. It was incredible watching his transformation through the movies. When he first walks into jabbas palace I remember being a kid and even knowing “wow, this kid is no kid farm boy anymore, he’s the baddest guy in the galaxy now”. I really wish they would just drop the Han Solo “solo” film. DO AN OLD REPUBLIC MOVIE. Something new. They’ve been riding Han Solo/boba fett/rogue one types of stories foreverrrr now.

      • August 9, 2015 at 11:31 pm
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        Yes! I really would like to see an Old Republic movie!

    • August 10, 2015 at 12:37 am
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      “I think their perfect to handle the project. But honestly, i always found Han Solo to be a very dull character.”

      Women ain’t buying your bs, but you can go on shoveling it.

  • August 9, 2015 at 9:38 pm
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    if they put anthony ingruber as Han, I’ll be all right with this. I watched a video of him acting Han in the cantina scene, defo worked out well as Han. But If they don’t put him, or someone as good as him, or they just put chris pratt, I’m out.

    • August 10, 2015 at 12:27 am
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      There’s a big difference between acting and impersonating. I don’t think Ingruber has the acting chops to carry a movie.

      • August 10, 2015 at 5:08 am
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        Ingruber better learn then. Also, since Han Solo is younger in this movie his personality might still be largely unformed, leaving the character open for interpretation.

        Hopefully we will not see the confident cocky smuggler that we know, but an insecure young imperial recruit looking to find himself.

  • August 9, 2015 at 9:39 pm
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    I’m usually not one to write off a movie before it even starts, but this is just a bad idea. If it was an animation or comic it would stand a chance, but live action with some other actor with the twist of modern sensibilities is makes for a waste of time and money.

    Maybe a few of the younger fans who aren’t really attached to Han Solo as a character or Ford as his face will like it, but that’s about it.

  • August 9, 2015 at 10:12 pm
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    I am in the camp that believes this could be Disney/LFL’s first major misstep. There are just so many ways this could go horribly wrong. I think we’ll be lucky if this actually turns out to be half-way decent. Along with having such a huge galaxy to explore with these Anthology films, a Han Solo origins story is just so incredibly unnecessary.

  • August 9, 2015 at 10:16 pm
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    If TFA is any good and Rouge One is decent , than I’ll be ok with 1 more bad Star Wars movie.

  • August 9, 2015 at 10:23 pm
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    I don’t know him but if you need a younger han solo or any age solo that is not played by ford then you really need someone that can act and behave like ford and look like ford
    this guy is a very weird choice to play solo
    and i really think it is a pretty dumb decision i mean wtf people… that’s b.s.

    • August 9, 2015 at 11:48 pm
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      Please tell me you are being sarcastic. This is one of the two directors of the film talking. That is all. Do some research. Look him up.

      • August 9, 2015 at 11:55 pm
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        It was a joke
        Darthcoran? Weird name
        Made a joke dude!

  • August 9, 2015 at 10:24 pm
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    I won’t be happy until we have a Greedo origin movie.

    • August 10, 2015 at 1:16 am
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      He’s in Phantom Menace

      • August 10, 2015 at 5:18 am
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        Yah. Cause all Rodians look the same, right?
        Racist much?

        • August 10, 2015 at 7:15 am
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          He’s actually not joking. The kid Rhodian WAS Greedo. Look it up.

  • August 9, 2015 at 10:24 pm
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    “When I was a kid on the playground, fights were about who got to play Han Solo. He’s just one of the best characters ever created.”

    EXACTLY. Exactly the reason they shouldn’t make a spin-off. I’ve just watched ANH and ESB on a 100″ screen and Harrison basically steals every scene he’s in (except the scenes where he hangs out with Lord Vader). Whatever they do, no matter how well-intentioned, WILL change our perception of that GREAT CHARACTER and thus I have vowed never to see it. Every character that crossed over from the OT to the PT came out worse for it, yes including those who did the best with what they were given (Ewan and Ian).
    There is no need for a Han Solo film, and I’m convinced that if they polled the Star Wars fanbase the majority would say, “NO, don’t go there. Create a fresh story with new characters.”
    What are they going to do? Fill in the blanks? Show us Han winning the Falcon from Lando? That ruins the mystery, one of the main problems with the PT (oh so THAT’S how the legendary Jedi were trained – by standing in a classroom waving silly little lightsabers around and hey look they have blast shields on just like Luke OMG great).
    Show a story featuring Han Solo that has nothing to do with the main narrative (for example, a heist movie Star Wars-style? Better, but then you could do it without Han Solo, avoid the risks associated with tampering with the character. It’s not like people won’t go see a SW movie.

    This idea is so bad it borders on jar jar-bad.

    • August 10, 2015 at 12:07 am
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      Amen to that brother. I’m sorry to say that but Han Solo movie will not see my money. Just totally uninterested…

  • August 9, 2015 at 10:25 pm
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    My main concern here is how to transport Han outside the context of his chemistry with Luke and Leia. I haven’t read the Han Solo novels (either the 80s ones or the most recent ones), so perhaps someone here who likes those could tell me how you think Han Solo can work successfully outside this context.

