Alden Ehrenreich Closer to Playing Young Han Solo?

F-Alden-Ehrenrich-new-2Back in February we were the first site to report Alden Ehrenreich as a potential runner for the Han Solo stand alone movie directed by Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller. A month later THR backed up our report also adding Jack Reynor’s name to the list. Now Deadline offers new update on the story…

 

From Deadline:

After screens tests that narrowed down the field of possible actors portraying Han Solo for the stand-alone movie in the Star Wars universe, Alden Ehrenreich has emerged as the front-runner for the coveted role. The casting of this character has been shrouded in secrecy — to the point of it being referred to as project Red Cup (get it? Solo cups). After screen tests, it was narrowed down to only a handful of actors that included Taron Egerton and Jack Reynor. However, sources with knowledge of the casting process, said that Ehrenreich is now leading the pack after after an impressive performance.

 

 

I think Alden is probably the best pick from the three actors listed above. Taron is already too famous and Irish star Jack Reynor, although a great actor, doesn’t seem to fit with Solo’s way of talking (especially the voice) and manners, but I guess this is something a good actor could handle.

 

What do you think? Is Alden a good fit for young Han Solo? Tell us in the comments below, or join us in The Cantina.

 

 

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288 thoughts on “Alden Ehrenreich Closer to Playing Young Han Solo?

    • April 14, 2016 at 10:13 am
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      Yeah, as usual we should all take these “inside reports” with a pinch of salt.

    • April 14, 2016 at 11:21 pm
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      Ironically speaking, he was on the shortlist for Spider-Man back when Andrew Garfield was cast.

  • April 14, 2016 at 9:36 am
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    Not drastically that much younger-looking than Ford in ANH.
    Doesn’t bear much of a resemblance, either.
    Can this movie just go away?

  • April 14, 2016 at 9:37 am
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    It’s interesting that they can painstakingly make Mon Mothma in ‘Rogue One’ look like Mon Mothma from ‘Return of the Jedi’ ( who appeared in it for all of TWO MINUTES ), but they are seemingly going for a Han Solo actor who bears very little resemblance ( even jarringly different ) to Harrison Ford.

    • April 14, 2016 at 9:42 am
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      In general, I’d say that’s not too surprising really. A recast minor character needs to primarily have the same look in order to register with audiences as the same character. A major character needs an actor who feels right more than looks perfect.
      That all said? Please, please make this stop.

      • April 14, 2016 at 9:43 am
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        Very good point actually. Hadn’t thought of it that way.

      • April 15, 2016 at 12:23 am
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        This. Looks are secondary to charisma, characterization, etc. If he can do those things, he looks enough like Ford for this to work. That said, I don’t want this movie. I will gladly be there on opening night, don’t get me wrong, but after a 2nd or 3rd theater viewing, I probably will only buy one copy of the Blu-Ray, and maybe digital. But that’s it. Unless they come out with a Special Edition with extra deleted scenes. That’s where I draw the line.

        • April 15, 2016 at 12:59 am
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          Well THAT will certainly show Disney.

  • April 14, 2016 at 9:43 am
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    Ehhhhhh.hehh…hehhh.hehhhn…..whhhaaaa……sob sob….Please just make this bad, bad thing go away!

  • April 14, 2016 at 9:45 am
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    Missed opportunity:

    • April 14, 2016 at 10:01 am
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      I’m sure he was considered at some point. The most probable reason why he’s not on that list is that he can do impressions of Han Solo, but he can’t play the character. He’s not good enough to get such a daunting task as playing young Han Solo.

      • April 14, 2016 at 10:21 am
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        But unless they actually screentested him how would they know? He already played a younger Ford in a movie with him.

        • April 14, 2016 at 10:26 am
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          Did you see it? He was uncanny when repeating lines Ford had delivered in some other film. He was terrible when left to create something new. The film, by the way, is absolutely worth a watch.

          • April 14, 2016 at 10:39 am
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            You should check out his movie “Eyes Open Nevermore” on youtube. Ingruber is great and is coming on in leaps and bounds in his acting.

          • April 14, 2016 at 11:54 am
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            You have to be kidding. I just looked at that and his acting is atrocious in it.

          • April 14, 2016 at 7:37 pm
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            Great, haven’t looked, but so are 10 million other young actors. This thing really doesn’t need “he’s getting better”, it would need “he’s got the easy charisma, screen presence, and effortless ability to walk the fine line between between smartass and obnoxious douche bag”.

        • April 14, 2016 at 10:55 am
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          I know he has. Disney and Lucasfilm also know but because he played a younger version of Harrison Ford doesn’t mean he’s good enough to play Han Solo.

          • April 14, 2016 at 4:05 pm
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            Truthfully, I don’t think anyone is besides a legit younger Harrison Ford. This movies scares me more than any other.

        • April 14, 2016 at 11:52 am
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          Where he had one line.

      • April 14, 2016 at 11:51 am
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        Thank you. Tired of seeing Ingruber mentioned every single time this movie has a thread. The ability to do impressions does not a lead actor make.

        • April 14, 2016 at 2:36 pm
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          Right there with you. He’s ….okay but WAY overhyped. His acting isn’t good, and the impersionations he did of Han Solo were laughable and no better than what your average Joe Star Wars fan could do.

          I’m not saying he shouldn’t have been given the chance to audition at all mind you.

          • April 14, 2016 at 11:50 pm
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            Well, we don’t know if he wasn’t. Possible he was and they came to the same conclusions as we have!

    • April 14, 2016 at 2:49 pm
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      …or “Dodged a Bullet”. Seriously, will the Magruber Butthurt Train ever stop? Why not dust off Rich Little? This guys does an IMPRESSION. Move on!

      • April 14, 2016 at 4:43 pm
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        He does an impression and not a good one either.

        • April 14, 2016 at 6:01 pm
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          I think his impression was pretty good, but it came off as just that…an impression.

        • April 14, 2016 at 8:41 pm
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          Dear god, with all the stutter-acting it’s like dueling Bella Swans. This? THIS is supposed to be the proof that Ingruber is ready to A) lead a tent-pole film where he B) has to step into the shoes of one of the most iconic and influential screen heroes of a hundred years of movies?

          • April 14, 2016 at 8:55 pm
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            I’m just trying to get it out there that he’s not just an impressionist. Whatever you think of his acting is fair.

          • April 14, 2016 at 8:58 pm
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            Fair enough – I was unreasonably projecting on you the near constant constant dense of Ingruber based on this short that I keep reading.

        • April 14, 2016 at 8:45 pm
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          I’ll take “40 minutes of my life I’ll never get back” for $800, please Alex!

          • April 14, 2016 at 8:54 pm
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            Too right. Holy shit – awful from script to screen. Was this by chance written by a precocious teen whose parents “just don’t understand them!”? The worst part is, as I streamed it, that means I actually PAID to have grown-ups whine at me about how unfair the word is.

  • April 14, 2016 at 9:52 am
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    No. just No.

  • April 14, 2016 at 10:13 am
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    I’ve got a bad feeling about this…

  • April 14, 2016 at 10:16 am
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    Alden Ehrenreich is a good choice… If they want a guy who looks like a complete douchebag. Now, Harrison Ford looked like the kind of guy who’d steal your girlfriend, but he never looked like a douchebag – he looked likeable, you wanted to be him. Jack Reynor on the other hand resembles young Harrison Ford in a much, much better way – he actually looks likeable!

  • April 14, 2016 at 10:21 am
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    This movie is not thrilling me at all but hey at least Zack Snyder is not directing. It could always for worst.

    • April 14, 2016 at 12:09 pm
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      Omg you migrated to this place just to spread the Zack Snyder hate?

      • April 15, 2016 at 1:46 am
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        Been here since 2012 brah.

      • April 14, 2016 at 2:30 pm
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        I love “300” and “Watchmen” Zack 🙂 But i think he completely has lost the north.

      • April 15, 2016 at 1:52 am
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        You either love him or hate him lol. There is no middle ground.

  • April 14, 2016 at 10:37 am
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    This will be the first Star Wars misstep for Disney. While I’m making predictions, I think Rogue 1 is going to end being it’s own trilogy with Felicity Jones. I reckon it looks better than Episode 7 just based on the two minutes we’ve seen.

    • April 14, 2016 at 10:41 am
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      Presumably ROGUE TWO will br about the Bothans who dies to bring the information for the Second Death Star.

