The Short List for Young Han Solo Just Got Shorter!

Han Solo Shortlist

A new report by THR pretty much confirms our story from here adding a third name to the mix. A month ago we told you that Taron Egerton is still on Disney’s wanted list, and that he already auditioned more than once for the role. We also first brought the name of Alden Ehrenreich in the mix of contenders.

 

Now THR adds Irish actor Jack Reynor as a third potential candidate for the role of the famous scoundrel.

 

From THR:

According to sources, last weekend in London tests were conducted involving actors Alden Ehrenreich, who did scene-stealing work in Hail, Caesar!; Jack Reynor, best known for his work in Transformers: Age of Extinction; and Taron Egerton, the star of The Kingsman and Eddie the Eagle.

 

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Taron Egerton

 

Sources say there could be a few other names on the list, though due to the high level of secrecy on all Star Wars projects, it’s hard to ascertain them. Disney declined to comment.

 

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Alden Ehrenreich

 

Those who tested — and it’s unclear if these were costume tests or screen tests — were plucked from a previous group of around 10 actors who met with the directors. Among the names whispered to have met are Miles Teller, the Whiplash star who appears in the Divergent movies; and Ansel Elgort, the Fault in Our Stars star who also is in the Divergent movies.

 

Jack Reynor
Jack Reynor

 

Emory Cohen, who played Saoirse Ronan’s love interest in the Oscar-nominated Brooklyn, also tested. Actors from Richard Linklater’s new movie Everybody Wants Some also had meetings, according to sources.

 

The report also mentioned that more than 2500 actors have already audition for the role.

 

Just as a reminder our source who first brought us the report a month ago said:

Both actors (Taron and Alden) auditioned separately and together. This means that they might be up for two different roles. They were screen tested using a script that suggested that they are both related. This script of course had nothing to do with the Han Solo script. You probably remember that for TFA actors read a scene from The Hunger Games for Finn and Rey. So we can’t say for certain that the close relation between the two characters will remain in the movie as well. Our source even thinks that actually Han Solo might have a brother, but for now we put that under the rumors column. Let’s just say that a major male family member is up for casting and that it is of the same type as Han.

 

If this turns out to be right as well remains to be seen.

 

 

 

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174 thoughts on “The Short List for Young Han Solo Just Got Shorter!

  • March 15, 2016 at 9:07 pm
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    It’s awful.

    • March 15, 2016 at 9:42 pm
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      Woah, you’re a time traveller?! That’s amazing!! I can’t believe you’re able to look into the future to see that a movie that hasn’t even been filmed yet is awful!

      …Wait, you’re no time traveller, you’re just some fanboy instantly declaring something bad just because you don’t like it. Shut up and wait before calling it bad.

      • March 15, 2016 at 9:43 pm
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        Wow way to get all pissy over me criticizing the short list. None of these guys look like Harrison Ford. This movie is a bad idea.

        • March 16, 2016 at 3:13 am
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          Seeing that you are a time traveller you should have seen that coming

        • March 16, 2016 at 5:48 pm
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          Neither of the Young Indiana Joneses (from both the TV serials and The Last Crusade’s prologue) look like Harrison Ford, yet nobody complains about that. Why? Because they pull off the mannerisms and acting that made Harrison convincing as a 30s action hero. Who the hell are you to say that these guys won’t do the same with a 30s space opera hero?

          • March 16, 2016 at 6:48 pm
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            Because Indiana Jones isn’t a series that prides itself on continuity. Star Wars is a universe with a canon that is precise and as accurate as possible.

          • March 17, 2016 at 3:55 am
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            Um…no. Are you forgetting how Obi-Wan didn’t recognize R2 and 3PO in the OT, despite the fact that he spent a ton of time with both of them?

          • March 17, 2016 at 1:04 pm
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            Never technically owned by Obi-Wan. It’s also been years and there are plenty of droids that look just like them. Or they’ll explain it away in the comics/novels somehow like they’ve been doing.

          • March 17, 2016 at 4:30 pm
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            So they’ll do a stupid retcon, you mean. Don’t make excuses for lazy writing.

          • March 17, 2016 at 8:35 pm
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            More like a clarification.

          • March 17, 2016 at 9:30 pm
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            Sure.

  • March 15, 2016 at 9:14 pm
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    Hmm. Visually, none of them fit. Will have to see them in motion to see if they work as young Han. This on the same day that the news of the next Indy film was just released.

    • March 15, 2016 at 9:20 pm
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      man I sure can’t to see indy discover the lost secret of cardiac arrest in a old people’s home!!!!!

    • March 15, 2016 at 9:23 pm
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      Frank Marshall – “[We are] not doing the Bond thing where we’re going to call somebody else Indiana Jones…”

      Weirdly, my fanboy brain can accept an Indy recast, but I’m really struggling with the Han casting. I guess it’s the whole interconnected universe thing where we have to believe that this Han Solo and Harrison Ford’s are one and the same. I just wish Lucasfilm had the same mindset about Han as they apparently do with Indy.