    One possibility would be to find some other characters for him to click with. Of course, they’ve already thought a great deal about this in regards to TFA. However, that involves a much older Han who has already gone through the events of the OT, plus 30+ years of events afterwards. How could a pre-OT Han play well?

    • August 10, 2015 at 5:17 pm
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      I agree. His otherwise archetype character was enhanced by the brash Carrie Fisher. That was part of what elevated the original movie.

      Han’s greatest story starts when Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker walk into a bar in Mos Eisley.

  • August 9, 2015 at 10:30 pm
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    I think Disney will just milk all it can from Star Wars making just as many movies as they doing with Marvel. They will dry this saga out even when fans just say no more SW. Then a decade later, they will reboot the entire thing. Its always about the dollars. But, at least they are taking their time and not throwing out quick CGI and a crap script. So i do give them props for that.

    • August 9, 2015 at 11:36 pm
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      Have you read the script?

  • August 9, 2015 at 10:47 pm
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    For those of you that are hating on the idea of this you Han Solo anthology movie:

    You all sound like conservative Republicans that are afraid of change and are out of touch with society. You are the sole reason why the Star Wars franchise will get held back by not allowing for Star Wars as a whole to evolve.

    • August 9, 2015 at 11:19 pm
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      Well, evolving SW is by introducing new story for new character which is easier said than done. I am sure we will love ST because it is strongly connected with OT.
      After ST, Disney must have true visionary like Peter Jackson to come up total new stories . Kathreen Kennedy is competent producer, but not a visionary

    • August 9, 2015 at 11:54 pm
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      Why the unnecessary and ignorant comment towards conservatives?

      • August 10, 2015 at 12:11 am
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        because they deserve it?

        • August 10, 2015 at 12:17 am
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          Yes, 100% spot on!

          • August 10, 2015 at 12:35 am
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            Are you really as desperate to bash conservatives on a Star Wars news site? I am dumbfounded.

        • August 10, 2015 at 3:56 am
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          This is ignorance of the highest caliber.

    • August 10, 2015 at 12:12 am
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      Or liberal Democrats who are afraid of the near religious aspects of Star Wars. They can’t stand that people hold onto tradition and will only embrace change and difference where more power is given to their socialist ideals and the government to control them by enforcement of law and what they believe is best for everybody in society.

      Your sword is double edged my friend. You can’t presume to know what anybody thinks or behaves like and your attempt at disrespecting those who have different views from you is petty and immature. Grow up! Not everyone who is against this idea for a movie, is a conservative Republican lol

      • August 10, 2015 at 12:16 am
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        So I’m guessing you’re going to vote for Donald Trump for president, huh ? Hah, what a joke your ideology is!

        • August 10, 2015 at 12:23 am
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          I never said I was a conservative Republican or a liberal Democrat and once again you are assuming and jumping to false conclusions. Grow up! And have some self reflection on your attitude. You’re a big person now act like one.

          I never said I would be voting for Trump, and if we want to make assumptions and jump to false conclusions I will assume you will vote for Clinton who is literally a puppet and a joke. Or Bernie Sanders who is such a lost cause hoping for Socialism to engulf your nation that you’d be better off bringing in Biden.

          • August 10, 2015 at 12:25 am
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            Funny how you state the phrase “grow up” when Star Wars is a franchise meant for youth and young adults. This type of phrase should never be used in opinionated Star Wars discussions.

          • August 10, 2015 at 12:31 am
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            I will leave you to your toys. However…

            I didn’t mean grow up as in grow up to not enjoy Star Wars which should have seemed obvious to you, but rather grow up as in you need to be more open minded and be accepting of different opinions and beliefs other than your own.

            For someone who bags on Republicans and embraces change and acceptance of everyone your logical reasoning skills are lacking and perhaps you should self assess more and realize that your behavior embraces the very thing that you hate. We should all accept each other as different people with different beliefs and ideologies.

            Republicans and Democrats seek what’s best for everyone just in different ways.

          • August 10, 2015 at 12:57 am
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            Nah, conservative Republicans (and conservatives in general) have terrible mindsets. They have caused more harm for society (if anything gets done by them at all in the 1st place) than they have done good for the world. Their sense of progressivism is virtually nonexistent and at times have backwards mindsets.

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            Again with the ignorance! “Terrible mindsets.” I’m almost certain you are force fed lies either through your peers or the media. Or both. I’m guessing you want to round all conservatives up and send them to the gulag for “reeducation.” I’m clearly using hyperbole there, but sometimes I have to wonder about people. I do know that your world view is very very small. And is much to be pitied.

          • August 10, 2015 at 4:26 am
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            “They can’t stand that people hold onto tradition and will only embrace change and difference where more power is given to their socialist ideals”

            LOL… socialist?!? Don’t forget to add that Obama is also an Islamic communist while you’re filing your binders full of women.

        • August 10, 2015 at 12:27 am
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          Trump for the new emperor!

    • August 10, 2015 at 12:24 am
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      Sir, this is the stupidest comment I have seen this month, possibly of all 2015. Congratulations.

      • August 10, 2015 at 12:27 am
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        You must be blind and unintelligent to not recognize that the OP is the most genious and clever comment of 2015! Sorry that the comment went way over your head for you to deem it the way you did just because you couldn’t understand it (because that’s what your comment pretty much sums up to).