      • April 14, 2016 at 11:08 am
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        ROGUE TWO: Bothan Alliance – A Star Wars Story.
        Jyn Erso teams up with the bothans to steal the plans to yet another Death Star.

        • April 14, 2016 at 4:31 pm
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          Guessing Rogue Three has Jyn Erso leading a team to steal the plans for Starkiller base.

          • April 15, 2016 at 2:51 am
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            Rogue 4 – Jyn Erso steals the plans for the super original and new Shmarkiller Shmase.

          • April 15, 2016 at 4:20 am
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            Rogue 4 – Jyn steals the plans for Han’s fabled electric wheelchair. You know, because by that point Felicity is the butt of the ‘old’ jokes.

    • April 14, 2016 at 4:04 pm
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      Anthologies aren’t meant to have sequels (info from Pablo Hidalgo.)

      • April 14, 2016 at 8:08 pm
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        The anthologies are just gonna be alternatives for The Fandom Menaced by an Attack of Revenging old Sh*t.

    • April 15, 2016 at 2:50 am
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      See the movie. Then judge.

  • April 14, 2016 at 11:39 am
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    This guy barely looks like Harrison Ford at all.

    • April 14, 2016 at 5:31 pm
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      How much does Ewen McGregor look like Alec Guiness. Or Hayden Christiansen like Sebastien Shaw?

      • April 14, 2016 at 8:23 pm
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        I can usually justify Anakin as he was burned and shoved in a suit for 20+ years. As far as Ewan and Sir Alec go though… http://i.imgur.com/zM5Zzl6.jpg

        • April 14, 2016 at 10:16 pm
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          I know, that pic is so awesome.

        • April 14, 2016 at 10:56 pm
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          Do a face mashup of Harrison Ford and Alden and you’d probably get similar results.

      • April 14, 2016 at 11:53 pm
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        These people are just blind or I don’t know…….Ben age 25 vs Ben age 60 and bearded. Anakin age 23 vs Anakin age 46 burned and all these years under a mask. Han age 22 vs Han age 32. I wonder if you get it or need more hints.

        • April 15, 2016 at 12:08 am
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          Is Han Solo a real person or a fictional character? His mannerisms and characterization and dialogue are WAY more important than his physical looks. I happen to NOT want this movie on origin-story-fatigue grounds. But to hate a movie before it comes it simply because you are recasting a role is just silly. Does everyone hate Dark Knight because Rachel suddenly body-swapped? Let’s see what this new guy can do before we cast stones on him. If he screws up Han’s character then I’ll be right with you, but I’m certainly not going to hate on the casting choice simply because he looks a little different. This is a fictional universe. These are characters, not real people.

          • April 15, 2016 at 4:49 pm
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            Not to me they’re not; they’re both as important as each other. If we’re getting a film about Han Solo, the guy playing him better be convincing IN BOTH AREAS, or I won’t buy in. For that reason alone, with Han Solo being so important to the Star Wars universe, I’m not looking forward to this film. I’m no obsessed fan; I have plenty of other interests outside of Star Wars. For me, none of the shortlisted actors come anywhere near close enough, and if I’m not buying in then the super obsessed fandom (of which there is a huge amount) are unlikely to either.

  • April 14, 2016 at 11:53 am
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    Alden Ehrenreich has worked with Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Warren Beatty, Chan-wook Park and the Coen Brothers. Ingruber has been on YouTube.

      • April 14, 2016 at 11:52 pm
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        What a terrible cameo in a poorly-received film by a TV movie director and a short indie movie.

        • April 14, 2016 at 11:54 pm
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          What I’m saying is that he’s more than just a YouTube impressionist.

          • April 14, 2016 at 11:55 pm
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            He’s also a Youtube short actor.

          • April 15, 2016 at 6:34 am
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            If you’re fine with leaving the fate of the lead character being portrayed by a guy who has little experience and a basic knack for acting then by all means Anthony Ingruber is your man.

            The fans plenty of times think they know what they want, but once they get it they are sorely disappointed because it ended up not being as good as they wanted it to be, or it wasn’t what they were expecting.

            That is exactly what would happen if Anthony got the part for Han Solo, the filmmakers would be sacrificing acting ability for a guy that looks very much like a younger Harrison Ford. That’s a lot of “potential if” resting on the ability of one man’s looks and not enough on his acting chops. In my opinion, it is always better to get the guy or woman who is the better actor/actress but might not look like the other actor as much.

            A good example is Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore. They were in that case forced to find a new actor, but instead of going for a guy who might have looked just like Richard Harris and tried to act just like he did in the first couple of films. They decided to go for a guy who gave a more energetic interpretation of the character and Michael Gambon doesn’t resemble Richard Harris in the slightest. They have an advantage in being able to cover up most of his face with beard prosthetics but still the actors look nothing a like. Yet, we all loved Richard Harris’ version, but many people also love Michael Gambon’s version. Hence, why I don’t see it as the end of the world if they find a guy who can pull off the character well and give him their own interpretation that flows well with the rest of the movies.

          • April 15, 2016 at 7:01 am
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            Harry Potter does not pride itself on canon like Star Wars does. To my knowledge, Star Wars has never recast with an immediate replacement. It’s always made sense like with the prequels.

          • April 15, 2016 at 6:34 pm
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            I understand that, but that’s not what I was getting at. Of course recasting an inevitable casting choice is different from casting a younger actor to an older one.

            The canon is uneffected either way based purely off of of the looks of the character. All that matters to canon is the events, plot, and setting.

            My point has and always will be, it’s not that big damn of a deal if the guy they choose to play a younger Han solo doesn’t look exactly like him. Lucas could have just as easily cast Kurt Russel or Perry King to play Han in the first movie. It’s only because we are so used to the character of Han being portrayed as Harrison Ford that that blinds certain people from accepting anything new. Technically, everything is an interpretation of George Lucas’s vision, the comics, the novels, the video games, the movies. Does it bug people that in the comics the characters don’t look exactly like they do in the films? Or what about the video game characters, does that bug them? No, it shouldn’t and if it does then you need a lot more to worry about.

            It’s just a movie, it’s one movie of the potential of many. The fact that the new guy playing a young Han Solo doesn’t look exactly like Harrison should not have that big of an effect on the fans.

          • April 15, 2016 at 4:55 pm
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            Firstly, I think in Dumbledore’s case, the death of Richard Harris with little time to recast, makes it something people can be more forgiving and pragmatic about.
            Secondly, while Dumbledore was a very important part of Harry Potter, he was not one of the core characters, whereas Solo is definitely a part of the core, and in many cases more of a fan favourite than Skywalker.

          • April 15, 2016 at 6:37 pm
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            He’s only a fan favorite because he is the most humorous, cynical, assholey, and biggest bad boy of the original characters. Something that many people like to relate too because in real life they are neither nothing like that and they secretly wish they were like that, or because they are too much like that and they can relate to that character very well, he is the most grounded in reality considering he’s basically a criminal and has no force powers.

        • April 15, 2016 at 12:03 am
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          Movie was actually quite good – charming where it should be, heartbreaking where it should be, and Ford was playing something approaching his age for once. Ingruber was fine in his first sequence (where all he really has to do is HF’s lopsided grin and go “Miss! MISS!!!”), but really, really bad after that.

  • April 14, 2016 at 12:14 pm
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    Plot twist: Disney had this news released as a way of testing the waters and after some obvious backlash the search for the younger Han Solo continues…hopefully

    • April 15, 2016 at 12:01 am
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      Indefinitely.

  • April 14, 2016 at 12:22 pm
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    Makes more sense to make the “James Bond thingy” with Indiana Jones than with Han Solo. Solo is gone… Let’s start going forwards with new characters instead…

  • April 14, 2016 at 12:25 pm
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    Have a feeling that a lot of people will be pleasantly surprised by this movie.

    • April 14, 2016 at 1:52 pm
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      Yeah. Sometimes i think it’s not necessary because bla bla. But sometimes i think it doesn’t matter. Han will be younger, it’s a movie set in SW world. If it’s good, we will enjoy forever, if it’s not we can decide not to see it again and rewatch all movies we like.

      • April 14, 2016 at 3:09 pm
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        All for another chance to see the trinity of Han, Chewie, and the Falcon in another adventure. Possibly a full on smuggler/scoundrel movie. Believe Kennedy, Kasdan and son, Miller and Lord can pull of a thoroughly entertaining movie. It’s like when Daniel Craig was cast as Bond, or the Russo brothers to direct ‘The Winter Soldier’. Way too early to write-off.