      • March 15, 2016 at 9:28 pm
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        This may scupper any hopes that they would introduce a new actor in the Indy role in flashback scenes in the next film. Ideally, it’d be a nice way to ease the public in to whoever ( potentially ) would take over the role in a following non-Ford Indy film.

        I certainly wouldn’t want the same actor cast as Han to be cast as ( young ) Indy also, but I truly believe he should physically resemble Ford as much as possible.
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG9SAq2kLFY

      • March 15, 2016 at 9:29 pm
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        yeah I don’t mind indy as such because of indy is more of a characiture as a character but Han solo on the other hand was a character we just saw die and harrison had his first major role as Han, I honestly don’t see anyone that can do better

      • March 15, 2016 at 9:38 pm
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        Shut your mouth. Indy recasting does not exist in this dojo.

        • March 15, 2016 at 9:41 pm
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          It is either they recast indy or the next film will be about indy finding the lost cavern of heart failure in an old people’s home

          • March 15, 2016 at 9:44 pm
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            Or, and hey, here’s a thought, the franchise could retire gracefully while Disney/LFL develops a new hero, taking inspiration from the great adventure movies of the past generation. That idea is just crazy enough to work, I tells ya!

          • March 16, 2016 at 5:28 am
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            That would take far too much time and effort. Now, is there any other nostalgaic film franchise that we can milk dr—I mean, um, “reboot”?

          • March 16, 2016 at 8:00 am
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            The irony of WHY Raiders, loving homage AND update of classic serials and what the ‘Berg would have done with a Bond movie, worked in the first place is apparently completely lost on Disney.

  • March 15, 2016 at 9:16 pm
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    My personal ranking:

    #1 Taron Egerton
    #2 Alden Ehrenreich
    #3 Bill Cosby
    #4 A toilet

    #5 Jack Raynor

    • March 15, 2016 at 9:43 pm
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      Hey, hey now! Let’s not be so hasty to dismiss the poopy-chair as a mere ‘4’ on the list.

    • March 16, 2016 at 5:26 am
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      Don’t forget Ansel Elgort.

  • March 15, 2016 at 9:19 pm
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    this is stupid, I don’t even see the need to make a Han solo movie, star wars is an ensemble cast and Han is a supporting character ( A bloody great one) and that is the way things should stay. I don’t see how anyone can possibly be hyped for this thing, when it has more chances of flopping than the new ghost busters.

    As for this casting shortlist, if you are gonna get some one to run Han solo into the ground at least do us a favour and make him resemble harrison ford. The guys on this list, yeh some of them are good actors but they all seem out of character.

    • March 15, 2016 at 9:23 pm
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      I’ve heard some fans say that young Han does not need to resemble Ford. Personally I disagree, as this new Han movie is set in-continuity, so he should be believable as the earlier version of the Harrison we met in ANH.

      • March 15, 2016 at 9:26 pm
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        the thing is han solo is known and loved for his performance played by harrison, if fans don’t get even a slight resemblance to that we will riot

        • March 15, 2016 at 9:30 pm
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          Precisely. He should be a good mix of the look and spirit of Ford. BUT, I am hoping I’ll be blown away by whoever is ultimately cast.

    • March 15, 2016 at 9:29 pm
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      Han Solo was never a supporting character, he was one of the main three. That aside, I’m guessing the 1st act will deal with Han meeting Chewie. Most likely Boba Fett is also in the movie, rather than his own stand-alone one.

      • March 15, 2016 at 9:30 pm
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        yes but is it really necessary?? we could get this all in a comic book miniseries or a novel, I just don’t see the point of shelling out hard cash to make a film for this

        • March 15, 2016 at 9:31 pm
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          I’m intrigued by this one. Admit it’s a gamble, but it could payoff.

          • March 15, 2016 at 9:33 pm
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            we will see, but I’m honestly frightened because of han solo being one of my favourite characters of all time and seeing what happened with vader in the prequels just makes me worried about going back

          • March 15, 2016 at 11:50 pm
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            I lost all my respect for that character lol
            I don’t see how people even like Anakin as a character, like how? Does his character hark back to their teenage years?

          • March 16, 2016 at 12:01 am
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            Because not everyone is an obsessive fanboy who came at it with impossibly high expectations thinking there was only one was that it should be and when they didn’t get that, they whined and moaned like nerds with stupid amounts of nerdrage because their vision of what they thought “should” be wasn’t so (despite the fact that the Creator has a right to do what he wants with his art since IT’S HIS ART AND HE OWNS IT and not fans that have attitudes of self-entitlement thinking that they have a right to tell someone how to create their art; that said, you’re entitled to your opinion but don’t act like 1) everyone has the same opinion as you (because I know for a fact many don’t) and 2) there was only one way to create a character since we didn’t even know about this character at all before he donned the suit – Star Wars isn’t based on comic books where fans expect filmmakers to stay true to the comics as that isn’t the case at all with SW and no, the OT doesn’t count as “source material” like comics do to comic book movies as this is an invalid analogy).