        Actually, I’m not sorry:

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          Genious… that pretty much sums it up, thank you for your input.

    • August 10, 2015 at 2:42 am
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      I’m not quite sure how you equate an origin story with ‘change’ and ‘evolution’. Origin stories exist because filmmakers are afraid to create original characters.

      Wouldn’t clinging to that which already exists be construed as conservative? Methinks your logic is greatly flawed.

  • August 9, 2015 at 11:56 pm
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    Has anyone said that this will be Live Action?
    Maybe it’s going to be animated?
    Best way to get over the Harrison Ford elephant in the casting room…

  • August 10, 2015 at 12:02 am
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    This movie will be fail. Recast of OT characters is a fail.

    • August 10, 2015 at 12:16 am
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      I’m sure that’s what all of the Star Trek fans thought when Abrams rebooted Star Trek and it turned out alright and brought in a whole new generation of fans. The only ones hating those movies are the die hard old school fans.

      • August 10, 2015 at 12:38 am
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        WHAT? JJ totally destroyed Star Trek.
        He had the star ship running on steam power, did you see the state of the 23 century engine room.
        JJ has no idea about science, or science fiction.

        • August 10, 2015 at 1:11 am
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          How? Seriously… old star trek enterprise interiors on the other hand sucked hard. The only original films I like, esclusively because of the story are II-III and IV.

          • August 10, 2015 at 1:37 am
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            Old Star Trek was made in the sixties on a small TV series budget and it still looked better.

          • August 10, 2015 at 1:40 am
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            Best story STTMP, pure science fiction, and lest we forget Star Trek is not about a villain in every story.

        • August 10, 2015 at 6:36 pm
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          Thank you for educating us on what 23rd century power generation is like.

          Now, where is the company you’re founding with your knowledge of this technology? I would like to invest. My monopoly money should be enough for a start-up.

  • August 10, 2015 at 12:12 am
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    But on a serious note…

    Is this a good director for a han solo movie?

    • August 10, 2015 at 12:19 am
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      I’m unsure of that as well. I’m familiar with the Lego Movie which was pretty funny. Also, 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street were funny as well.

      But Lord and Miller’s track record is for comedies mostly.

      I don’t see this Han Solo Anthology movie as being a pure comedy. So, this will be their first delve into the more dramatic realm of film making.

  • August 10, 2015 at 12:14 am
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    Larry kasdan should direct a solo movie!

    • August 10, 2015 at 1:42 am
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      To late he’s directed more than one film.

    • August 10, 2015 at 5:57 am
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      No, but it does look like Yavin. lol

  • August 10, 2015 at 2:20 am
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    Just cast MR. INGUBER! He’s played young Harrison ford in a movie already.

  • August 10, 2015 at 2:21 am
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    We should be grateful that more Star Wars movies are coming out, something that many people lost hope in, a few years ago before the Disney acquisition. All the opinions above remind me of kids in a candy store arguing about which is the best candy, after years of having none. What’s the point? Enjoy the experience kids! Grab it all, stuff your pockets with all of it!

    • August 10, 2015 at 2:31 am
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      TRUE

    • August 10, 2015 at 2:49 am
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      One could argue that Legacy of Godfather movies were heavily damaged by it’s inefficient PART3 , which was really humiliating and unnecessary. Just a opinion from general movie fan.

      • August 10, 2015 at 5:22 pm
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        But has the legacy of The Godfather really been tarnished?

        I wouldn’t like to argue that. The legacy of the original trilogy really hasn’t been diminished…’questioned’ maybe.

        I think we really discredit our intelligence as fans to differentiate between singular or series of movies.

        We’re smarter than that…or maybe I’m an optimist because I once saw a smuggler and a farmboy destroy a planet destroying superweapon.

  • August 10, 2015 at 2:44 am
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    I LOVE THE PREQUELS! That is all.

  • August 10, 2015 at 2:45 am
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    What if they use state of the art cgi to young down Harrison? It’s a plausible possibility now. It would be another example of starwars doing things not done before (as a lead). And it could work.

  • August 10, 2015 at 2:51 am
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    looking forward to this but we really need an OB1 film he is the most iconic character

    • August 10, 2015 at 3:14 am
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      I would love to see OB1 vs Maul once again in the big screen. But did Lucas film decree that no Jedi or Sith in Anthology films to differentiate from Episode movies ?

      • August 10, 2015 at 4:06 am
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        That would be a ridiculous idea for Lucasfilm to do. They need to expand the anthology series in the future. Jedi/sith film. Smuggler/Bounty hunters. Gangsters. Lowlifes. Politicians (yes I’m serious.) The Skies the limit. I say bring on Obi-Wan for Anthology # 3. Ewan is up for it as well. Let Matthew Vaugn or Brad Bird have a go at it.

  • August 10, 2015 at 3:27 am
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    Am I the only one who doesn’t want this movie to be made? Seriously. Leave Han alone, please. The character is great as it is. What are the chances of this being good…

    • August 10, 2015 at 4:07 am
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      You never have to watch it if you don’t want to. I’ll watch it in your stead.

    • August 10, 2015 at 5:43 pm
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      Spoken like a true OT purist with misguided feelings of nostalgia.

