Poll: Are You Looking Forward to the Young Han Solo Standalone Movie?
Every time we post an article regarding Phil Lord’s and Chris Miller’s movie about the adventures of young Han Solo, we receive hundreds of comments from our readers expressing their mixed feelings. One of our readers suggested that it would be interesting if we do a poll to see what exactly the fans think about the upcoming addition to the Star Wars film library. Please vote in the following poll…
Before we proceed to the poll, here are a few things that you should consider.
Arguably, along with Luke and Vader, Han Solo is the most popular Star Wars character. He is unique and a favorite to many fans mainly because he is just a regular charismatic person with no special powers. Needless to say, with Han dying in The Force Awakens, many fans were devastated. Creating a new movie about Solo, does have a certain logic in the fact that it will continue Solo’s presence on the big screen despite his unfortunate fate. Many would say (and have said): “But Harrison Ford is Han Solo”, and that it will not be the same with the character re-cast. While I would tend to agree with you, I also think we should give this movie a chance and withhold our judgment until after it hits theaters in 2018.
Another thing that we should consider is that a Han Solo standalone movie was what George Lucas always wanted to do. This interesting fact was revealed by Lucasfilm’s Pablo Hidalgo on Twitter. Our best guess is that Lucas’ ideas will be used in that movie, and the fact that Lawrence Kasdan is involved with the script could greatly help that. After all, he spent numerous days together with George and they surely have spoken about the project.
@ALupi15 also “George wanted it” kinda means something too. 🙂
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pablohidalgo) May 6, 2016
Lastly, I am happy that Lucasfilm chose a fairly unknown actor for Solo’s role, who can definitely act, instead of choosing a look-alike actor with dubious acting skills. I like Alden Ehrenreich, and I think we should give him a chance to prove what he can do. I am sure he will be great. We just have to think of this movie as something fresh and new, and stop making parallels with everything.
So, what do you think? Please cast your vote in the form below:
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(image by: Collider)
No matter the results, we have to keep in mind that this is the opinion of the hardcore Star Wars fans that visit this site, who will be the minority in the theaters when this movie is released.
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“I also think we should give this movie a chance and withhold our judgment until after it hits theaters in 2018.”
Very well said Viral Hide.
The most accurate way to describe my feelings is that, “I am nervous about it. And it’s not something I particularly felt I ever needed. It’s risky.”
That said, I am optimistic about Kasdan and Lord and Miller’s involvement. They have all done great work before. I am happy Han is being played by a relatively unknown actor. It could be good, but I am just not yet convinced it is worth the risk it also poses to one of our favorite character.
Hell Yes! I think this kid is gonna do great!!
I think touching on the past of iconic characters is a bad idea when you waited so long the original actors can’t do it anymore. I also want it clear I do not care whatever George intended to do… He’s done now and I think it’s for the best. I thank him for handing it over.
Now I could just be wary of prequels for obvious reasons so I may be bias. The only other concern I have is… let’s say it’s amazing. For me I think it’s impossible for me to see it as a united part of the franchise with such a drastic change to the main character. It doesn’t matter if he nails it. It still wont be the same. There will just be this divide.
I’m not saying it wont feel like Star Wars. I’m saying I think no matter what it does it’ll feel like an asterisk Star Wars. It’s cool but not really a part of the 4 movies that did share actors. I’m not saying I’ll view it as fan fiction… but kind of? It’s hard to describe. I’ll still be able to enjoy it if it’s good.
Who knows… maybe I’ll love it so much I’ll ask for a reboot of the OT 😛
…Majority are in on a positive opinion? Color me surprised, with all the shittalking I’ve seen lately.
41% think it’s a bad idea. 40% are nervous. 22% think it’s a good idea.
No one but the poll writer used the word “nervous.” It’s difficult to show nuance in only four choices. My feeling is actually more like, “This movie is a little unnecessary, but it has a lot going for it and it could be good.”
“a little nervous” is a giant step up from the constant streams of “THIS SHOULD NEVER EVER HAPPEN EVER!!!”
I’m shell shocked.
If they really cared about what Lucas wanted they would’ve used his ideas for E7, and not kill the EU, and respect the PT, and so forth. Lame excuse by Pablo, sorry. And looking at the above image, can’t help but cringe.