        • April 14, 2016 at 4:12 pm
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          Bingo. Upvote x 1,000! Young Solo’s got some potentially fascinating story threads: Let’s not forget at one point, he was an Imperial Cadet! There’s the whole freeing Chewie from slavery bit, as well as all the cool smugglish stuff in between w/ Lando, Jabba, and yes – BOBA / the bounty hunter crowd…I’d be curious to witness the feel of what a ‘friendly’ interaction between Solo & Boba would consist of (during the years Han was on JtH’s payroll + in good graces w/ the management…): I always pictured Han would bust Fett’s chops around ‘the office’ – no acrimony, per se – but some good-natured ribbing, maybe!

          • April 14, 2016 at 4:26 pm
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            Exactly, could really focus on the SW underbelly. Would make more sense for Boba Fett to appear in this one, than have his own dedicated movie, would love to see them directly face-off against each other.

          • April 14, 2016 at 4:53 pm
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            Can’t imagine Han being terribly kind or complimentary to a guy who wears Wookiee braids on his armor! Almost picture Chewie passing Fett in a hallway of Jabba’s palace and ‘accidentally’ elbowing him, like a high school bully…

          • April 14, 2016 at 4:56 pm
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            Ha ha ha.

          • April 15, 2016 at 12:18 am
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            Or work with each other.

          • April 15, 2016 at 2:48 am
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            The Imperial cadet backstory is Legends, but it could certainly be brought back into canon.

    • April 14, 2016 at 8:19 pm
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      LOL No

  • April 14, 2016 at 12:59 pm
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    We don’t need this movie, just as we don’t need Young Obi-Wan, Young Qui Gon, Leia Organa in highschool or Lobot: the hairy years.

    • April 14, 2016 at 2:52 pm
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      Yes. We do. Emphatically. Ewan especially. (Do you NOT like Star Wars or something? FFS, it used to take them 3 years to s__t out crappy prequels and we’re getting 5ish films in as many years? Yes, please!)

      And Young Lobot? Only if Lando’s in…. 🙂

      • April 14, 2016 at 5:58 pm
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        No. Andrew’s absolutely right. I’m pretty excited about the fact that we’re getting a spate of new Star Wars films in the future, but I don’t care much for these backstory type movies. I’m stoked about Rogue One. A Han Solo movie? Not as much. An Obi-Wan movie? Pass. I like Obi-Wan, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with him spending the 20 years before ANH meditating and patiently keeping his eyes on a growing Luke. I’d rather not see him leaving Tatooine on some sort of adventure nor would I care for a movie based solely on that planet. It’s a big galaxy full of stories. Let’s not fill in every 5-minutes of any character’s life.

        • April 14, 2016 at 7:04 pm
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          WRONG! He’s 100% off the mark. Exhibit A: Akira Kurosawa’s brilliant Samurai Western ‘Yojimbo’: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzymf3_yojimbo-1961-pt-1_creation

          (Watch this story & tell me you couldn’t see a disillusioned, galaxy-weary Kenobi driving a film like this…)

          Exhibit B: Lucas wanted Toshiro Mifune to play Kenobi: http://kotaku.com/how-star-wars-mightve-had-a-different-darth-vader-5975671

          Ipso facto – Awesomeness would ensue if they had a SW ‘space western’ on Tatooine where Ewan’s Obi-wan used his cunning to turn 2 x factions of crime syndicates against each other by offering his services as a bodyguard to both, and surveying the chaos…maybe the Hutts vs. Black Sun?

          QED

          • April 14, 2016 at 8:30 pm
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            Legal language and Latin phrases aside, I still don’t want an Obi-Wan movie. The story blueprint of an old warrior dusting off his (or her) togs for another go at adventure, albeit most often reluctantly, could be applied to a lot more than just Yojimbo. If memory serves, Unforgiven took a pretty good crack at it, as did many other flicks. I’m not saying I don’t like the basic story idea, I just don’t care to see an Obi-Wan version of this.

            We really don’t “need” this movie. You might like it. Fine. But it’s definitely not something that is missing in the franchise.

          • April 14, 2016 at 9:51 pm
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            Heh heh

          • April 17, 2016 at 9:12 am
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            Oh my god, this was the fucking BEST cast the show ever had. Now? Carvey has apparently had a funny-ectomy, Jan Hooks is nowhere to be seen, and Hartman is dead. Yikes.

          • April 18, 2016 at 12:17 am
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            And I never pegged Victoria Jackson to become a paste-eating, tin-foil helmet-wearing fringe zany. Crikey, what happened to that lady?

          • April 14, 2016 at 10:18 pm
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            The problem with those comparisons I think is two-fold. First, that the story needs to end with Obi Wan back in his hut, hiding, and second, that Obi-Wan is supposed to be laying low, possibly dead during those years. You can’t have a Jedi popping up and whupping ass when they’re all supposed to be done-diddly-un-for.

          • April 15, 2016 at 2:33 am
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            There is no problem (waves hand)…

            SPOILER:

            The criminal headcount pretty much a “0” by end of film, so I’m gonna say (given also this is Tatooine / Outer Rim) his witnesses / potential Empire snitches would also be a net zero. Also, by the end, the ronin wanders off mysteriously….to his hut (ha!)

            But really, this Kurosawa character (in case you didn’t know) was also the template for Clint Eastwood’s ‘Man w/ No Name’ in the film ‘Fistful of Dollars’, so I still tend to think our enigmatic Jedi vagabond could keep his anonymity preserved, were such a story to be undertaken…

            (Can ya tell I’m really stretching for it here?)

        • April 14, 2016 at 7:58 pm
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          It takes away part of the excitement I think, if every year there’s a new SW movie in theatres. I would have been totally ok with waiting 3 years for the next Star Wars movie of the trilogy to come out, just like we used to.

          On the opening of TFA, the thrill of being in the theatre knowing that I was going to watch a new Star Wars movie, was overwhelming. It probably won’t happen again if SW becomes a regular Christmas event.

          • April 14, 2016 at 8:45 pm
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            I have no issue with a Star Wars movie every year. Bring ’em on! Will some of them eventually start to stink? I don’t know. Probably. But the absolute worst thing that will result is that I’ll see a bad movie and be out whatever the ticket costs. I’m pretty sure I can survive that. The Prequels sort of stank and I’m still walking around…

            I just don’t want a bunch of origin movies. I realize, in some ways, their value in revisiting beloved characters and all, I’m just sort of lukewarm about seeing Han Solo as a street urchin or whatever or what sort of interaction went on between him and Boba Fett. I just don’t care all that much.

            Will I go see it? Of course. And if it’s good I’ll see if a few times. I hope the Han Solo movie is rad. I’d just rather see original stories that deviate from our main characters. I like the direction that Rogue One seems to be taking: a new story with new characters with a few ancillary OT characters tossed in. I dig that. But I don’t want to see Han Solo, Lando, or Salacious Crumb running around in the background.

          • April 14, 2016 at 8:46 pm
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            Quick correction…I’d probably be okay with Salacious Crumb….

          • April 14, 2016 at 10:24 pm
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            NO, the worst thing that will happen is audience and BO fatigue, and Disney stops seeing the kind of profit they expect from this franchise. Don’t fool yourself – they’ll kill it in a heartbeat if it stops bringing the numbers they expect.

          • April 15, 2016 at 3:00 am
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            Which won’t happen. Will Star Wars run at fever pitch for the next several years? Most likely, yes. Will Lucasfilm be able to maintain this level of fervor indefinitely? No. But that’s not the same as Lucasfilm walking away from the brand altogether. At some point we may see a slow down in the number of Star Wars feature films hitting theaters but I’m pretty confident that Star Wars as a franchise is here to stay. It’s been ingraining itself in popular entertainment culture for decades and is carving out its place as a property just as indelible as Disney characters, Marvel & DC superheroes, and other similar “forever” franchises.

            What will Star Wars look like in 20, 30, or 50 years? Nobody can say with anything even approaching a degree of certainty. But it’ll be here in some way, shape, or form.

    • April 14, 2016 at 8:19 pm
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      iMO the only characters that are off limits when it comes to other actors playing their parts are Leia, Han and Luke. Obi Wan was barely in the OT and had no character arc. Plus he’s already been played by a younger actor and for many many fans McGregor IS Obi Wan.

  • April 14, 2016 at 1:39 pm
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    The Ingruber’s nerds sect will never forgive him !