  • August 10, 2015 at 4:08 am
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    The Fantastic 4 just bombed at the box-office because they replaced one of the main characters (the torch) with a black guy.

    Could this be a preview of what’s coming for TFA?

    • August 10, 2015 at 4:23 am
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      It bombed because it was a bad movie not because a black guy was in it. Saying that, the backlash over the human torch was because he was playing an already established character. Boyega is a brand new character.

      • August 10, 2015 at 6:08 pm
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        “It bombed because it was a bad movie not because a black guy was in it. Saying that, the backlash over the human torch was because he was playing an already established character. Boyega is a brand new character.”

        That said, I do wonder if there would be a backlack if it turns out that Boyega’s character Finn is related to one of the Big 3 OT characters either in TFA or in another of the ST movies (Ex: he turns out to be Han and Leia’s son, or Luke’s son). I really doubt that Finn will turn our to be related to a non-black character, I don’t think that the story writers will write something like this, but hey, stranger things have happened. And just so that no one gets me wrong, non, I’m not racist; I’m just thinking of possibilities of reactions that could occur based on realism.

  • August 10, 2015 at 4:40 am
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    I’m totally fine with them doing these spin offs provided they do a good job. As for the prequels, personally, I would be totally fine with them just pretending that I, II, and III never ever existed in the first place. Those movies were not good, in my opinion. I’d also be fine if they just decided to re-do them . . . the right way.

    • August 10, 2015 at 5:06 am
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      Without PT, we won’t enjoy Ian Macdiamind performance as rising senator or his ploy for the destraction of Jedi Order, no Darth Plaguise tale.

    • August 10, 2015 at 6:29 pm
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      For that to happen, the PT movies would’ve had to been a financial failure and have had a majority of negative reviews (not mixed reviews of 50% or above ratings on Rotten Tomatoes (all PT movies are above 50%)) like what’s happening right now with the new Fantastic Four movie (Rotten Tomatoes score of 9%-10%). None of these things happened to the PT movies so I doubt we’ll be seeing that anytime soon and if it did, it’ll happen much into the future from now, when all other ideas have been exhausted, which I doubt since it sounds like Disney has SW ideas for like the next 100 years (I read this in a recent article); if they ever did, it would be a reboot of all 6 current SW movies not just the PT. You don’t believe that the OT would ever get rebooted? Look at some of the past examples of recent movie reboot releases (a couple: Robocop, Nightmare on Elm Street, the upcoming Jumanji reboot, Carrie, Star Trek reboots, the Dark Knight Trilogy, and other notable reboots of classics).

      • August 10, 2015 at 10:35 pm
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        Eh. I place more weight on whether or not I actually liked the movie and not on whether it received good reviews. Granted, if a high percentage of people like a movie, much higher than fifty percent in my opinion (I’m talking in the high eighties to ninety percent rating) then chances are good that I’m going to like it too. The original trilogies were classics. The new ones don’t compare. They’re not even remotely close. The editors of the new ones saw these flaws and saw that they were not repairable in post because the story structure was faulty. There are a lot of things you can do in post to make a bad movie better and maybe even great. Truly good editors do this all of the time. But it is well documented that the editors and producers saw problems with the new movies in post that simply put (with no amount of re-shooting or re-tooling) was going to fix bad.

  • August 10, 2015 at 4:54 am
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    Judging by the startling amount of anger directed toward this yet-to-be-filmed movie, I’m guessing I’m the only one here that thinks a young Solo adventure sounds amazing.

    When the prequels were announced I dreamed of finally seeing the Kessel Run, the “winning” of the Millennium Falcon, the meeting of Han and Chewie, the smuggling of spice and the early run-ins with Jabba The Hutt. Although I am a Prequel apologist to some degree, seeing Han’s back-story always sounded more interesting to me.

    Now, just because the Prequels didn’t turn out the way many had hoped for, that’s an absurd reason to dismiss another origin story out of hand. That’s like saying all hamburgers are disgusting because McDonalds isn’t good.

    Go ahead and call a young Han Solo film a cash-grab, but I for one have long wished to see his early shenanigans. If they turn out even slightly better than the Prequels I will be satisfied.

    Finally, as for the directors — I’d be hard-pressed to think of better choices. These guys made good movies out of 21 Jump Street and Legos, for chrissakes. That’s like making good films from Jersey Shore and Lincoln Logs. Say what you will, but that is DAMNED impressive.

    Oh, and Lawrence Kasdan is writing it. Dude practically perfected the Han Solo we know and love. Have some faith, people.

  • August 10, 2015 at 5:02 am
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    “Go ahead and call a young Han Solo film a cash-grab”

    Ok, it’s a cash-grab.

  • August 10, 2015 at 5:06 am
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    I know it’s shocking, but the truth is nobody is gonna make you see the film. Stay home. You have that right.

    Odds are, though, that every person complaining will be there to see it opening weekend.