Pretty sure I just read a short while ago they did base their story off of his. They took the rough idea and heavily modified it. Which happens to most stories. I mean it was supposed to be about the next generation. Spoiler alert… it is. George had contradictory opinions on the EU. Sometimes he supported it sometimes he made it quite clear it wasn’t canon at all.
Disney can’t ignore what happened after the PT. At the very least I think we can admit… the OT was legendary cinema… and the PT was divisive. So who are you really going to try and emulate?
I don’t care for the image either 😛
George saying, “they didn’t use my ideas” means they didn’t do it exactly as he wrote it. The man is very adamant about things being exactly his way, and hates the idea of anything being changed. That does’t mean they didn’t use any of his ideas. This mythology about George having some fully fleshed-out, brilliant plan for the sequels that was vindictively shredded by Disney execs laughing evilly is a fantasy that needs to go away.
THIS.
George probably barely considers ESB ‘his’ film.
Lucas didn’t give a rat’s ass about the EU.
Dude you think Lucas was a champion of the EU? That is the most hilarious thing I read today.
Glad to make you smile, he was at least more on board than the current administration, that’s for sure, and we had more quality stories and games than now, but hey, to each their own.
Lucas hated the EU bud. Hate to shatter that fragile illusion.
Don’t worry you’re not shattering anything, I’d just like to read a statement by him in that regard. He went as far as using Coruscant, swoop bikes, Quinlan Vos, Aayla Secura, YT-2400 freighters and Action VI transports in the PT and Clone Wars, but what do I know, right?
” I’d just like to read a statement by him in that regard.”
” I never thought of anything! And now there have been novels about the events after Episode IV, which isn’t at all what I would have done with it. The Star Wars story is really the tragedy of Darth Vader. That is the story. Once Vader dies, he doesn’t come back to life, the Emperor doesn’t get cloned and Luke doesn’t get married …”
NOW, you shattered my world, Alas! O, why, Lucas, why?
I know its terrible. Well you can go back to reading your fan fic now.
Thanks, you can go back to hating the prequels and saying JJ is the best director ever
I love the prequels. Now you can go back to reading your fan fiction.
Absolutely not!!!! Kill it now….please! Make a R rated Bane trilogy based on the books!!!!
…That’s an even worse idea. Who the fuck even knows who Bane is outside of Star Wars fans?
That’s why you can make a trilogy about that.
Who the fudge even knew who Luke was before Star Wars???
Same thing with Revan.
Who the hell knows who half the people of the marvel cinematic universe is outside of comic book fans? Same concept, people see “Star Wars” and it’ll drag them in.
…Okay, major lapse in my logic. Ahaha.
But still, we’re not getting an R-rated Star Wars film. Not as long as Disney holds the rights.
we got Dead pool…..
And maybe it’ll give marvel/Disney that balls to make an R rated comic book movie themselves..but I doubt it..at least we have the Netflix shows they’re releasing.
That was Fox, not Marvel/Disney.
you sure? I’m pretty positive it was Marvel/Disney.
Well it wasn’t. Deadpool is a mutant (as in the X-men). Fox owns the X-men.
you are correct…thanks!
You’re quite welcome.
Done by 20th Century Fox. Disney doesn’t own the film rights to Deadpool or any of the X-Men. That movie wouldn’t have happened if Disney were behind the wheel.
Oh yea that’s for sure lol
how so,,,such a great story! We all know who Solo is and a good many don’t even want the movie. Bane, Revan….sith wars…soo many better stories to make into movies without changing the mytho of Han.
That sounds cool but wouldn’t you rather they made a new story?
well, the Bane trilogy is soo bad ass and would be something completely different if they pursued. I just think it would be amazing!
agreed.
An R-rates Star Wars movie? Do you even go here?
I think so….just because you have soo many different generation of fans. And honestly some of the books are already there.
…..no
Absolutely yes!!!!!! Han must live on, and not just in books and comics. Harrison said, “Make it your own.” So lets see it, then we can talk about if he’s the right actor or not.
I find it humorously ironic that people love Han Solo as the badass “every-man” in the Star Wars movies, but then defend him as though he were some precious unique idol. If he’s so “every-man”, give every man a chance to portray him!
I don’t mind the recast and the story will probably be good, but I hope we can move away now from the ‘young (insert well-known character)’ stories.