            Well guess what? We as fans don’t have a say in the creation of these movies. Lucasfimd doesn’t hold focus groups nor create polls fishing for ideas from the fans and if they did, the movies they make will turn out to be terrible because most ideas that fans come up with are garbage that most wouldn’t like to see.

          • March 16, 2016 at 5:26 am
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            u mad bro?

          • March 16, 2016 at 4:32 am
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            I know it isn’t for everyone, but the cartoon series The Clone Wars actually has a wonderful portrayal of Anakin by Matt Lanter. He’s likeable, and a good mentor, and you can actually relate to his frustration (like when he desperately needs information to save someone’s life, so he pulls out the force choke), or when he thinks some guy is trying to seduce Padme, so he beats the crap out of him. He’s much easier to relate to (not saying I condone his actions of course, but you can understand his motivations).

      • March 15, 2016 at 9:42 pm
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        Culminating in a desperate race to save…I dunno, let’s call it a doomed love interest (gotta learn why Han is so cynical dontcha know!)…by winning the Kessel Run.

        • March 15, 2016 at 9:56 pm
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          The right script and cast, could be really interesting. I seem to be in the minority on this one, but I can seeing it working.

          • March 15, 2016 at 10:00 pm
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            The problem I think is that, even with the best script ever written, because the character is so tied to the actor in this case, you don’t just have to cast Han Solo, you have to find the next Harrison Ford. So, mean, good luck and everything to them, but I think they’d need to cast their net further afield than ‘flavor of the month teen heartthrob’, which by the names on these lists, LFL doesn’t seem inclined to do.

          • March 15, 2016 at 10:08 pm
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            Allegedly 2,500 actors auditioned. If it’s the same casting crew who were involved on TFA then they have my confidence in finding someone to pull of the role. Worst case scenario the movie is a turkey, you say ‘Fuck It’ once, then you move on.

  • March 15, 2016 at 9:21 pm
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    Oh please Disney stop this abomination !!!
    I already hate, hate this movie!!!

    None of this actors look even remotely like Ford.
    Star Wars is not James Bond. You can not just change the look of Star Wars characters.

    If they really need to do this movie, then hire someone who look at least somewhat like Ford!

  • March 15, 2016 at 9:22 pm
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    this idea was bound to fail from the beginning, Han solo is a character unique to Harrison Ford he is not like spider-man or Batman. Han Solo i known for being portrayed by only Harrison ford

  • March 15, 2016 at 9:22 pm
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    I think this movie is a mistake.

    • March 16, 2016 at 3:09 am
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      I second that.

    • March 16, 2016 at 4:09 am
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      Whilst I’m not too pleased about it, I trust Lawrence Kasdan as a writer. He understands Han Solo as a character.

  • March 15, 2016 at 9:25 pm
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    Disney is trying to make Star wars in to the marvel cinematic universe so badly, I predicted this will happen, all these project lucasfilm are announcing are literally wild cards and gambles, none of these characters belong in a solo movie.

    The whole point of Star Wars was that it was an ensemble cast, you can just go and make solo films (pun intended) of characters that don’t really need any. I honestly can see come 2017 the cinema screen half empty with only hardcore fanboys sitting there watching this flop.

    • March 15, 2016 at 9:31 pm
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      If there’s one thing Star Wars should NOT be, it’s the MCU. Don’t get me wrong – I love the Marvel films, but Star Wars should not be the cinematic Golden Goose that’s ultimately ripped apart.

      • March 15, 2016 at 9:35 pm
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        that is what I mean, I LOOOOVE the MCU but it is not a formula that can work with star wars, star wars is rooted in its rich mythology and well rounded story telling, this is something they cant do if disney want them to shit out a film each year

  • March 15, 2016 at 9:32 pm
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    and for those saying taron is a good actor I do agree with you he is a great actor but that doesn’t mean he can pull off han solo, first of all he has a strong welsh accent that he would have to cover up and plus he doesn’t really resemble harrison in any shape or form.

    Sally field is a great actress that doesn’t mean she would play a good batman

    • March 16, 2016 at 12:22 pm
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      Trust the accent wouldn’t be the problem. Brits are better at a non-descript American accent than Americans are.

      • March 16, 2016 at 2:19 pm
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        Depends on which Americans you’re talking to. There are quite a few accents within the “American accent”.

  • March 15, 2016 at 9:34 pm
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    All of those actors have scrunched-up pug faces, as if they are casting for a Wayne Rooney biopic.

    • March 15, 2016 at 9:35 pm
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      lool true

    • March 15, 2016 at 9:37 pm
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      It’s so weird. Perhaps the casting people – wrongly – see Harrison Ford that way? Harrison, even in his youth did not have a squarish, ‘pug-face’. Like it or not, Ingruber’s face is a very, very good match.
      Also, let’s remember River Phoenix who also had the right visual features ( as well as incredible acting skills ) to portray young Harrison.