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      never tell us the odds

  • August 10, 2015 at 6:29 am
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    I personally do not understand the endless complaining, not just on this article, but on the website as a whole. I’ve been a huge Star Wars fan since I was a young kid, and love all of the movies (yes, even the prequels). Am I going to sit here and tell you there weren’t things that could have been done differently to make them better? Not at all. I loved them though because they showed a different dimension to a galaxy far, far away, that had powered my imagination growing up. The prequels led to a revived interest in growing the Star Wars universe and in my opinion led indirectly to the creation of the Darth Bane books, battle front games, KOTOR series and much, much more. My point is, maybe these new movies will be amazing, maybe they won’t. Maybe disney is just trying to cash in on the Star Wars franchise, I dont care. With every new movie, show, game and novel that comes out, a new piece of the Star Wars universe is added to the puzzle, and I’ll always be thankful for that in some capacity.

    May the force be with you.

    • August 10, 2015 at 7:53 am
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      Yeah, seriously. I will never understand why people get so pissed off about Hollywood making MORE of your favorite movies. Sure, yes, they are often terrible, but that in no way whatsoever diminishes the greatness of the original films you loved. There have been 3 absolutely gawdawful sequels to Jaws and it hasn’t lessened my adoration for that film one iota.

      Would I prefer that every Star Wars movie be cinematic perfection? Of course! But if I had a choice between never seeing another SW movie again and seeing a (possibly) lame backstory film, I’m gonna choose to gamble on the new movie every time. Hollywood isn’t gonna bankroll a $200 million movie unless they feel it has a good chance at recouping the investment. So in essence, EVERY movie with a budget over a few million dollars is a “cash grab”, especially something as colossal as Star Wars.

      Lastly, I ask this in all seriousness: would you have preferred that the prequels (and subsequently the upcoming films) never existed? If so, why on Earth are you here?

  • August 10, 2015 at 7:41 am
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    Poor George, he must be puling his hair out at what is happening to his creation, no good will come of it, Disney are going to destroy Star Wars all the way to the bank.

    • August 10, 2015 at 8:33 am
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      With 4 billion dollars I doubt it.

    • August 10, 2015 at 5:36 pm
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      As far as I’m concerned Lucas created it and he also destroyed it. All Disney can do is make it better or leave it a pile of crap.

      • August 10, 2015 at 7:19 pm
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        Lucas didn’t destroy anything. Only a subset (a loud and vocal minority to put it more appropriately, as various statistics prove) of the fanbase believe in this and tell themselves this (and if anything, it’s us fans destroying SW, with the constant fighting and arguing happening throughout the Internet to this day). And whether you want to believe it or not, the PT did bring in a new generation of fans to the SW fanbase which yeah, that does not sound like “destroying” to me (and it doesn’t sound that way to plenty of other people either).

        • August 10, 2015 at 7:59 pm
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          …as far as you are concerned.

  • August 10, 2015 at 7:48 am
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    You maybe right, Lens Flare.

    An X-Men like anthology series for Star Wars is heresy.
    But to recast Han Solo with a different actor is the ultimate sin.

    However, this is the kinda stuff that happens to an aging film series….with each successive movie, they always get worse and worse, never the opposite.

    But this doesn’t prevent shameless corporations for going for those bucks. Enter Disney and rebooted Han.

    • August 10, 2015 at 7:56 am
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      “with each successive movie, they always get worse and worse, never the opposite”.

      Yeah, sure. Tell that to everyone that loves The Dark Knight. They shoulda stopped making Batman films after Batman & Robin and saved us from that train-wreck.

      • August 10, 2015 at 8:23 pm
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        or the Hunger Games series.

        or Star Trek movie series.

  • August 10, 2015 at 8:10 am
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    The Batman movies are totally different, for one they are not related to the Joel Shuamacher films in any way and they couldn’t get any worse.
    But just wait for….The day in the life of a Tuscan raider, or attack of the Swomp Rats,or even…..Sleeping Leia.

  • August 10, 2015 at 8:58 am
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    I think we have tangible ground to feel apprehensive for this yet to be produced movie. What would be your reaction if Jay Courtnry was casted as Solo after his brilliant performance of Terminator franchises ?

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      if jai courtney were cast as han solo i would give up on star wars.

      but nobody at disney is that much of an imbecile. the box office alone for terminator 5 would be enough to make studio execs run screaming from that buffoon’s audition tapes.

    • August 10, 2015 at 1:09 pm
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      Hmm, interesting. Not that informative, but interesting none the less.

    • August 10, 2015 at 2:59 pm
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      Great spot on the Korean trailer with1 new shot. Interesting.

  • August 10, 2015 at 3:02 pm
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    In the new shot there are drop ships on the left, looks like new walkers on the right…

  • August 10, 2015 at 3:12 pm
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    The new shot…it doesn’t like like Dohmnall fronting the leadership, it looks more like Kim from North-Korea. Or maybe Snoke?
    Great shot, though, with all the TIE fighters and shit and stuff.

    http://imgur.com/z1sFt0n

  • August 10, 2015 at 3:31 pm
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    In the new shot tere’s another thing Jj has got right – the weather and lighting. No phantom menace sunny jar jar hills (that look like some windows pic desktop – where do you want to go today)… It’s got that flat cloudy light from anh Tatooine. Imperfect. I like it.

    • August 10, 2015 at 3:48 pm
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      For the weather – it’s a lot more cloudy and flat lit in the new shot than the front shot from the trailer 2. I guess the clouds are patchy.

    • August 10, 2015 at 5:26 pm
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      Good point.