This is why, if they go ahead with the Boba Fett film, they set it AFTER RotJ. It would be awesome to see that time period on screen and Boba Fett can easily be recast if he never takes off his helmet (which would be smart, IMO).
This…Boba Fett could be awesome, but let’s see him later in life.
Not a big fan of a Boba Fett movie, but if they do it, your description is the way to go. He should never take his helmet off. It would be cool to see the underworld react to the death of Jabba, and the fall of the empire. I bet all sorts of crazy power struggles were going on. Put Fett in the middle of it and you have a crazy, violent story. Godfather meets Dredd.
Not too excited about the Han or Boba Fett standalone movies. The Han movie seems like a thinly-veiled ploy geared towards attracting a younger demographic and Fett seems like fan service and there’s only so much you can do with him (that’s already all been done).
I think a “missing Obi Wan Kenobi years” movie with Ewan is the best bet with the most potential. I would love to see him reprise this role and flesh out that character more. I hope making the other movies doesn’t stand in the way of allowing that project to see the light of day.
Ehh, I’m iffy on that. There are only a few things you could do: Padawan training, being master to Anakin, and being a hermit in a desert for two decades. The first one seems unnecessary, the second might be cool as long as they get a good teen actor to be Anakin, and the third sounds so incredibly boring. What can you do with “old man in the desert with some magical powers”?
A cool spy thriller involving the Hutts.
I dunno, I don’t imagine that one of the last two Jedi Masters would knowingly put their secrecy in jeopardy by getting involved with a dangerous criminal syndicate. The only reason he did it in A New Hope was because the child he’d been watching grow into the weapon to defeat the Empire was finally of age, and the time to strike was now.
That’s true….
You should pick up some of the Marvel Star Wars comics, #15 goes into a bit of the Obi-Wan on Tatooine backstory. It was very well done, but like you, I don’t know what else they can really do that keeps Ben Kenobi as being “this kind of strange old hermit who lives out by the Dune Sea” feel to it.
I’m sure the creative minds that work at Lucasfilm can come up with some pretty great stuff though I’m sure.
Sure, it works as a side-story in a comic book, or a flashback scene or something. Not as a full film, though. I don’t think there’s enough there to both keep it believably “Obi-Wan” while also being a thrilling story by itself.
Yeah, you might be right.
The movie has been and always will be unnecessary. Having someone who isn’t Harrison Ford play the character and being in the same universe around the same time is just mind-boggling dumb. This movie has a lot of work to convince me to spend the $ to go see it.
NO film is “necessary.”
That’s patently absurd. Many films are necessary in the context of series to tell the story.
That’s outright preposterous.
No it is not. Films are needed in order to further the Star Wars story thus making them necessary for the narrative.
These films are necessary to further the Star Wars mythology. This movie in my opinion will not do that.
Furthering the Star Wars mythology isn’t necessary. FILM isn’t necessary. And yet, films are made.
Wow that is deep.
I will watch it with an open mind. If it’s fun and enjoyable, the I’ll be pleased. If it’s nothing but fan service schlock, I’ll call it as such.
Okay, I’ll say it. In the pantheon of Star Wars disasters, this Han Solo flick has the very real potential to leapfrog past Greedo shooting first, and nip at the heels of the Holiday Special itself.
Would that I were funnin’ with y’all on this, but no. There are certain iconic film characters who are inseparable from the actors who played them, and Han Solo is absolutely one of them. To put some guy in that flight vest who is nothing at all like Harrison Ford and saying “Here’s Han Solo!” is, IMHO, one of the most ill-advised things that Disney could do. Especially since the SW franchise is just beginning to ramp back up again.
Even if the story ends up being excellent (and despite Kasdan’s involvement, there’s no guarantee of this) the recasting of the main character is still likely to be a massive distraction for a lot of the audience. I just don’t see how this isn’t going to end up being a serious misfire.
So you’re an “It has a lot going for it and could be good. I’m a little bit nervous about the re-casting though”?
Nope. I’m a “The recasting is a rubbish idea, and the absolute best-case scenario is that it’s going to be a middling Star Wars experience.”
There are only about a million and six better ideas they could have come up with for a SW movie, and I have little to no interest in seeing this one.
Couldn’t agree more.
Well said. My thoughts exactly.
I disagree, I think this has potential to be a really great Star Wars experience and it will only fail if the fans are too stubborn to look past their own biases, and selfish interests and not keep an open mind.