  • March 15, 2016 at 9:36 pm
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    I am in the camp that thinks this movie shouldn’t and does not need to be made. That said, it has less to do with recasting Han and more to do with origin-story fatigue, especially with a character so central to the universe and whose appeal largely stems from his mysterious past.

    As to the gripes about recasting Han: I think that’s a dumb reason to hate this movie. If we are to think about this as an in-universe continuity problem, then we must also reject all of the comics with Han because they are not Harrison Ford. They are just artists’ renditions of him. We must also reject The Clone Wars, as those character models and voices were not the original actors either.

    You must remember that even though Star Wars strives to be a consistent, continuous universe, it is still a fictional universe. This means that everything we see on screen/page is actually just a re-enactment of a fictional event. Everything in Canon is just a canon “re-enactment” of the in-universe event. Recasting Han is no more troublesome than having a musical score (unless we are to believe that the music is playing in-universe) or having a comic depiction of Han.

    • March 15, 2016 at 9:39 pm
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      “I am in the camp that thinks this movie shouldn’t and does not need to be made. ”
      So, you’re in the camp of ‘all of western civilization’ then?

      • March 15, 2016 at 9:40 pm
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        that is an interesting way to look at things

        • March 15, 2016 at 9:41 pm
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          Come on – who really wants this abomination?

          • March 15, 2016 at 10:59 pm
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            I do!
            I’d still rather have an Obi/Maul movie though

          • March 15, 2016 at 11:47 pm
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            I don’t mind it, I mean it’s a Star Wars spin off film lol not the end of the world.

            Just because it doesn’t seem like a good idea doesn’t immediately mean it’s going to be absolutely horrible, it will be horrible if you go into the movie with an already preconceived notion of it being horrible. Or you go in with too high of expectations which many fans did with TFA, and that’s why you see so many whiners complaining about it being unoriginal, which ironically makes their comments unoriginal. I already had the feeling and knew that TFA would be very similar to the original three, and that never bugged me at all and I still don’t understand why people hate that it was “too” similar.
            I understand that we all want quality films and quality material because we are passionate about Star Wars, but let’s be honest, we’ll never get another Original Trilogy. The facts are, since we are all so driven by nostalgia on those original three movies, I don’t think any future Star Wars movie will ever reach the level of appreciation, especially ESB and ANH. So, all of these so called “hardcore” or “true” Star Wars ans just need to calm down and accept the new movies for what they are.

            You aren’t going to change the world or the movie industry by telling all of your friends and random people on the internet to not go see the new films because they sound or look bad. Only you have the power to decide for yourself. Hence, we should all just go along with the ride and enjoy this time as Star Wars fans for even getting any new Star Wars material at all.

      • March 15, 2016 at 9:44 pm
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        All of the civilized world. Yes. There are plenty of barbarians and peasant trash that are excited for this movie, though. And let’s be honest. We’re all going to go see it and probably enjoy it.

        • March 15, 2016 at 9:50 pm
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          Like, I’m sure there are some ISIL guys in a cave somewhere who think what the world really needs is Han’s backstory….

          • March 15, 2016 at 10:10 pm
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            Them, and all of those people who liked the Transformers movies.

          • March 16, 2016 at 12:19 am
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            Oh jeeze, what if both recasting Han and endless TF movies are really an elaborate plot to cripple the Western economy by driving people away from the theater?

  • March 15, 2016 at 9:41 pm
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    Gotta give it to Disney..they have balls to even think of doing this.

    • March 15, 2016 at 9:42 pm
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      yeah in the past their balls payed off, I mean look at ant-man, guardians of the galaxy and thor

      • March 15, 2016 at 9:49 pm
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        Those were a little different though – there they were taking mostly unknown Marvel characters, where audiences had very little preconceived notions walking into the theater, and using those movies to take the piss out of the Marvel Universe a bit. Except for Thor…which was terrible. Here you’ve got the single most iconic rogue-with-a-heart-of-gold character ever put on film, previously played by a guy who mastered the smart-ass every-man hero, and was an icon to most of us who grew up in the ’80s.

        • March 16, 2016 at 1:38 am
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          The original Thor wasn’t terrible. C’mon!

          • March 16, 2016 at 7:54 am
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            Search your feelings. You KNOW it to be true.

          • March 16, 2016 at 1:06 pm
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            Honestly I walked into that movie thinking it was going to be so terrible dude. I never liked Thor. I walked out pleasantly surprised. It was a lot of fun. Second one, much more nyah. But I love Tom Hiddleston’s Lokie, and the rest of the cast was good too, even with Portman having an almost Episode I relapse wondering why she isn’t in a dramatic film rather than a popcorn flick.

          • March 17, 2016 at 3:49 am
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            Is “popcorn flick” going to become the “he’s smart in his own way” of movies?

          • March 17, 2016 at 5:14 am
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            I just use it as a term for entertaining but largely dumb movie.