    • April 14, 2016 at 5:53 pm
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      Ingruber does look like a young Ford, but his Han Solo impression that was floating around online for a while didn’t so much look like Han Solo as something doing a Han Solo impression.

        • April 15, 2016 at 2:30 am
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          Can you STOP spamming that video every time someone mentions Ingruber? It’s getting old.

          • April 15, 2016 at 2:32 am
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            Just spreading the word that he’s not merely an impressionist.

          • April 15, 2016 at 2:54 am
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            Fine, whatever.

          • April 15, 2016 at 4:16 am
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            Consider the word spread. It’s been spread, sodomized, collected it’s twenty bucks from the nightstand in the cheap hotel room, and gone back to hanging out under its lamp post already. Everybody gets it – he’s not just an impressionist – oh no! – he was ALSO unbearable in a terrible Youtube short film. Huzzah.

          • April 16, 2016 at 7:20 am
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            Exactly.

          • April 15, 2016 at 5:28 pm
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            Yes, he’s also a terrible actor

  • April 14, 2016 at 2:03 pm
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    who will play younger Lando Calrissian? will Maz Kanata, Jabba, and Greedo be in the movie?

    • April 14, 2016 at 6:52 pm
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      I could be mistaken (perish the thought!), but I always thought Greedo was sort of a local hoodlum…and not a very good one at that. To me, he always came across as one of Jabba’s flunkies rather than a serious threat like Fett and some of the other bounty hunters that we’re introduced to. So unless some of this movie takes place on Tattooine, I don’t think bringing him into this film would work.

      • April 14, 2016 at 7:18 pm
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        Greedo went to Coruscant to kidnap one of Baron Papanoida’s daughters on The Clone Wars. So he’d follow the money for jobs that required travel. He was, in fact, not very good at being the nefarious thug he fancied himself as. LOL

        • April 14, 2016 at 8:35 pm
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          Ah. Okay. I watched the Clone Wars but for some reason I don’t remember this. Well…good for Greedo…getting off the planet and all. I guess I have to reevaluate my picture of Greedo being purely local “talent”. : )

      • April 14, 2016 at 7:20 pm
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        and IF Jabba is going to be in the movie, I’m pretty certain Tattooine and all its sand that gets everywhere will appear in the movie.

  • April 14, 2016 at 2:18 pm
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    No! No! NO!

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      nnnnnNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo……..!

  • April 14, 2016 at 2:35 pm
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    I’m afraid Disney it’s pushing the envelope too hard with this spin-off. Han Solo is such an iconic character that it could be a disaster to reincarnate him with another actor (who BTW doesn’t even look slightly like Harrison Ford, no matter how good actor that guy is).
    I think spin-off movies should focus on other characters that were not deeply developed on either PT and OT. For example:
    – Boba Fett or any other bounty hunter from ESB/ROTJ (Dengar, perhaps, since he appears in Aftermath novel and he seems to be a real bad*ss)
    – Rebel squadron missions between episodes VI and VII (and so Disney could shed a little light on how the First Order came to be).

    This would keep iconic characters in their own place (episodes) without the need to explain their origins (and alas, recast any of them with a new actor people might dislike) and instead would serve the purpose to reinforce the notion of this huge galaxy where Star Wars saga develops, with a thousand other things/adventures happening.

    Even better (IMO): I think a TV series would be much more interesting than anthology films to show such vast galaxy.

    Anyway, it seems that Han Solo movie is coming no matter what, so we’re better of getting used to a new face for the smugler 😉

    • April 14, 2016 at 8:16 pm
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      I agree 100%. They’re going to shove this kid into SW movie cannon and it’s not going to do justice to 4 decades of fan experience with both a young and old Harrison Ford.

      This has fail written all over it

      • April 14, 2016 at 10:37 pm
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        Well considering that Lucasfilm has a new generation of fans to cater too rather than just us older people 20+ years of age. I’d imagine the last thing they have to worry about is the backlash of upset internet fans. I would love to see how much of the vocal negative Star Wars fans make up of the entire fandom. I’d imagine not very much.

        Anyway, there are Star Wars fans that would love to see a young Han Solo story, and while I remain neutral on the idea. I’m not against it, if done right, it could definitely add to the character and story of Han Solo first seen in A New Hope.

        • April 15, 2016 at 5:11 pm
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          As a 50 year old, 20 is NOT old. Just no! 🙂

          • April 15, 2016 at 6:45 pm
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            This ladies and gentlemen is an example of a pedantic person. I edited my post to say adults because saying older was too sensitive for you.

            I didn’t mean older as in 70+ I meant older as in adult.

            “Look how old you’ve become.”

          • April 15, 2016 at 11:07 pm
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            You obviously missed the smile I put at the end which meant (to me at least) I was making a light-hearted comment; something I’m sure a lot of people my age would understand – we tend to joke a lot about young adults feeling they’re getting old. Sorry you read it as some kind of serious criticism, it was not meant as such.

          • April 15, 2016 at 11:38 pm
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            You’re right I did miss the smiley, I apologize for reading that wrong.

    • April 15, 2016 at 5:09 pm
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      A film featuring all 6 of those bounty hunters from TESB as the main characters, all trying to outdo each other – now that would be cool, and really almost anyone could play them, with Fett being the only one who needs a certain similarity when his helmet is off.

  • April 14, 2016 at 2:39 pm
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    I’ve seen him on Coen’s Hail Caesar and I think he can make a great job as Han Solo

  • April 14, 2016 at 2:51 pm
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    It’s hard to say. Good actors are good at looking the part and acting the part even when, while looking at them prior to ever seeing them perform, you think, he looks nothing like that guy. It’s amazing the transformations one can make. I always think of comedians who do this when they are doing impressions. The way they can morph into character (even just for a few seconds) is impressive to the point where you think… wow, he really looked like Jack Nicholson there for a moment.

    I remain open minded.

  • April 14, 2016 at 4:06 pm
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    Red Solo cup…
    I fill you up…

  • April 14, 2016 at 4:43 pm
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    Other than the fact that this kid looks about as much like Harrison Ford as I do, I have to say that I’m profoundly ambivalent about this casting choice. I’m sure he’s a good enough actor to do the lines and all, but as far as creating the illusion that he’s a young Han Solo? Sorry, but I’m just not seeing it.

    Then again, I’ve never thought that this movie was a particularly good idea to begin with. Taking an iconic character who is so deeply entwined with the actor who created him and recasting him as a post-adolescent is a dicey proposition at best. There are a million and six ways to completely blow it, and maybe a few ways to get it right. To me, this isn’t the kind of gamble that Disney ought to be taking with the Star Wars franchise this soon after bringing it back.

    So while I don’t see Ehrenreich as Han Solo, I also don’t see the movie as being something that’s likely to come off that well no matter who they cast. So, I’ll give this potential casting choice a gentle “Meh…”

    • April 14, 2016 at 5:52 pm
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      I’m pretty on board with most of what Lucasfilm has rolled out in the last few years, but you’ve taken the words out of my mouth with this post.

  • April 14, 2016 at 4:43 pm
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    He looks about as much like Harrison Ford as Ewan McGregor looks like Alec Guinness.

    • April 14, 2016 at 8:12 pm
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      No. Not the same. Not comparable!
      More importantly, Obi Wan’s character only really appears in 1 SW movie, and had no real character arc in the OT. And he was an old man. Ford has played Solo throughout 4 of the 7 films. His image has been used for 40 years on countless marketing and merchandise tie-ins. Fans know what Solo looked like young and old and they’ve read and seen countless stories about him (if you count the EU). McGregor has played Obi Wan in 3 films and had more screen time in every single one of those than McGuiness had in all three of the OT films combined.

    • April 14, 2016 at 11:36 pm
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      It’s amazing that the followers of “whoever plays young Han will be great” use the same argument over and over, totally ignoring that 25 y.o. young man could very well look quite different from his 60 y.o. bearded version, but twenty something guy vs his thirty something self is another story. Just uncomparable. Yet seems that this not even remotely crosses your mind….

  • April 14, 2016 at 4:49 pm
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    Yes, please be Alden Ehrenreich!

    • April 14, 2016 at 7:11 pm
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      Yes! Please be him! …so I can save my money and not see the film.

  • April 14, 2016 at 5:33 pm
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    Obligatory: “If we MUST have prequels about exhisting characters….Just do Obi-wan.”

    • April 14, 2016 at 7:52 pm
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      Your feelings serve you well

    • April 15, 2016 at 1:03 am
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      Especially since we already have an actor who can play him that is the legit heir to the character.