The whole, “well I don’t think it’s a good idea, or I think this movie will be horrible, so I don’t want them to make it” is an extremely selfish stance. It’s basically saying I don’t want this, so I don’t want anybody else to even have the potential of liking it either. Defending that stance by saying well, everybody agrees with me is not a valid reason either because we have no idea if that’s even true. The internet comments are not a good source for knowing what people across the world actually want. Sure, you can argue that it gives you an idea of what to expect but it’s not concrete.
With risk, there’s always a greater potential reward which is exactly what Lucas did when he made the first Star Wars.
i just don’t understand why any Star Wars fan would want to skip out on the possibility of having a great Star Wars experience, because in the end who cares if it ends up not being very good. Did having The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 3, or Thor 2 completely ruin the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe? No, they just went and made even better ones.
So you are saying you do not mind a Short Han Solo?? Because few young actors are Harrison’s height!
Do you mind Tom Cruise in all of his movies, that guy is 5′ 7″
Four inches height difference is nothing in Hollywood.
And no, I don’t mind how tall the guy is, I’m not shallow like that.
Sorry someone misinformed you. This new casting is the same height as Tom Cruise which would not be a good Han Solo either. River Phoenix was a Very Young Indiana Jones. This Movie is going to be very close to time of New Hope. So there can not be that big of difference in age and height!
I’m not the one misinformed friend.
Alden Ehrenreich is 5′ 9″, Tom Cruise is 5′ 7″, sure you can say he’s closer to Tom’s height than Harrison but that’s not the point.
This Han Solo movie will NOT take place very close to A New Hope? Where did you hear that? This movie will be set when Han Solo is in his early 20s. In A New Hope he was late twenties early 30s.
To be honest, most general audiences don’t give a crap about Han Solo being recast, as long as it’s YOUNG Han solo. The fans are really the only ones whining too hard about it.
I answered with the second option but I’m more confused than that option. This Han solo film could be good but I’m hugely nervous about the recast. Wich could lead to a disastrous film
Hit the nail on the head with one of those options. This movie is unnecessary. I would rather move forward than go backward.
Everyone says it’s unnecessary until it ends up turning out really well and ends up being one of their favorite movies, then it was totally necessary.
Exactly.
Before Han movie: “This is unecessary! Why do we need this?! I’m triggered!hujbg”
After Han movie: “I’ve always been for the Han movie. i knew it would be great from the beginning.”
As long as it’s not a Han origin story I’m game. heard it dealt with how he met Chewie… which I’m game for.
I can’t vote because none of the options fit my opinion on it. It IS totally unnecessary BUT it does have a lot going for it and very well could be good. The recasting doesn’t make me nervous because I’m fine with someone else trying to play Han Solo as long he can make me believe he is Han. But my anticipation rests on 1 issue: Lando Calrissian. He’d better be in the movie (his snub from inclusion in VII had me seething for a long time) and I care more about the casting of younger Lando.
No one cares about Lando anymore. It’s sad.
it sure seems that way. I’m glad he got the comic limited series and I’m super geeked he was on Rebels (and will be again next season) but it seems he’s doomed to be left out of the sequel trilogy… hopefully he has a chance at the Han Solo movie. 🙁
Totally prepared to give it a chance but somewhat skeptical about whether the re-casting will work and whether it’s just going to be a fan-service fest — here’s Han meeting Chewie, here’s Han winning the Falcon, here’s Han doing the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs!
I hear nothing but good things about Ehrenreich, though. I haven’t caught Hail Caesar yet but would like to check it out. Plus Kasdan, Lord & Miller give me hope.
I’m honestly not jazzed about any of the proposed Star Wars films. The Force Awakens wasn’t nearly as good as I had hoped, and The Rogue One trailer was kind of underwhelming. I’m just hoping an Old Republic film makes it to their film slate sometime soon.
Try waiting until 2025 then.
I’m really excited about it. Ford couldn’t be Solo forever, and the alternative is not having anymore movies about Han Solo. How could any Star Wars fan be OK with that? It seems pretty obvious that eventually, a lot of our favorites will be recast. How about a standalone Luke Skywalker film down the road? I’m all for it. Disney is a money making machine, they aren’t going to cast off the characters we know and love. Everybody should just accept it, the recast of nearly all original characters are bound to happen.