          • March 17, 2016 at 5:59 am
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            Ah. Jurassic World.

          • March 17, 2016 at 1:02 pm
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            Precisely!

          • March 17, 2016 at 7:48 pm
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            I differentiate it myself. Dumb movies, I don’t call popcorn flicks. The OT – THOSE are all popcorn movies. Movies that are engaging, exciting, and relatively light in tone…you know, where you feel compelled to keep eating handfuls of popcorn. The Revenant? It’s exciting and engaging, but not the kind of light tone that compels popcorn-eating. Transformers? Also NOT a popcorn movie, because they’re just aggressively annoying movies that make you want to claw your own eyes out rather than keep watching. It’s a bit like ‘hipster’ – WTF does it mean? Who knows, because everyone uses the term differently. Probably means it’s not all that useful as a term.

          • March 18, 2016 at 12:50 am
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            Hooray for personal syntax.

            Also, I love watching the Transformers movies. So awful. Yet, so fun.

  • March 15, 2016 at 9:42 pm
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    There is without question serious risk making this film. But they seem intent on making it. So ultimately I feel we just have to wait for a completed film. I hope it works…

    In related (Harrison Ford) news I noticed according to the BBC they are giving a green light to Indy 5 for 2019.

  • March 15, 2016 at 9:45 pm
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    but why are they not considering Anthony Ingruber?

    • March 15, 2016 at 9:46 pm
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      he is honestly the only way I can watch this film

      • March 15, 2016 at 11:32 pm
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        Some random guy puts a video of himself doing a Harrison Ford/Han Solo impression on YouTube, and now he is the ONLY person you can accept in the role? There is no one else on earth who could possibly be better than this one guy on YouTube?

        • March 16, 2016 at 12:14 am
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          look at the guys on the shortlist and tell me if you see any of them in han’s clothes.

          • March 16, 2016 at 5:21 am
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            Taron. Egerton.

            Ansel. Elgort.

          • March 16, 2016 at 9:15 pm
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            the first one who’s on the shortlist would look like some han solo cosplay, and has a way different head shape respect Harrison Ford. the second one isn’t on this shortlist at all

          • March 16, 2016 at 9:41 pm
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            But he should be! *cries*

          • March 16, 2016 at 10:04 pm
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            yeah I know the feeling… its like they dont want young han to look like han

    • March 15, 2016 at 9:46 pm
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      Because he’s 1) too old 2) really not very charismatic 3) an inexperienced, not terrific actor.

      • March 15, 2016 at 9:59 pm
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        None of us have seen enough of him to say he’s not charismatic. Also, he’s a working actor and is very good in “Eyes Open Nevermore” a Canadian short film that can be found on youtube. He’d probably be no better/no worse than Daisy Ridley as a relatively inexperienced actor – in other words – I’m sure he’d be fine.

        Has anyone tried to reach out to Ingruber or his agent to find out if he’s had an audtion? And if not, WHY not??

    • March 15, 2016 at 9:46 pm
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      They probably auditioned him. Probably doesn’t have the acting chops.

    • March 15, 2016 at 10:55 pm
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      I soo hope he gets it!

    • March 16, 2016 at 12:16 am
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      I mean he looks like him but that doesn’t mean he can act. And even if he could I think it would seem too gimmicky if they hired him

  • March 15, 2016 at 10:18 pm
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    This last one. He’s the best choice as appearance

  • March 15, 2016 at 10:25 pm
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    Noooooo!!!

  • March 15, 2016 at 10:53 pm
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    Jack Reynor has a bit of a young HF about him, I think he’d be the best choice.

  • March 15, 2016 at 11:18 pm
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    AC Crispin’s Young Han Trilolgy was pretty great…this movie….probably won’t even be pretty good. I don’t really care to see a non-Ford Han Solo in an origin story that will have cameo Jabba, Cameo Lando, and Cameo Fett…There are way better things Disney could be spending their star wars money on.

    • March 17, 2016 at 7:52 pm
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      Was that the one with his eeeeeevil cousin or something, that you could TELL was eeeeeevil because of his beard?

      • March 17, 2016 at 8:13 pm
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        Haha! no I think that must be another story. These books show Han joining the Imperial Navy, How he meets Chewie, the kessel run, dropping his cargo at the first sign an imperial cruisers, boba, lando, jabba and what not. Some pretty good books…of course it was probably more than 15 years ago that I read them…

        • March 17, 2016 at 10:40 pm
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          Oh, I remember those now. I was thinking of the Corellian trilogy I think.

  • March 15, 2016 at 11:58 pm
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    This will be a complete disaster 🙂 so bad, one Star Wars movie less – to me.

    • March 16, 2016 at 5:20 am
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      And HOW do you know that this will be bad? Oh wait, you actually don’t.