    • August 10, 2015 at 5:28 pm
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      Good point.

      For all the talk about environment and motifs, the PT was heavy on the idyllic landscape (urban or otherwise). Contrast that with ESB – even on Bespin, the Luke-Vader fight occurs in a steamy, dark, dangerous, cave-like environment. The fight in chancellor’s office…bleh (overall bad). The cave-landing platform in AOTC….boring.

  • August 10, 2015 at 3:32 pm
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    As much as I want to be on board with all things Star Wars, I am not convinced this film will be a good thing for the SW universe. I am a fan of the Han Solo character. But I have to say, I have read a lot of EU (now legends) works with the character and authors and comic book writers have just never seemed to strike that perfect note that made Han such a great character in the OT. I think this is especially true in the Post-ROTJ era EU works. What do all these portrayals of Solo have in common? Harrison Ford is not involved in the character’s portrayal. Sure, an author may draw on his performance when writing the character, but most of the time they miss the mark. This makes me nervous about a canon Han Solo project without Ford. Maybe they can pull it off…but I think this will be the hardest sell for Star Wars fans to buy in to. When I say that, I don’t mean financially…make no mistake – this film will make money. But I’m afraid that’s all it will make. Maybe we should settle for a novel, comic, or animated film (or just leave his origin alone altogether). I have faith in the team they have selected to create the film as they have proven their talent. But I just fear that the idea is a dangerous one. I doubt even Spielberg could properly handle a film of this magnitude and importance to fans of the OT.

  • August 10, 2015 at 5:19 pm
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    Great. You’ve really outdone yourselves this time, haven’t you PT Haters? Now you are “Mr. Plinketting” a prequel movie before it even comes OUT. So many other franchises have gotten origin story/prequel films made and they turned out fine and were welcomed by fans, but NO, not the Prequel Haters. They can never grow past the OT, because they’re emotionally attached to it, since it’s the trilogy they saw first, isn’t it?

    So how can Darth Vader/Anakin *possibly* have been a sweet, 10 yo child once, right??? (Yes, even one that said “Yipee”) I mean he was originally 100% HUMAN, so how could he have possibly started off as an infant, then a boy (TPM), then a (whiny) teenager (AOTC), right? I mean, surely, he must’ve been *born* in that suit! And, even if he WASN’T, why oh why was he not evil from DAY one?? You know, like Damien, from The Omen? Of course, this is all sarcasm, in case you missed it. The fact is, the PT was designed to show how a good person *became* bad, not show him as an evil child from day one! And then there’s the neverending criticism of AOTC (the usual about the “I don’t like sand” line, etc.). OK, so maybe GL made a bad move by not hiring Kasdan to write final drafts for him in the PT like with ESB & ROTJ, but c’mon, it’s only like about 5-10 minutes of a 2 hour film. And it was the hardest thing he had to do. Switching from writing lines like “The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant…” to actual romance lines must’ve been tough. But, all in all, I think the overall product was not bad at all, with the exception of Ep I, which, at most, gets a 6.5/10.

    And then there’s the complains about Anakin’s “whining”. Did you not read what i wrote above? GL wanted to show how a good person turns to the Dark Side. And, like it or not, whining is the most guaranteed way to “fall”, because, as Ra’s Al Ghul said to Ani (Seriously, this sounds like “Annie” phonetically. Is it just me, or is this the lamest thing to ever appear in SW??) in TPM “What you focus on determines you reality”. See? Lucas was planning to make him a whiner all along. So, if you don’t like it, I suggest you try to change the Laws of the Universe and of psychology and not bash Lucas for showing us a very plausible arc of how a well meaning, but egotistical/impatient/whiny, person could turn bad (coupled with the attachment/love for Padme, it was more than enough to send him to the Dark Side, but I’m guessing a lot of OT purists wouldn’t know much about romance).

    And now to ROTS: if you ask me, it was damn near perfect! I could understand the complaints about I & II. I hated I myself and, with AOTC, I can see how most hardcore OT nerds would be uncomfortable with seeing “romance scenes” in SW. But when I started seeing the same (or, sometimes, even worse) criticisms being leveled against Ep III, I finally realized that the OT Purists were not a demographic you could take seriously. It’s almost reached a point where you people don’t even *know* why you hate the PT anymore, do you??

    IMHO, merely the fact that it had the amazing Palpatine/Sidious arc (and equally amazing performance from Ian) made it seem even more awesome than the OT to me for a time. When ROTS was still fresh, I was absolutely taken with Ep II & III. I couldn’t believe the lengths GL had gone to, to show us how the Emperor rose to power. Right after the Sifo Dyas mystery popped up, it suddenly got VERY interesting. I could gladly leave TPM disaster behind me, for good, after that. But, again, a lot of OT Nerds complained *even* about the Sifo Dyas mystery. I’m sorry, was it too confusing for you? Are you still mentally a 10 year old, like you were when you first watched the OT? I bet that if GL had made the PT storyline as simplistic as the OT, then the same people would’ve complained that GL “didn’t move with the times”. I mean, something very similar is ALREADY happening with TFA: I see people complaining a lot about the fact that JJ is talking up the practical effects aspect of the ST. Seriously? You actually stooped so low as to complain even about that? And I bet it won’t even stop there. I guaranteed you, you just wait and see in these very forums right here, there WILL be people that will complain that “JJ used too much practical effects and didn’t take advantage of the modern tech available to him”.