“How could any Star Wars fan be OK with that?”
Because his story ended in the last movie.
Yes, he died, but Vader died in ROTJ, still he will be back in Rogue One. There is more to learn about the character. We have decades of Han’s life that haven’t been explored. With how TFA turned out, how Disney has handled the MCU, and KASDAN writing it, I have full faith that the film will be good. Ignore it if you have to, but like I said it’s the business. It’s money in the bank.
Vader was important to the Star Wars story at the time of Rogue One though. Twenty year old Han Solo was not. His importance to the events started when he met Ben and Luke in the cantina.
That’s a good point, but none of us know for sure what they have in mind for Solo’s past. I am positive Kasdan wouldn’t have touched this if he didn’t have a good idea.
The standalone films are designed to go out from the main story and explore other areas pf the sw universe
The question that most of these whiny purists ask is “how can any TRUE Star Wars fan want a Han Solo that ISN’T Harrison Ford?! IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL AND ALDEN EHREHREICH SHOULD DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
ONLY ANTHONY INGRUBER! IF DISNEY DOESN’T VHOOSE HIM i’LL GET SO TRIGGEREDEXRDGDSH!!!111!111one
Just so long as the plot revolves around destroying a super weapon and at least one main character is only in the last 30 seconds of the film.
Would also be cool if they have Han saying “bro” at least twice.
It is what is. You had people saying (or still saying??) “Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christiansen couldn’t playing ANnnaaakin Skywaalkhaah Darrrrth Fudgggin’ Vaddaaer.” “No one else could play Obi-Waannn.” And then now its: Give me my Obi-Wan Tatooine Trilogy. So why is this a problem?
For me it’s the age difference in the characters. Although I’m not a fan of the prequels, it didn’t matter to me that a different person would be playing Obi-Wan because it was all taking place so many years before the Original Trilogy. Alec was an old man. In my opinion, this movie won’t have enough of a time span to differentiate the new Han from the old one. I have other reasons for thinking this movie is a mistake, but this is my explination as to why I can accept Ewan as Obi-Wan and not a new Han Solo.
It will literally almost be the same as River Phoenix, where he played a 18 or 19 year old Indy, okay maybe add five years so 15 year difference.
But 10 years isn’t a long enough stretch? I’m guessing alden will be portraying an early 20s Han Solo.
Ewan McGregor was the one redeeming aspect of the prequels. I would love an Obi Wan Tatooine Trilogy. Back when I was a kid I wondered what Obi-Wan was up to all those years after his apprentice betrayed him.
Good, bad. You’ll all still watch it…
At least give him the same hair dresser.
So unnecessary.
Meh. Why not? With a new SW movie coming every year we’re bound to get a stinker eventually but I can see how the exploits of a young Solo could be very entertaining. He needs to be a scoundrel though, he really needs to not be a do-gooder. That could be fun, getting to see bad boy Han before he gets old and gets a conscious. An Anti-Hero that’s more anti than hero. That said it is waaay down on my list of stand-alone movies I would like to see first.
Wait, you calling every film since The Force Awakens a stinker or the possibility of one of them being a stinker?
The possibility of one of them being a stinker.
If the MCU is any indication, Iron Man 3 and The Incredible Hulk fill that “stinker” niche quite well. ;P
Yup. And poor Pixar can’t seem to make a good movie all the sudden.
Pixar movies have been great lately, what do you mean they all of sudden can’t make a good movie!
Inside Out and Zootopia, both very well done and got emotion through to the audience and myself included.
Zootopia was Disney not Pixar (like Wreck It Ralph). Inside Out was great but The Good Dinosaur was Pixar’s least good movie since Cars 2.
Ahhh my mistake on Zootopia being Walt Disney Animation Studio, I didn’t watch The Good Dinosaur so I couldn’t comment on that. But I hardly think one or two bad films means they all of a sudden can’t make a good movie. Every studio has their hits and misses.
Agreed. I think writing off Pixar is pretty silly. They’ve basically made one flat out bad movie (Cars 2) and a couple of disappointing ones (Good Dinosaur, Monsters U, Cars). Their hit rate is ridiculous and Inside Out is up there with their best.
Tell that to Inside Out. ;P
Seriously? You should reserve Thor 2 the place as the stinker of MCU.
I hear it’s popular so I didn’t want to step on any more toes than I already have. ;P
It’s probable one will be a stinker.