  • March 16, 2016 at 12:05 am
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    Here we go again with a bunch of comments from complainers with comments like “Solo’s character is going to be ruined”, “Solo is such an iconic character that even if the actor chosen to play young Han is a bit off, it’ll completely ruin the movie and destroy the character’s icon-ism completely”, “han Solo and Harrison Ford” go hand in hand so perfect that anyone else playing Han has a 99.9% chance of doing a catastrophic job on playing the character” etc; this is especially coming from the Han Solo Gen-X fanboys that probably engage in inappropriate things with their Han Solo figures.

    I say: give it a rest! Quit your whining! Stop being such a purist fanboy that is both blinded and misguided by feelings of nostalgia. It’s obsessive fans like you, the type that take Star Wars too seriously like your life depended on SW and nothing else in your life matters, that us sane fans have to hear about so much that just makes me feel terrible for the fandom having to put up with it. It’s conservative fans like you. the type that are afraid of change in SW, that will cause SW as a franchise to no evolve and not be fleshed out, thus holding back the franchise from expanding into unexplored areas.

    Please do us all a favor and just lock yourself in a room for the entire weekend come the time this young Han Solo movie is released and watch the OT movies 1000 times so that way, while the rest of us are enjoying the movie in theaters, you can at least find something to do to keep you entertained during this time.

    • March 16, 2016 at 12:11 am
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      FWIW, this gen-Xer agrees with you. (And the only inappropriate thing that has ever happened to my Han Solo figure is when his head was partially chewed off by my dog back in 1980. Still have it, of course.)

    • March 16, 2016 at 12:11 am
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      ypu must recognise that in this particular case, those that are not complaining about the Han solo issue are really the minority. I myself love all the 7 I’ve seen so far of star wars and find it disturbing that we’ll have a han solo spin off with someone that looks different than harrison ford. So… I guess I have to right to possibly dislike one film of the franchise next to hopefully 9 that I’ll like by the time it comes out… also who knows, maybe the story they’ll come up will be good. But it has to be really the best star wars story ever to redeem the appearance of Han.

    • March 16, 2016 at 1:37 am
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      So, first you yell at people for not being true Star Wars fans and loving every movie.

      Now you’re yelling at people for being too true of Star Wars fans and deciding it’s a poor choice to recast one of the most iconic movie heroes of all time to make a film, in their opinion, is unnecessary for fear they ruin that character forever?

      Hm.

    • March 16, 2016 at 3:20 am
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      Why make a young Han Solo film with a new actor playing Han when they could hire Ewan McGregor and make an Obi Wan film. That’s the mistake that Disney is making.

  • March 16, 2016 at 12:17 am
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    at this point, I think at least I’ll have by the time this comes out so many Star Wars films I won’t have really huge problems with this one.

  • March 16, 2016 at 12:22 am
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    That first one looks nothing like Han Solo. In fact he looks so unlike Han Solo someone should in fact murder him to death to prevent any chance of him being cast. The other two- by appearance, look acceptable I reckon.

    • March 16, 2016 at 12:24 am
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      motherfuck! I just read that the first guy is the chap who played Eddie the Eagle Edwards. There’s no way Eddie the Eagle could be Han solo. No way.

    • March 16, 2016 at 3:30 am
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      Vote Egerton for Villain.

    • March 16, 2016 at 5:10 am
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      Murder him to death? 10 year-old….

      • March 16, 2016 at 5:15 am
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        hey, I like that phrase.

        • March 16, 2016 at 5:18 am
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          I just feel that it was redundantly redundant.

  • March 16, 2016 at 12:23 am
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    I’d go with Ehrenreich, he was so brilliant in Hail Cesar + somehow to my taste it feels wrong to have Brit playing Han Solo, I would really really rather not have Egerton in this one

    • March 16, 2016 at 3:30 am
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      I haven’t seen any of these guys’ movies, so I’m gonna go with Ehrenreich simply on association with the Coen brothers.

      Though Jack Reynor looks the coolest / toughest of the 3.

    • March 16, 2016 at 8:15 pm
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      Egerton is a good actor, but I’m kinda bored at the prospect of him being cast. My choice, Emory Cohen seems to be off the shortlist now, and although Egerton would be good, I find these other two options more intriguing to me.

  • March 16, 2016 at 12:44 am
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    Ehrenreich is my pick, but I’m still against this project.

  • March 16, 2016 at 12:48 am
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    Anthony ingruber, age of adaline. Harrison fords son! Apart from Reynor who has natural charm, check this guy out!
    Let’s keep Star Wars, Star Wars! It’s not a fairy tale or scoucery, as sci fi it is, its actually as believable as it gets!

    • March 16, 2016 at 4:08 am
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      No. He’s a good impressionist but he doesn’t have the acting chops to be the lead in a movie, it’s just not going to happen. Plus, I want someone to embody Han Solo, not pretend to be Harrison Ford.

      • March 16, 2016 at 12:41 pm
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        Most actors are good impressionists…

      • March 16, 2016 at 1:47 pm
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        I’m not even going to say he’s a good impressionist. I agree with what you say about somebody that embodies Han Solo rather than pretending to be Harrison Ford. I don’t know much about those actors on the short list, but I know as of right now none of them look like Harrison Ford.