  • April 14, 2016 at 6:58 pm
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    I hate old-school Gen X fans, especially those with “it’s all about me as everything has to cater to my liking and taste” self-entitlement attitudes.

    -_-

    • April 14, 2016 at 8:07 pm
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      Wow…you’re clearly a thought-leader for yours (or any) age-group! Keep it up!

    • April 14, 2016 at 8:23 pm
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      WTF are you talking about?

    • April 15, 2016 at 12:05 am
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      “”it’s all about me as everything has to cater to my liking and taste””
      .
      Hey! It’s Marsha!

    • April 15, 2016 at 2:24 am
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      You have no self-awareness. It is seriously hilarious.

    • April 15, 2016 at 2:33 am
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      It is when it comes to star wars! Me, me, me!

      • April 15, 2016 at 2:55 am
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        The funny thing is that I highly doubt you’re joking.

        • April 15, 2016 at 3:43 am
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          You’re correct! Why shouldn’t I? Lol

    • April 17, 2016 at 8:06 am
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      And us old school Gen-X fans hate you. Thanks for all the entertainment you provide us by the way, you certainly know how to cheer an old fart like me up.

  • April 14, 2016 at 7:05 pm
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    This here…

    • April 14, 2016 at 7:53 pm
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      No, because you may as well just cast a wax dummy of Harrison Ford.

      The kid may look like him, but he can’t act for carrots.

      • April 14, 2016 at 8:13 pm
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        If the actor doesn’t even look like Ford, it’s going to blow chunks. There is no way around this. At least with Ingruber you have a fighting chance with an acting coach monitoring him through filming. It is the best way for them to succeed. Hell, I don’t even think he has to act 100% like Ford. He could add his own spin on it as long as it fits Han Solo’s personality.

        • April 14, 2016 at 8:32 pm
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          “At least with Ingruber you have a fighting chance with an acting coach monitoring him through filming.”

          That sounds like the worst possible way to make a film. The guy doesn’t have the screen presence to carry the film, the guy won’t have the sort of chemistry needed to work with the rest of the (no doubt far superior) cast. The guy is nothing more than an ok YouTube impressionist, and you can’t put someone like that in a lead role, hoping that a magical acting coach can prop him up for the entire film.

          There is no doubt that he had an audition, and the only conclusion is that he didn’t get the part because his audition just wasn’t good enough.

          • April 14, 2016 at 8:45 pm
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            That’s the problem though, no one has the ability to be the lead Han Solo in a film other than Ford himself. If they must go ahead have a young Solo in a film don’t have him as the lead character and use Ingruber.

          • April 14, 2016 at 9:06 pm
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            I will concede that Ingruber would work in a cameo role somewhere.

          • April 14, 2016 at 10:20 pm
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            I hate to say it, but of working actors today I can think of, Chris Pratt is the closest thing to bringing the HF. Problem is he’s too old, and swerves too far into ‘annoying douche nozzle’ territory when he tries to pull off ‘smart-ass rogue’.

          • April 15, 2016 at 12:16 am
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            Yeah. He’s a like a Han Brolo. Love him in Guardians, but he’s not QUITE Han Solo, and he’s definitely too old for the role. Let’s see what the new guy can do.

          • April 15, 2016 at 1:36 am
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            “Han Brolo” – I like that. Yeah, like I said, he’s the closest I can think of, but still…nope.

        • April 14, 2016 at 9:14 pm
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          Look, the chances of finding a guy that looks exactly like a younger Harrison Ford, has a similar personality, and can act just like the character of Han Solo are so astronomically high that it’s basically impossible. Even Ingruber doesn’t look exactly like a young Harrison Ford. His regular voice doesn’t sound like him either.

          So, if they are committed and are going to go through with this movie no matter what. I think it’s more important that they find a guy who acts and has the personality of a young Han solo than just the looks. Ewan Mcgrergor doesn’t look exactly like a younger Alec Guiness and there are pictures to show what Alec Guiness looked like when he was younger.

          In my eyes, it’s almost a good thing that there are so many people who are against this movie, that way when they do eventually see it they will go in with low expectations and be pleasantly surprised by the final outcome.

          • April 14, 2016 at 11:26 pm
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            25 years old Obi-Wan vs 60 years old Obi-Wan with beard. 22 Years old Han Solo vs 32 years old Han Solo. Yeah, totally. Great argument, dude.

          • April 15, 2016 at 12:00 am
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            Lol, you missed my point entirely.

            Your suspension of disbelief is apparently lacking when it comes to a 10 year difference between a fictional character vs. a 19 year difference between a fictional character, great argument dude.

            Here’s Alec in 1958 from The Horse’s Mouth, because he looks so much like Ewan Mcgregor in RoTS.

            Your pitiful attempt at an argument is laughable.

            Totally, like… ya bro.

            https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1e51c2157d8be743b3a10541c2c64ba9fe83098abbff5dbc6861bbd5a71b57c9.jpg

          • April 15, 2016 at 12:59 am
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            To be fair, Tatooine makes you age horribly. Just look at Owen and Beru.

          • April 15, 2016 at 12:07 am
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            If I had a point, it’s that the actor doesn’t have to look exactly like the other to make it work. They have to perform well and make it believable which many people can’t look past the looks part.

          • April 15, 2016 at 12:10 am
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            http://i.imgur.com/8xbZoKs.jpg

            If I had a point to make it would be that the actor doesn’t have to look exactly like the other person to make it work. They just have to perform their character well enough to make it work, and the audience will accept them as that character. A lot of people get too caught up in the looks which is only half the battle and probably not even half. Granted, you don’t want an actor that looks absolutely nothing a like. But even in hard to swallow cases, such as Adam Driver looking almost nothing like Harrsion Ford or Carrie Fisher. The actor’s performance draws you in.

      • April 14, 2016 at 8:17 pm
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        Not sure if you’ve seen him in this yet but I think that he could pull it off. I think the problem comes when he does the impression aspect. If he’s just straight up acting like here then I think he could do it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqnl7eq1AC0

        • April 14, 2016 at 8:33 pm
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          Yeah I’ve seen his performance in that film and I think he’s a pretty weak actor.

  • April 14, 2016 at 7:12 pm
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    I am sorry Disney, but if you get this tool to portray Han Solo, I’m out… Seriously out…

    • April 14, 2016 at 8:21 pm
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      LOL No you’re not. You’ll be back in line every year to fork over your cash!

      • April 14, 2016 at 8:28 pm
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        No. Seriously. I will not watch crap. I won’t even watch the prequels anymore for that reason alone. For me right now, I am looking forward to Rogue One and Episode 8. If they hire this actor to portray Han Solo, I am going to avoid it like the plague. I’d rather keep my image of Han Solo in a good light. I will not let them kill his legacy by casting a pretty boy Disney TV type actor.

        • April 14, 2016 at 9:29 pm
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          so you’re NOT really “out”

        • April 15, 2016 at 12:13 am
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          “Anymore”, but you did see them, didn’t you? All of them? Multiple times by now probably? It’s Star Wars. You’re going to watch it whether it sucks or not. It’s the addiction we have been blessed with.

  • April 14, 2016 at 7:53 pm
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    Ingruber fans just shed another tear.

    • April 14, 2016 at 10:13 pm
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      And it is DELICIOUS!!!!!! Num num num….

  • April 14, 2016 at 7:57 pm
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    Two Solos, One Red Cup.

    • April 16, 2016 at 7:21 pm
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      I have no idea why I’m up-voting this….but I am.

  • April 14, 2016 at 8:08 pm
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    this movie is going to suck. Ford is too iconic, and Disney won’t have the stones to create a story that is honest to the Character of Han at the beginning of a New Hope. He was a dangerous, untrustworthy liar and prone to violence. On top of that this kid is just wrong wrong wrong. This will probably be the first SW movie I don’t bother seeing in a theatre

    • April 14, 2016 at 8:24 pm
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      Exactly. He is COMPLETELY wrong for this casting. I have worked on small TV shows in the past, and I can tell you honestly, this guy would RUIN the character 100% for the fans.

      • April 14, 2016 at 10:12 pm
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        “I have worked on small TV shows in the past, and I can tell you honestly, this guy would RUIN the character 100% for the fans.”
        .
        Bzzzt….what?

      • April 14, 2016 at 10:13 pm
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        That’s right, every single person that likes Han Solo will suddenly HATE him as soon as this movie comes out.

        For someone that’s worked on TV shows, you have a pretty abnormal understanding of how fandoms work.