Unlikely, they will be successes like the recent MCU movies.
Precisely. All 13 have fresh ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
Sure, critical successes. Most people are in agreement that some of them are pretty crappy, though. Iron Man 3, Thor 2 and Incredible Hulk spring to mind.
No, and I don’t believe George wanted it. Kathleen Kennedy wanted it, and George just threw her a bone.
I need Han to look like Han more than any other character. If they get the right look, I hve faith with the actor.
We have nothing to base any real opinion off of. Even the haters will go see it. Lets revisit this whole if we liked it or not till lets say, 2018…
Exactly. Whether they’re for or against it, everyone’s gonna want to see this movie just to see if it’s good or not.
Yep!
I’ll have to wait and see what they can do with the make-up and hair before I decide. I’ll probably still see it either way, but they have to realize that whether or not he actually looks like Han is kind of a big deal (read: dealbreaker). Meaning I may wait till it comes to Redbox and not bother buying it or seeing it in the theater if they can’t get the look right.
From the pic, I can see that the eyebrows and mouth might be similar, so we’ll see. If pulled off right, it could be like watching a movie about a dead rockstar (i.e. the doors).
You’d seriously skip out on watching a STAR WARS movie, solely based on the fact that Han Solo didn’t look right? What the fuck….
Imagine a very good actor that resembled say Justin Bieber and was portraying a young Luke Skywalker. It’s just possible that this film could fall hard. I would love to see Lucasfilm pull this off, a great idea on paper, a good actor, but the expectations are just so high. I remember River Phoenix portraying younger Indiana Jones on film and loved it. The TV show was good, but I’m afraid that is what we are going to get. Collider should not have done that with the picture, it looks so wrong and displaced. Lucasfilm has a good actor but it is too early to tell. It looks like this film may feel like the young Indy Chronicles, which was well done TV but if George put that on the silver screen with even the likes of Sean Connery involved and Spielberg directing it would of failed.
Like I said, I’ll probably see it either way. How much I like it and how much cash I’m willing to shell out for it will be affected by Han Solo’s likeness. No, that isn’t the only factor, but it is pretty important.
everyone who outright claims they won’t watch one of these anthology movies is only proving more to us that they’ll definitely watch them. nobody coming to this site will ever skip out on a star wars film..
So……..who’s playing Lando? I would assume he would have a role in the film, after all he owned the Falcon as well.
Kanye West.
HELL NO.
For the love of midichlorians no!!
After this casting decision I would not be remotely surprised….
This recast worries me…this guy is 4″ shorter than Harrison Ford and doesn’t look anything like Harrison Ford other than the hair color. I guess it is a personality cast?
I’m guessing they’re going more for the character for Han Solo instead of the physical appearance.
Problem is the Height of Han Solo is his main characteristic! Everything else flows from that!
VFX bruh. If Ehrenreich needs to be taller, he will be. After editing, that is.
It does work that way just digitally increasing height does not get the right character. A SHORT person has NO IDEA about being TALL!
What, you think it’s somehow a different life experience or something?
Actually Yes being Tall is a totally different life experience and it is not easily imitated! It is a state of Being!
Troll.
Good luck with that, I think someone just went over your bridge without donating to your cause…better go catch ’em.
Of course not! And that’s not the case FGS! We are talking about a person/character in his growing age!
Do you think when Harrison Ford in his 20 he was thinking: “oh, in ten years i will be taller than today, and i will act different and my abilities will be different of short people… No. He has no idea!
A short person when is growing he has no idea if he will be taller or if he will die by a lightning. He will act like he is, a short person.
If he grows, he will have different vision, of course.
But, i repeat, we are talking about a man who is still growing. He is not tall, yet. Han will be shorter because in this movie is younger. He will act like he is, a ******* normal person. Don’t you think?
Han Solo was his Fully Height at the time he met Chewie. So This conversation getting repetitive.
Yeah. This tall/short conversation is really absurd. goi
4″? More like 8″ He is 5’7″ and Han was 6’+
I think the guy they cast is 5’9″ and Harrison Ford is 6’1″
Nope look at Hail Ceasar and he looks right into Ray Fines eyes. He is 5’7″
Geeez…Well, I guess everyone in the movie has to be even shorter?
That would not look good a short Chewie? He is 8ft for goodness sake!