        I’m optomistic. We’ll see.

  • March 16, 2016 at 1:17 am
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    Please, no Anthony Ingruber! (he can’t *really* act), and none of these are good for Solo, and they’re all too short! THR link mentions the cast from Linklater’s newest film — better choices? (Wyatt Russell, Blake Jenner, Ryan Guzman).

    • March 16, 2016 at 5:06 am
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      You underestimate the power of platform shoes and CGI.

      • March 16, 2016 at 6:09 pm
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        Ha ha, “short” list.

        • March 16, 2016 at 9:43 pm
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          leelz

    • March 16, 2016 at 10:59 am
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      Sorry, but those are terrible choices. They all look like super model douches. Harrison Ford was never that kind of “pretty boy” in his younger years.

      • March 16, 2016 at 7:44 pm
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        Well, it would be funny/interesting if Wyatt Russell got the part his dad didn’t …

  • March 16, 2016 at 1:29 am
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    I REALLY hope the other role is Dash Rendar!

  • March 16, 2016 at 2:15 am
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    Hmm… you know I don’t mind any of these picks. This is certainly a better list than we got a few months ago.

    • March 16, 2016 at 7:45 pm
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      Any list without Dave Franco is an improvement.

  • March 16, 2016 at 3:07 am
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    I still think Ansel Elgort may be the best choice to pull off Han Solo.

  • March 16, 2016 at 3:27 am
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    Taron Egerton is probably the most marketable choice, but (this is just based on looks) I’d say I prefer the other two guys. I’m guessing there’s a second character, preferable not a brother per se, but a brother-like character that later becomes evil — or rather stays evil while Han turns good — would be a good character. To have Han VS guy that could be Han’s brother and possesses all of Han’s advantageous character traits would be, I think, a good albeit clicheed direction for the story.

    If that’s the case, then Taron Egerton should be the ally-turned-baddie, and one of the other guys should be Han. That way, they have Egerton’s marketability + the other guys’ actually looking like Han + bonus points for getting a british villain. Win-win.

  • March 16, 2016 at 4:25 am
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    The more I see Jack Reynor. There is something about him that resembles a Han Solo. (Not necessarily a Harrison Ford). I kinda have a feeling he will get the role. Eggerton would be more more marketable but you know..star wars doesn’t need household names to make their brand successful. They can turn any invisible actor into a superstar.

  • March 16, 2016 at 5:07 am
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    Taron! Taron! TARON!!

  • March 16, 2016 at 9:23 am
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    Gonna go with Alden Ehrenreich ’cause he was a scene stealer in a Coen Brothers movie. That’s pretty impressive. Plus, I felt Taron Egerton was a bit bland in Kingsman and, well, anybody associated with Transformers has an unfortunate stink attached to them, so poor Jack Reynor loses my vote.

  • March 16, 2016 at 9:56 am
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    IF they dont pick Anthony Iingruber ill reject this film along will millions of others, and don’t tell me he hasn’t the acting chops, He is an actor already plus, lets face it, we are not talking Shakespeare here.

    • March 16, 2016 at 12:39 pm
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      Agreed 100%

    • March 16, 2016 at 1:41 pm
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      I’m sorry and I know it is only my opinion and you are absolutely entitled to yours but I think Anthony Ingruber is the most overrated “impressionist” that I’ve seen. His “Han Solo” is is poor to mediocre at best. It’s like if he was a friend of yours and he was doing a quote of Han Solo just casually. I just don’t get how everybody thinks he’s the best. He looks, acts, and sounds nothing, and I truly mean nothing like him.

      That all being said, I don’t know anything about these other actors. I don’t know of any movies they’ve been in, or what they are capable of so it is entirely possibly that Anthony Ingruber may be the best.

      • March 16, 2016 at 2:13 pm
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        have you seen age of Adeline?
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwLv993khfI
        I agree his bedroom you-tube stuff is over the top, but in this film you can see he is being directed and its solid, totally Ford to me.

        • March 16, 2016 at 2:45 pm
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          Nope, not feeling it. Sorry. It’s a fine scene but I’m not getting a Harrison Ford Vibe. His acting seems much improved that what i’ve previously seen though.

        • March 16, 2016 at 5:36 pm
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          1 film does not an actor make.

          • March 16, 2016 at 5:43 pm
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            NO… you are or you are not, there is no try. Using your logic how many times does one have to kill a human to be a murder? And again, was Mark or Even Harrison that great at acting in a new hope! please..

          • March 17, 2016 at 3:47 am
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            Then again, Daisy Ridley hadn’t even been in a feature film when she made Episode VII….

        • March 16, 2016 at 5:38 pm
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          This Anthony talk reminds me of the BTS of The Phantom Menace. When they had the choice of 2 different kids for Anakin and Lucas picked Lloyd over the one who could actually act because he just felt right. There is a difference between Shakespearian acting and a good film actor. Either way, chops or no.. I just don’t think that kid can carry a film… and a Han Solo film at that on his shoulders.