    And, before you say anything, I’m in my mid 30ies and I grew up with the OT and love it to death, yada, yada. ROTJ is my all time favorite. But, honestly, with the exception of TPM (and this is almost entirely due to jar jar), the PT is not bad at all. The only thing wrong was that it was not as *good* as the OT….but, then, that’s like saying you will never buy a single McCartney album, because it will never be as good as his work with The Beatles. See what I did there? Yes, we KNOW the OT is the best movie trilogy in the galaxy. We really, really do. And that is precisely the reason why we shouldn’t constantly *compare* all non-OT films with them. Can’t you understand that this magnificent cinematic feat will never be repeated?? (Well, at least not in the near future anyway)

    We have 2 choices, 2 potential timelines if you will: 1) a world where Lucas had decided to never do anymore SW after the OT and, thus, leave it “untouched” and pure and 2) the REAL world we are living in, in which he had actually *planned* a 9 part saga from day one. And, had we been living in Timeline 1 right now, I am 100% certain that hardcore OT fans would’ve equally complained about the fact that Lucas chose NOT to make the PT and ST!

    Sorry about the mess…

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      I’m going to keep it simple:

      It would have been nice to have actors and dialogue that communicated the complicated political and emotional story Lucas wanted to tell. But that didn’t happen.

      Meh.

      • August 10, 2015 at 5:49 pm
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        I disagree with you (particularly since the OT also isn’t very strong on dialogue and acting either(see early reviews of the OT when they were 1st coming out)). But hey, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

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          Considering Han Solo became an iconic character, and the comedy worked better, it was fine.

          AOTC would be an ok movie if Portman and Christiansen had decent performances – which is why, against the grain, I’m actually ok with Phantom Menance, only because there’s no uneven wooden dialogue between those two characters (poor Jake Lloyd).

          Then again, half of that was likely editing, which is what saved the original1977 movie from being a disaster.

  • August 10, 2015 at 5:59 pm
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    Like many of you, I think this whole project should be avoided because there is major potential for the film to bomb. It can be as simple as casting someone that doesn’t look like Harrison Ford. It’s going to be a major challenge. On the plus side, at least Chris Miller loves the character, and like many of us, was a kid wanting to role play Han. So there is a bit of hope there. I just have an uneasy feeling about the whole matter. However the rare miracle of it turning out to be a good movie and having the right actor can happen. If it is a success then there may be a major future ahead. But I’m not going to get my hopes up.

  • August 10, 2015 at 6:04 pm
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    Add my name to the list of nervous fans. One critical aspect of Han’s character is his mystique. Like a Clint Eastwood Western, the mystery is what keeps us invested. Too much exposition could undermine this character in fundamental ways- especially when he’s being portrayed by an entirely different actor.

    On the other hand, if they make it more plot driven and keep it focused on Han and Chewie getting out of impossible situations and keep the sardonic humor and wit, it could be surprisingly good.

    But if they go with a “by-the-numbers” origin story, it could kind of suck! I guess I’ll reserve judgment until we hear more about the plot.

  • August 10, 2015 at 6:05 pm
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    Obi Two August 10, 2015 at 17:19 PM—— I clicked like on your comment as appreciate the effort you made. However, and this is just my opinion with all due respect….

    Point 1: Sure Darth Vader could’ve been a sweet innocent child once, no prob. Tarkin as well, and Darth Mall etc… It’s basically a given that all people start innocent. It’s also a given that all people poop. That doesn’t mean that watching Han Solo or Chewy taking a big steamy growler on the Falcon’s toilet makes for compelling story telling. So yes, young innocence is a fact of life, and so is pooping (but do we need to see the pooping?).

    Point 2: Ok lets say we need to see the innocent become evil. It could be compelling to understand why he turned to evil, but they didn’t show us why. They only showed that he “did” turn to evil. What they showed us was a man go from supporting the Jedi after years and years of battling Sith Evil with the Jedi, to a man saying “from my perspective the Jedi are evil”. I won’t go into the whole child killer part (that ridiculous leap in logic is self evident). He had no basis for believing the Jedi are evil, and it made me lose all respect for the character. I really enjoyed the scene between Anakin and Palpatine where Anakin discovers Palp is a Sith and wants to kill him (but uses restraint in the name of justice and reports him to the Jedi). So this establishes that he was still on the Jedi’s side at this point. But within hours of this he’s now full on child murder. It’s forced (no pun) character change which happened, not because it was the natural next step for the character, but because it was “written” that way. As much as I enjoyed ROTS which I did, this ruined the integrity of the movie altogether. I’m sorry but saying that winning can turn you into Hitler (like it’s a message to tell the kids) is logically preposterous in my opinion.

    Point 3: Regarding the Plikett reviews. They are a masterpiece of critcal analysis (with the exception of the stupid and offensive serial killer side story). They finally allowed me to move on after years of re-watching the PT, hoping to like them.

    • August 10, 2015 at 6:49 pm
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      I’m currently reading the ROTS novel.