You realize they adjust things with heeled shoes and lifts in their boots and such right? Just because people look directly into each others eyes on screen does not mean they are the same height.
The wide shot of the two of them is not gimmicked. Check out the trailer you will see it just before they go to the close up.
While I won’t dispute that that specific shot is real, it is entirely possible and done quite literally ever single day in movies. Even in wide shots. Also, unless you actually see the shot in behind the scenes work, you still don’t actually “know” from the shot in the trailer, you just think you do from a couple seconds of screen time.
New kid is 5’7″ Ford is 5’9″ it’s just an excuse to bitch.
Harrison Ford is 6’1″
Ok
Remember – the Han Solo we know, is one who got tied up with a massive bounty that Jabba himself came out of his palace to collect, with his big bad Boba Fett in tow (then again, we don’t really know how bad ass Boba Fett really was, he couldn’t catch a blinded Luke Skywalker with no training).
Who knows who actually made the Kessell Run in the now-canon? (please correct me if we actually know it was Han Solo in the pilot’s seat, I don’t think we’ve ever actually got confirmation).
Hell, he was giddy as a school boy that he got that Obi-Wan charter to save his ass. And his ‘floating away with the rest of the garbage’ didn’t work.
All I’m saying is that we may be putting Han’s exploits on a pedestal – unless we trust cartoon Jabba when he says “You’re the best”, but that could be facetious.
He’s a hero because he snuck back and saved Luke’s ass and he fell in love with a Princess (the subject of ALL OUR DREAMS!!!!!!! LOL), and was saved by a bunch of teddy bears on Endor….or The Forest Moon of Endor….or however the damn canon calls it.
Now – commence the lettuce and tomato throwing…..I’m ready.
P.S. I LOVE HAN SOLO
I agree completely. Everyone makes him out to be this hardcore badass, but is he really? He calls himself a smuggler, but the only “smuggling” we know of him doing in the films was a botched job in which he dumped his cargo, and some giant monsters that got loose on his freighter. We even find out in that scene that he botches more jobs than he’s willing to admit, but we’ve NEVER been told of a job he’d done successfully in any of these films. As far as we know, he’s a terrible, TERRIBLE smuggler in modern canon!
I’d be more interested in the distant history of the Jedi and Sith with new heroes and villains. But maybe it’s smarter not to expand the universe too fast while the current trilogy is being developed.
I do not mind the casting at all, Eldenreich is clearly talented ( see Hail Ceasar ) and I will probably watch it when it comes out but I am just not really sold on a Han Solo film. Some characters no matter how iconic should just be left as is. A film like Rogue One makes sense as it does not focus solely on one character and is based on events that lead on to or directly influenced A New Hope. But this need to have a solo film about every character is pointless in my opinion. Personally I dont need to see a stand alone Yoda, Han, Boba Fett or even Salascious crum ( or however you spell that ) film. But as someone said, they gonna make it anyway, regardless of who thinks what and it could end up being the best thing since sliced bread but at the moment I just am not feeling it
I Wish they wern’t making this, not everyone needs a back story, lets create some new characters in the star wars universe, not milk old ones with unessicary back story
Only 18% fully behind it so far. I think that speaks volumes…
That means that the majority is mostly optimistic of the film in contrasts of the comments being made here. Indeed, the casting of Han Solo remains to be seen if it will be good enough.
Hola, hope you are doing very well, I think movie may be GREAT if is similar to old Han Solo trilogy from AC Crispin (1997-1998), how Han was part of Imperial Academy, how he met Chewbacca, Lando, how he get the Millenium Falcon…Peace and long live to see all SW movies that will come!
The fact that Kasdan is going to hang it up after this and was strong armed into doing it by his son speaks volumes.
Also that Lucas came up with this idea last second after he said the saga was done with.
Making new stories from the Star Wars universe is the way not milking on old characters (Han Solo, Bobba Fett etc). Dazzle us Disney with something new and all the fans will back you on this.
So it’s impossible to tell new stories about old characters?
It’s not impossible (i’m not a sith to talk with absolutes) but it’s better direction to make new story lines and new heroes.