      • April 14, 2016 at 11:45 pm
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        Yeah, because having experience wth small TV shows is enough for you to gauge future predictions on how audiences will react to this bug-budget film made by a large movie studio, a movie that will be released to much wider audiences than the reaches your small TV shows had…

        -_-

        • April 15, 2016 at 2:25 am
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          EWW!!! EWW!!!!! I AGREE WITH IT! UNCLEAN! UNCLEAN!!!!!

    • April 14, 2016 at 9:04 pm
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      Lol, the very fact that you are posting in this forum means that you will be there on opening night wearing your Dengar wrappings and Nien Nunb hat.

      • April 14, 2016 at 9:28 pm
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        Leave Nien Numb alone!

      • April 15, 2016 at 12:12 am
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        I know. All these nerds saying they’re going to boycott a Star Wars movie is beyond hilarious.

        • April 15, 2016 at 5:41 am
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          Ibid

    • April 15, 2016 at 2:21 am
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      Sure it will be….

      Admit it. When the movie comes out and gets good reviews (from everyone praising Ehrenreich’s surprisingly good performance), you’ll be seeing that movie twice a day for a month.

      • April 15, 2016 at 2:25 am
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        If…IF the film gets good reviews, then I could be convinced to be there at some point during its theatrical run. Didn’t pay to see the CW movie, so if it’s not, I aint going just because it’s got “SW” on the package.

        • April 15, 2016 at 2:56 am
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          The TCW movie got the worst reviews out of any Star Wars movie put in theaters. *If* the Hanthology movie gets great reviews, I highly doubt that you’ll refrain from seeing it.

          • April 15, 2016 at 4:14 am
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            Isn’t…isn’t that what I JUST said? I swear, it’s like there’s an echo in here.

          • April 15, 2016 at 7:15 am
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            I was agreeing with you. Derp.

          • April 15, 2016 at 11:46 pm
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            Doop

  • April 14, 2016 at 8:41 pm
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    Does bearing even a resemblance to Ford not matter?

    • April 14, 2016 at 10:12 pm
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      It’s not going to BE Ford, so that doesn’t bother me as much as not getting the right attitude.

    • April 15, 2016 at 2:20 am
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      Nope.

      • April 15, 2016 at 7:13 pm
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        It should be a combination of likeness and talent.

        • April 16, 2016 at 6:16 am
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          Yes, with likeness being the less important of the two. In my opinion, Ehrenreich is close enough to be Han as long as he gives a good performance.

  • April 14, 2016 at 9:30 pm
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    I think Alden would be a great choice, just watching him in interviews you get a great sense of how he is. He seems to be very talented and that’s what is important.

  • April 14, 2016 at 10:30 pm
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    I’m gonna say what I said to the naysayers during the leadup to TFA.

    Wait and see.

    There are some smart, talented people working in Lucasfilm right now. I firmly believe that this movie can work. These are the producers that returned a dead franchise to front-and-center fame and quality. These are the directors that made a movie about plastic toys that people complain should have won an academy award. I think that the sky’s the limit with this in mind.

    Maybe I’m just a hopeful idiot, but the fear I have is that it won’t make money from people bashing it before it even enters production. Open your mind, guys! It has a chance to be great!

    • April 15, 2016 at 2:21 am
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      No chance of it being good…and the talent you speak of is debatable. But enjoy!

  • April 14, 2016 at 11:50 pm
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    Looks nothing like Han, I can name a dozen other actors who not only look the part but can act as well.

    This bum looks like a stoner, someone’s kid at Disney looking for handouts. lol

    • April 15, 2016 at 12:31 am
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      Give us a few suggestions.

      • April 15, 2016 at 12:58 am
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        Yep just did

    • April 15, 2016 at 12:35 am
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      Yeah, there are none that look just like Harrison and who can act as well. I’ve been through countless lists of the top male actors on imdb and none of them come remotely close to looking like Harrison Ford.

      The truth of the matter is, no matter what, we’ll have to accept whoever they choose and hope that he does a good job.

      • April 15, 2016 at 12:50 am
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        Or, and maybe this is just crazy talk, we can NOT accept who they choose, and, you know, NOT pay good money to see the thing.

        • April 15, 2016 at 6:18 am
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          Well, it’s your loss I guess if it ends up being an excellent movie and the only reason you chose not to go see it was because you don’t support the idea of them making it. In the end, it’s your choice, I can’t make you go see it and neither can your friends and family. Lucasfilm is a business and they want to make Star Wars movies that audiences want to watch. They know full well the risk they take with the hardcore Star Wars purists, but that risk is obviously an affordable one since they are going through with the movie.

          I just think that the people who say they will never go see it, are deluding themselves and we all know full well that if their love for Star Wars is anything to go by, they will be the first ones in the theaters to go see it. Especially, if their friends and family members go see it.

          Nobody wants to miss out on the fun of a potentially good Star Wars movie. If it ends up being bad, then oh well life goes on. You and half the internet can boast by saying “SEEEE I TOLD YOU, IT WAS A STUPID IDEA AND LUCASFILM SHOULD NEVER HAVE DONE IT! HORRIBLE MOVIE!”

          I mean, we already got Attack of The Clones, and The Clone Wars movie those are the worst of the worst at this point when it comes to Star Wars movies.

      • April 15, 2016 at 12:57 am
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        First of many, Matthew Davis a dead ringer for Harrison in the 80’s

        • April 15, 2016 at 1:32 am
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          Okay, first, I had to google that because all I could think was Mathew Lillard. Second, no he isn’t, stop lying.

          • April 15, 2016 at 1:36 am
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            Someone’s opinion… Well is an opinion lol, no lying here IMDB scholar. Just stating my opinion, and I am 100% sure I’m not the only one who thinks it. How many people in the world? lol I got good odds….

          • April 15, 2016 at 1:53 am
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            Well then that would sound like “In my opinion, Matthew Davis is a dead ringer for Harrison in the 80’s.”. Anyways, he’s a better match for Corey Hart in the ’80s.

        • April 15, 2016 at 5:35 am
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          Image didn’t show up before. My god, you’re right! I mean, they both have stubble and…..hmmm…well they both DO have stubble at any rate.

        • April 15, 2016 at 6:22 am
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          He’d be fine if they were making a movie that took place during the same time as the OT. But, he’s 38 years old, he’s way too old to pull off a Han Solo in his twenties.

  • April 14, 2016 at 11:57 pm
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    Kasdan MUST be weighing in heavily on their choice, and obviously he knows this character best and what an actor should bring to it. Really need to wait and see, I think these directors & Kennedy can pull it off.

  • April 15, 2016 at 12:54 am
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    He’s a good actor but sounds/looks nothing like Ford and no amount of CG/makeup/prosthetics can change that. Here’s why this whole thing is a bad idea…….

    1) The fans don’t want it – Take a look at the opinions of members not just on this site but others regarding it. They’d much rather have a Kenobi film, I think at this point even the Boba Fett film is more popular.

    2) The OT era is all played out. Especially after TFA and Rogue One, Not to mention so many comics/books set during that time.

    3) Harrison Ford IS Han Solo. Unlike other characters, He’s never been played by anyone else before outside cameo roles in video games and a lot of fans have a hard time accepting anyone else in the role no matter who they are.

    4) It destroys the character’s mysterious backstory. Think of the shitstorm demystifying Vader, The Clone Wars, and Boba Fett had and this will be even worse. I think solo character films are cool with occasional flashbacks but prequels as the PT has proved are a bad idea.

    5) Harrison Ford was kind of the last masculine leading man and very much a product of his era. Today’s are almost like preeners in their faux manliness which is why this role is so difficult to cast.

    6) Ford isn’t easily replicated. He has a very naturally distinctive look/sound that will look silly if someone tries to imitate it.

    7) It was a Lucas idea! Not only that but one he was just spitballing rather than put any real thought into it. I think even the most ardent fanboy of his can admit he was going soft in the head creatively before the sold to Disney too.

    8) Men don’t change dramatically in their 20’s facially. Outside maybe extreme weight loss or plastic surgery which the character hasn’t had. Maybe this could work if he was a teen but we are talking a few years from ANH here.

    9) Lawrence Kasdan was strongarmed into it by his son. He didn’t sign on because he was crazy about the project but wanted a chance to work with his offspring.

    10) The studio is doing it’s own research on this ala WB witht the DCEU and we all saw how that turned out for them.