          • March 16, 2016 at 7:01 pm
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            wow, not see that, so he can act, and when not even trying to imitate Ford he he naturally resembles him, and tonally also. Also bear in mind this is obviously a low budget film. Think what he would look like under the light of a big budget set..

          • March 16, 2016 at 7:09 pm
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            Yep! Especially with directors like Lord and Miller, I think he’d do just fine.

    • March 16, 2016 at 6:08 pm
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      You honestly don’t understand what Ford brought to table, do you?

      • March 16, 2016 at 6:17 pm
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        Harrison was being himself practically, there is hardly any difference from the character he played in American Graffiti, but we aren’t going to find another Ford, so we need a Solo thats as close to the original in physical looks as possible. Otherwise jsut don’t make it, as people have said this isn’t James Bond, Harrison is Han Solo, end of story, and i know i speak for the whole galaxy when i say that.

        • March 16, 2016 at 6:31 pm
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          That is not correct. People who know him best say of all his roles, Allie Fox is closest to being Ford.

          • March 16, 2016 at 6:40 pm
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            Perhaps, but that film was much later and he was a lot less Han Solo, much more aggressive. Han Solo is fun and full of charm and cocky! exactly like he played Bob Flafa which is closer to what is needed. Who like that is alive today? I understand why people say Chris Pratt for this very reason. I could agree on an Indie Reboot with him, But not Han…no

  • March 16, 2016 at 1:28 pm
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    Jack Reynor FTW

  • March 16, 2016 at 5:39 pm
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    Please shorten the list. Shorten it so much until you have no one on your list. Dont do this movie

  • March 16, 2016 at 5:40 pm
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    It’s official. I’m the only person in the universe outside of Lucasfilm/Disney that wants to see this movie.

    • March 16, 2016 at 6:07 pm
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      The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem – good for you.

      • March 16, 2016 at 8:51 pm
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        Oh, that was no admission. I’m still fucked.

        • March 17, 2016 at 12:45 am
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          Don’t worry – the rest of us are arranging an intervention. You’ll never see it coming.

  • March 16, 2016 at 5:56 pm
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    someone please stop this movie!

    • March 16, 2016 at 11:16 pm
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      could not agree more. I think it’s just a terrible idea all around.

  • March 16, 2016 at 6:21 pm
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    Hey, they could clone Harrison Ford and wait 22 years, isnt it?

  • March 16, 2016 at 7:24 pm
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    Man… couldn’t somebody just “accidentally” flush the script down the terlet and make this whole thing go away?

    • March 16, 2016 at 7:54 pm
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      Seriously man? You, as a representative of this fan site, being pessimistic like this as well? Geez man, no wonder you’re worst from the rest of the SWNN staff! -_-

      I’m sure you’re going to give me the “I’m entitled to my own opinion” line and attempt to defend said opinion but man, ever heard of etiquette and decorum? Because you sure are lacking in those department.

      Why Viral Hide doesn’t fire you is beyond me but bro, as part of the SWNN personnel, show a little restraint and professionalism!

      • March 16, 2016 at 9:23 pm
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        Too much coffee?

      • March 17, 2016 at 3:46 am
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        “being pessimistic like this as well”

        *immediately starts throwing insults and being an all around sourpuss*

    • March 16, 2016 at 10:54 pm
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      The casting will make or break this film and whoever is doing it here clearly doesn’t understand the character.

  • March 16, 2016 at 10:15 pm
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    Taren Egerton with a prosthetic nose might look pretty good…

    The other two guys’ faces are far too messed up on a basic structural level for it to work 🙁

  • March 16, 2016 at 10:53 pm
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    Taron and Alden I like well enough in other things but outside heavy CG or makeup look nothing like Ford at all. I don’t want to see this become another Nina Simeone debacle. They fucked up making him so much older. *maybe* if he were a teen they could get away with it but most men (and Ford in particular) don’t change facially dramatically from their early to late 20’s without surgery.

    • March 17, 2016 at 3:45 am
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      It won’t be Nina Simone, as there’s no race-bending involved.

      • March 17, 2016 at 12:17 pm
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        Bad prosthetic nose though.

        • March 17, 2016 at 4:31 pm
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          Probably not in the Han movie. That Nina Simone prosthetic tho.

          • March 18, 2016 at 1:14 am
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            Maybe for Lando though…..

  • March 17, 2016 at 1:08 am
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    Haters gonna Hate. Give me as much Star Wars as possible please. Can’t wait to see the adventures of young Han!

    • March 17, 2016 at 7:51 pm
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      “GIve me as much Star Wars as possible” is why Trek shot itself in the foot for a decade, and also why we got the Jar Jar tongue candy.

      • March 19, 2016 at 3:42 am
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        Not everyone hated the Jar Jar tongue candy. ( ͡º ͜ʖ ͡º)

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