Until you know what they are doing you have no idea if it would be better. Besides, we have two movies coming out within the next two years dealing with “new” heroes. Did you not notice the new cast members that joined the saga in Ep. 7? Or the movie built entirely out of new characters i.e. Rouge One? Mixing a little bit of the old and tellig a story people actually want isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It’s only bad if it turns out shitty or they shit out an 90 min long buddy flick…
Let me answer one by one the statements you place. As for ep.7 as much as i liked it at some parts it’s a retool of A New Hope and theres not anything new in saying the same story with a different cast. Even if Ridley, Boyega and Driver did a great job withe roles the similarities are obvious that the movie was a reboot and dont get me wrong i’m not hater cos every Star Wars movies serve a purpose even the prequels which i loved. As for Rogue One this is the movie i’m keeping my hopes high because this the kind of Star wars movie i was looking something new with a fresh perspective. The Star Wars should break there bonds from the Skywalkers and the Solos so they can focus on other timeline so the directors/writers have more room to be more creative.
You seem to be unable to get past your own issues with the movies and hold those issues as facts which they are not, and I have no desire to argue, so good day.
I’m not arguing with you friend everybody is entitled to have there opinion i respect your so you have to respect other peoples opinions even if they don’t match yours .have a good one .
Well, you don’t even acknowledge Ep. 7 as a sequel and can’t see it as anything other than a reboot with rehashed characters according to your initial reply. In my experience, people that start the conversation out that way have no desire to actually have a discussion rather than berate someone for actually enjoying the movie. Also, I am not your friend. So again, good day.
I hate this movie. Disney please stop it.
But it’s a prequel???
You haven’t seen the movie yet.
The terrible casting is more than enough to earn a ‘skip it’ vote from me, and I’ve seen every SW movie in the theater since 1977…..
Sure. You’re being incredibly fickle and spoiled, but it’s okay, because we all know that you will see the movie, despite what you say.
So from what I’ve seen with Hollywood, it’s much easier to build on established characters and franchises, so my guess is that they will continue to do this and drain all the mystique out of Star Wars. So many talented people out there that are able to create so many new and fantastic characters, go FORWARD, not backward.
They casted a Short Han Solo! That will never work!
How bout they just de-age Ford like they did with RDJ in Captain America 3?
That would be insanely expensive and difficult Ford wouldn’t be up for it, anyway. He’s wanted out of Star Wars since Return of the Jedi.
Overall, there are lots of pros and cons to this project. My main worry is that it’s too soon. Too soon, and, I fear, too rushed. I’d much rather a 10 years from now that’s good than 2 years from now that’s shit.
Then again, it DOES sound like George and Kasdan actually have a solid idea behind it, further than “New Han Solo” and reverse-engineering from there; rather, it actually sounds like they know what they want to do with this film. Kasdan writing is the main sign of hope so far. But I ain’t judging anything until I’ve seen a trailer.
Also, I’m seeing based on the polls that only 30% of the readers actually agree with the “Nay” attitude of 80% of the comment-boarders. A discrepancy there.
Vocal minority, it seems.
This should have been a book.
This is a bigger mistake than the prequels. I hope after this pos fails that Disney actually starts listening to the fans…nobody wants this damn movie, we didn’t need this movie…there is only one Han Solo…The fact that Lucas wanted this movie made should have said it all…kids aren’t going to give a shit about this movie..Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Blasphemy. this movie is going to be worse than Episode 2.
It has Star Wars in the title. Therefore, it will make money. Simple as that.
You realize the entire point of the franchise is to make money, correct? As of yet the only real missteps since the acquisition have been on the gaming side. BF, the mobile games, etc… although to be fair at least the mobile games (from what I’ve seen, as opposed to Trek and other large franchise mobile games) are fully playable without having to vomit dollars into them. The option is available, but hardly necessary to enjoy the games or progress.
Of course I’ll give it a chance. There’s potential for really good or really bad, as with every film. I really don’t understand people who are dooming it beforehand. Don’t jynx it guys!
“Please vote in the following poll… but before you do, let my try to sway you to vote positively.”
This is gonna be bad. He doesn’t look anything like a young Harrison ford. No one can ever be Han Solo except him. The samd goes for like and Leia. It just is what it is and those are the people who were born to play that role. It makes it less special. Obi wan and anakin was the exception. I actually like young obi wan way more.
Only if Lando’s in it. Han and Lando is an interesting relationship. Han and Chewie, for a whole movie, is nothing.
Terrible casting. I won’t be watching this because there is no way I could ever buy this guy being Han.