    Having said all that, I think seeing a young Chewie again aboard the Falcon would be cool and I think this could work as a parody but think there’s a high chance of failure as a legit spinoff and there are far better ideas out there imo.
    It will probably do Dawn Of Justice type opening numbers but like that film will have a huge dropoff once word of mouth spreads.

    • April 15, 2016 at 1:36 am
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      Bruh, your post is full of s***, but sadly I’m not surprised as it comes from the subsection of the delusional and irrational, loud and vocal monority that continue to attempt to speak for all fans that assume we all think the same way (guess what? We don’t!).

      To demonstrate how much crap you are full of, I have attached a pic from a tweet that Lucasfilm’s Pablo Hidalgo sent out a couple of days ago.

      Long story short, they know what they’re doing. They don’t need to be eliciting ideas and asking for approvals from fans. They don’t have fan focus groups nor create polls to generate ideas from movies (and they don’t need to) much less from forums and comment sections, especially comments from those who continue to make Han Solo (and actor Harrison Ford as well) out to be some sort of God who should remain being untouchable because they don’t want his image to be “lessen” because the character is “too precious” to them (on top of the fact that such people are probably manchildren hopped up on nerdrage).

      • April 15, 2016 at 2:18 am
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        “Long story short, they know what they’re doing. They don’t need to be eliciting ideas and asking for approvals from fans.”

        Aren’t you the one who gave the mods “advice” on how to police their own comments section, as if they cared? Seems a little bit hypocritical, Marsha.

        • April 15, 2016 at 2:23 am
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          Apples and oranges bruh…

          • April 15, 2016 at 2:30 am
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            Well, Apples, and Marsha’s inexplicable lack of self awareness at any rate.

          • April 15, 2016 at 5:44 am
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            And the word is ‘soliciting’. ‘Soliciting’ would be asking for opinions, while ‘eliciting’ would be inspiring reactions, which is what they’re doing. The more you know.

      • April 15, 2016 at 2:20 am
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        No, you’re absolutely right – remake everything, recast everything, move not one jot forward. Ever. OOoo, and “manchildren”? I, why yes, I think gender-shaming means you win the thread!
        .
        Aaaaand….flagged. For, oh, I don’t know, ‘having no friends’ let’s call it.

        • April 15, 2016 at 2:24 am
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          Well, womenchildren as well. You get what I mean…

          • April 15, 2016 at 2:31 am
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            Great, so much better. As long as we’re totally clear that anyone who disagrees with your opinion is, by definition, just an idiot.

    • April 15, 2016 at 1:57 am
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      1. I want to see this movie.
      2. No it’s not. What’s required is strong characters, story, and a script. You just want to see an EU inspired movie.
      3. We’ve never seen anyone else play Han Solo yet, so this view is entirely premature and subjective.
      4. No. Revealing Vader and Boba Fett as their child incarnations demystified their characters, especially as their characters and story were so poorly executed. No one said that about Obi-Wan in the prequels, in-fact the idea of an Obi-Wan stand-alone story is very popular.

      Judgement should be reserved for the final product.

      • April 15, 2016 at 11:46 am
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        1) You are just one person. Take a look at other fan forums or not even fan ones but film ones in general. It’s why BVS did what it did because they refused to listen and kept plugging ahead off the cliff.

        2) And making yet another prequel with old characters is not the way to do that. Especially after that spiel about how they were going to go for originality in the next ones.

        3) The lukewarm reception here and on other boards is not encouraging, Even less so when he was voiced by a Ford imitator in the video games.

        4) Because he had an important arc between III-IV, In that time Han was a selfish ass learning the drug trade and bit sexist to boot. Much like with Anakin/Boba, They will have to proverbially castate him to appeal to the widest possible audience for more ticket sales.

    • April 15, 2016 at 4:35 am
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      1) It seems most fans don’t want it. But then again, it’s always the loudest who get heard, not necessarily the majority. Who knows?
      2) It most certainly is not. It’s an entire galaxy at war – there are a near infinite number of stories that could be told against that backdrop. Disney just needs the confidence to step away a bit further from the events in the films.
      3) This is true.
      4) I never thought he had a mysterious background per se. That doesn’t mean I need to see how being teased in the academy made him develop a callous exterior over his heart of gold.
      5) This is also true, though I’d just have said Ford is the last real matinee hero, and so much of how Han is perceived on screen depends on his natural charisma, brains, and charm that it is going to be near impossible to find someone to capably step into Han’s boots.
      6) This I’m not sure I agree with. Anthony Ingruber, as much as I don’t want him near a HF role, begs to differ. It can be done.
      7) Nope. Lucas’ story instincts are as strong as they ever were.
      8) Yes, but that is the least problem with this whole project.
      9) True? Who knows. Regardless, Kazdan is not some infallible scree-writing god. His Crystal Skull input was awful, and I suspect a lot of the obvious-re-writes-are-obvious parts of TFA can be squarely blamed on him
      10) I don’t really know what you mean by that.

      • April 15, 2016 at 10:12 am
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        1) I’m not sure who this is aimed at? Gen Xers don’t want it, Millineals want a Kenobi film and the younger generation are into the ST.

        2) Well I agree on that but not all at once, They need to mix it up a bit.

        3) Why this idea works as a comic/book and maybe even a video game but not a film.

        4) I forgot to add that they will definitely neuter him as they did in TFA to make him more family friendly kind of like Archie Bunker in later seasons of All In The Family/Archie Bunker’s Place.

        5) Not only that but he he has an effortless way about him that comes across as natural rather than meatheaded like Stallone or douchey like Pratt.

        6) I’d agree if he were a finalist but no way Disney is going to take a chance on an unknown. Only reason it happened with Ridley was due to Abrams and the fact that she was theatricall trained.

        7) Diplomatic answer there. I agree that his strengths are in his story ideas but Red Tails and Strange Magic can’t exactly be compared to American Grafitti or Raiders.

        8) True but I wanted to list them all for anyone still on the fence about it

        9) I agree again, Like Williams I think retirement for him is long due.

        10) Asking plants, falsifying data, the general stuff that every politician who loses an election does.

        • April 15, 2016 at 5:25 pm
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          So good to know you;’re the spokesman of both Gen Xers and Millennials. Good for you.

          • April 17, 2016 at 6:49 am
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            “The latest generation is terrible!!”

            – someone from 1892
            – and 1934
            – and 1973
            – and 1990
            – and 2010
            – and now

            And yet, life goes on.

          • April 17, 2016 at 9:06 am
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            Not all life. Thats my point the sooner they die the less of them there will be. Which I assume will mean less bitching because Disney doesn’t give a fuck about you prequel denier

          • April 17, 2016 at 8:06 pm
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            I don’t deny the existence of the prequels. I just think they suck bantha poodoo.

          • April 16, 2016 at 2:29 pm
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            Not a spokesman, Just an observer. Read other posts besides my own in here and on other sites. Do they seem enthusiastic to you? There are probably more anti-vaxxers out there than fans who want this film.

    • April 15, 2016 at 10:45 am
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      “Harrison Ford was kind of the last masculine leading man of the post-studio era and very much a product of his era. Today’s are almost like preeners in their faux manliness which is why this role is so difficult to cast.”

      Hit the nail on the head

      • April 15, 2016 at 11:39 am
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        Thanks! Like I said if this were a parody like Spaceballs then it could work but it will just look silly if they try to play it straight because we know the actor isn’t really like that

  • April 15, 2016 at 2:10 am
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    Think people need to look past the HF physical resemblance, or lack of, of this actor. His role is to capture the essence of the character, not impersonate. I see this as no different that an actor playing a biopic role. Joaquin Phoenix bore little physical resemblance to Johnny Cash, yet he made you believe he was the man in black. Likewise Reese Witherspoon to June Carter, and she won the Oscar.

    • April 15, 2016 at 3:27 am
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      Joaquin Phoenix wasn’t playing an established character in a universe where continuity is a big part of it.

      • April 15, 2016 at 3:51 am
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        You entirely miss my point. For those 136 minutes you bought that he was Cash.

        • April 15, 2016 at 4:24 am
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          I guess though that’s just an oddity – I think it’s easier to accept someone in a bio pic than it is to accept a new actor in an established role. Funny.

          • April 15, 2016 at 4:40 am
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            Why is that? Surely it’s about capturing the essence of the character. The audience need to be sold they’re watching Han Solo, not Harrison Ford.

          • April 15, 2016 at 5:33 am
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            I honestly have no idea why, but just thinking about bio pics, I suspect I’m right.