      I think Lucas should have just made ROTS into the 3 prequels. Anakin’s turn was so useless in the movie, but Anakin really gets chipped away bit by bit in the novel.

      I don’t know how much Lucas had to do with the novelization though. I’d like to hear about that.

      • August 10, 2015 at 7:14 pm
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        In regards to novelizations, it’ll always feel that the stories are more in-depth in books that in movies, simply because novels aren’t limited like movies are running-time wise. I’m not just talking about Ep. III but for all the other Star Wars movies as well. With novels, authors can really be as expressive as they want to be.

        In regards to making ROTS a multi-part movie, while I can understand the sentiment behind it, there’s also a double edge sword effect about it. Look at the Hunger Games Mockingjay movie, they split that into two parts and there were a lot of complaints about that, particularly because part I wasn’t as interesting as people had hope for (personally, I didn’t feel that there was much action in it, and the narrative was ok but it felt incomplete). You know, I read somewhere that originally ROTS was filmed to be like a 4-hour-long movie, but then it was cut down to about 2 hours (they cut down extra scenes such as extra scenes of Order 66 consequences for example); maybe someday in the future there will be some sort of extended edition/director’s cut of ROTS released showing all these other extra scenes in it but who knows.

        • August 10, 2015 at 7:38 pm
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          Well, taking a pre-existing novel and making it a two-part movie is different than taking an expansive script that has a lot to explain and making it into 3 different movies – which is sort of what he did with the OT, successfully (with the exception of the twins subplot).

        • August 11, 2015 at 2:37 pm
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          Lucas has said as much in interview/s, namely *if I was a writer I could just write the scene, whereas I am a movie maker/director, I need to think how can this be done, how can I *practically* do this on set*… Lucas is not saying he is not a writer, he is IMHO a great writer, but the curse of the movie maker/director is practical reality. CGI was/is a tool to be used. That Lucas used. Results up for discussion. He was the person who made plastic models and *trench runs* in the parking lot so awesome… the CGI equivalent is hundreds/thousands of hours in front of a monitor, with actors being skilled in *motion capture* !!!OMG!!! Motion capture couldn’t possibly be related to stop motion, could it??? (Look it up kiddies)

    • August 10, 2015 at 7:05 pm
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      Regarding your 2nd point:

      1. The dark side of the Force is very strong, don’t underestimate its powers (after all, the PT demonstrates just how strong the aura of the dark side of the Force had gotten by Ep. III, to the point where it clouded everything as Yoda famously quoted). Just because you didn’t see everything, this doesn’t mean that there weren’t any underlying shifting of mindsets happening in the background (which is implied).

      2. You should watch The Clone Wars TV series (it’s canon by the way); it really portrays the Jedi order during war times (and how this contributes to their downfall by the time Ep. III rolls around) and the way that events get fleshed out during the times of the Clone Wars and it gives one a better understanding on the mindsets of the main characters (how their thoughts get processed and how they interpret them; you see the seeds of mistrust begin to blossom here).

      3. “It could be compelling to understand why he turned to evil, but they didn’t show us why.” I’d argue that it did. Yes, a good amount of it was due to Anakin fearing that he would lose Padme in her dying but there were other reasons too such as him wanting more power (you see this starting in Ep. II) and him seeing some deception happening in the Jedi order (from his point of view at least) to the point where he starts feeling distrust. Maybe these scenes weren’t as long as you might have hoped for but when it comes to a 2-hour running time, there’s a limit at to how much screen time on can put for each scene. Maybe things weren’t as convincing to you but they were to me (and for plenty of other people as well).

      4. Remember that these are fantasy movies. You should not be trying to apply real-world logic 100% to the teeth here (otherwise, you will not get much enjoyment from them).

      • August 10, 2015 at 7:49 pm
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        Yeah, its all in there.

        But the fact we argue over it just signals it was done awkwardly/poorly/wooden/too sudden. That’s why some people say the prequels should have started with AOTC, then had two subsequent episodes to demonstrate, bit-by-bit, Anakin’s downfall, while also covering the political downfall. Maybe a better performance, dialogue, editing, acting could have pulled it off better (ROTS is still the most widely liked prequel).

        • August 11, 2015 at 10:08 pm
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          Or it indicates that the fall of Anakin is compelling and spurs debate 10 years after the movie came out. I never had a problem with it – GL spent almost 3 movies putting all the pieces in front of the audience. Anakin had to make a decision sooner or later – I guess the last act of Hamlet is “sudden” too . . . Shakespeare should have written two more plays to “explain” why he finally stops dithering…

  • August 10, 2015 at 6:48 pm
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    We’ll see.

    Would rather have MacGregor get another shot at Obi-Wan, he really deserves it.

    The only Han story worth telling is getting the Falcon and meeting Chewie.

  • August 11, 2015 at 12:20 am
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    I personally don’t want to see a Han Solo, stand alone film. Some characters are best left right where they are… in iconic history. Same with Boba Fett. Less is more.

  • August 11, 2015 at 7:35 am
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    I can’t wait to see which actor they pick to replace HF.

  • August 11, 2015 at 10:04 pm
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    Wake me when they’re finished picking through GL’s leftovers — while dropping back-handed insults on his creative choices out of the corner of their mouths.

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