          • April 15, 2016 at 5:50 am
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            But Ford and Solo are so intertwined that they won’t buy it if the actor doesn’t look like Ford.

          • April 15, 2016 at 5:52 am
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            Again, I don’t think looks are going to be the make-or-break on this casting choice. Certainly, you want someone who isn’t COMPLETELY not HF, but it’s going to be about attitude, charisma, screen presence, charm, and humor more than it is being a spitting image of the man. Basically, all Disney has to do is find the next Harrison Ford. What could be simpler!

          • April 15, 2016 at 5:58 am
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            They’re only so intertwined as only Ford has played him. The same could be said for James Bond, Jack Ryan, or Mad Max.

          • April 15, 2016 at 6:51 am
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            James Bond, Jack Ryan, and Mad Max don’t have the same standards as Star Wars. If they go out of their way to explain away the smallest of inconsistencies and build up the canon, the look of the actor very much matters. Star Wars prides itself on canon.

          • April 16, 2016 at 7:18 pm
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            The look of the actor is basically a younger Han Solo.

            Why is that such a logical leap? Did River Phoenix resemble Anthony Ingruber?? lol

          • April 16, 2016 at 11:10 pm
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            No but River Phoenix wasn’t playing Indy for a whole film. Also there isn’t an Indiana Jones universe/canon to take into account like with Star Wars. It’s a very different situation.

          • April 17, 2016 at 9:28 pm
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            Yet we would all go back in time to save River Phoenix from death so he could play Indiana today.

      • April 16, 2016 at 11:30 am
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        your an idiot. Han – make believe and therefore easier to recreate (you know cuz he’s not real) and Cash because well… theres video.

        • April 16, 2016 at 11:08 pm
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          A biopic is a lot easier to suspend disbelief for because we know it’s not actually him but an actor playing him. Han is established in a canon that takes the smallest of details into account when making anything new. Casting a guy who doesn’t look like Harrison Ford from that perspective makes no sense.

  • April 15, 2016 at 2:14 am
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    Faith in Young Han Solo restored!

  • April 15, 2016 at 2:18 am
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    A star wars movie that will most likely flop. The majority just don’t want this. Keep his past a mystery. And move on…..

    An “R” rated Bane trilogy based on the books would be amazing instead!!!!

    • April 15, 2016 at 2:22 am
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      I guess the problem is with a directive from the mouse of a film a year, LFL needs to find some bankable stories pretty damn pronto.

      • April 15, 2016 at 3:45 am
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        No doubt….unfortunately, I think they’ll wear everyone out with OT stuff before we see anything incredible.

        • April 15, 2016 at 4:25 am
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          I don’t doubt it. I know a lot of people are celebrating this one-a-year-yay-moar-Starz-War! thing, but I’ve got a feeling Disney is going to drive it right into the ground pretty quickly.

          • April 16, 2016 at 7:16 am
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            As long as they can keep up the quality, people will see the movies. Just look at the MCU.

          • April 16, 2016 at 7:15 pm
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            I love the “da peeple don’t want dis”….

            But….we’ll all be there….and likely most of us will enjoy it.

            There are so many stupid movies (both bad and good) that are enjoyed by many people (both dumb and smart), yet we still debate whether something made because it will make money, ‘should’ be made.

            WE SOLD PET ROCKS TO PEOPLE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!! PET. ROCKS.

          • April 17, 2016 at 8:53 am
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            Yeah, that’s what I’m afraid of actually. THAT exact thing. The MCU has mostly been about release dates and bums in seats for opening weekend, with, so far, diminishing returns in quality on the big, central films, and massive studio interference on the smaller films to the point of unhappy creative principles, and directors jumping ship.

          • April 17, 2016 at 8:07 pm
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            That’s true. However, I think Star Wars is a different (higher quality) animal. Just relax. Find your zen.

    • April 15, 2016 at 2:58 am
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      If the prequels didn’t flop, no Star wars movie ever will. EVER.

      • April 15, 2016 at 3:42 am
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        I liked them…well, TPM was tough. But a big difference in those and this.

        • April 15, 2016 at 3:56 am
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          A little difference. Both are gonna have the words Star Wars in the title, so it’s close enough.

  • April 15, 2016 at 2:18 am
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    I guess it’s a subjective thing, but personally I do see a vague resemblance to a young Ford in the guy. Or at least someone who could pass as his brother.

    His face might be a bit more square, but he’s still got the same perpetually bored and disinterested look that Ford usually does.

    • April 15, 2016 at 2:57 am
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      I do as well.

    • April 15, 2016 at 4:27 pm
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      I see no resemblance at all. But I don’t think that matters anyway.

  • April 15, 2016 at 2:43 am
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    I’m starting to get curious what they’re gonna’ do with the Solo movie. I fully understand all the many many ways this film could suck, but the fact that they got the directors they have, this crazy plan may just work out to be a great film. The deciding factor will be attitude; too self-serious and the movie will be dry and lame like (almost) every other pre-boot; too silly and goofy and… it’ll be awesome, but still this is star wars so they need to take it *a little* seriously, just a smidgen of seriousness and the rest goofy and this movie just might be awesome — but they really are walking the tight-rope, so to speak.

    Bear in mind, everyone above the age of 8 thought Lego Movie would suck, and look at it now, most of its fans are adults. There is always hope

    • April 15, 2016 at 4:27 am
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      I fully agree. My only fears about this were the actor and the script (and if it can hit the right tone). And all the actor fears have been put aside. Ehrenreich is great.I hope this turns out to be true.

      • April 16, 2016 at 7:15 am
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        As do I.

    • April 15, 2016 at 4:37 am
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      I agree to an extent – Lord and Miller are the only real hope I have that this thing might not blow chunks.

  • April 15, 2016 at 5:32 am
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    Just want to say – 219 comments, all to basically just say ‘nope’.

    • April 15, 2016 at 11:51 am
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      But fan consensus is still “divided” just like Trump has a chance of wiinning over half the country’s votes and the PT was recieved very favorable from people not on the internetz.

  • April 15, 2016 at 10:36 am
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    So whatever happened to that young Ford/Solo impersonator from Youtube? Did he ever really have a shot at this role?

    • April 15, 2016 at 1:29 pm
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      He obviously auditioned, but didn’t cut the mustard.

  • April 15, 2016 at 4:15 pm
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    He was really good in Coppola’s Tetro

  • April 15, 2016 at 4:21 pm
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    I’m hoping if this is truly a Solo origin film that it is also a Chewbacca origin film. I know both had great stories individually, but to me there’s no beating the dynamic that is “Han & Chewie.”

    I imagine a young, struggling and all too cocky Han that is on a fast track to nowhere, when he crosses paths with a wookie in a tight spot. (I thought it was always Han that helped Chewie escape slavers, but did The Clone Wars change this with Ahsoka?? Or was he unlucky enough to be enslaved twice??)

    There’s also the potential to do too much with this… you could easily have an origin of Han, Chewie, Millennium Falcon, even Lando and some Fett all in one. And to me, that would be a little too convenient and forced. No matter what though, I don’t think the actor is going to make the film, but he could definitely break it. Ultimately, it has to be the plot that makes this piece successful. Personally I have faith in this project and am really excited for it. Get to work!

  • April 16, 2016 at 12:45 pm
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    This.

  • April 16, 2016 at 12:48 pm
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    He is a young Han Solo.

    • April 17, 2016 at 6:45 am
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      He could be, if he could act.

      • April 17, 2016 at 12:25 pm
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        People can learn to act, as I hope Daisy Ridley and
        John Boyega will do in the next movies.

        • April 17, 2016 at 8:05 pm
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          Blah blah blah, you’re delusional. Boyega and Ridley’s performances were universally praised, and you refuse to accept that. It’s not my fault if you’re a contrarian. That’s a YOU problem.

          • April 18, 2016 at 2:43 pm
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            Ahahahah! universally praised? seriously? You made my day… hahaha!! Fanboy…

          • April 18, 2016 at 2:54 pm
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            By critics, their performances were almost universally praised. Would you like to refute these claims, or would you like to continue calling anyone who disagrees with you a fanboy?

    • April 17, 2016 at 8:50 am
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      Wow, that just really, really shows how wrong he is for this.

      • April 17, 2016 at 12:22 pm
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        Wow, and Alden Ehrenreich would be a great Han if he does not resemble Palpatine in his young ages.

    • April 18, 2016 at 10:41 pm
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      Eugh looks like Shakin’ Stevens.

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