Stan Lee To Make Unusual Cameo In Star Wars: Han Solo… April Fools!
Production on Star Wars: Han Solo (or whatever it’s going to be called) is well underway, and we’ve just learned that Marvel Cameo King Stan Lee is going to appear in the movie – though not in the way you might expect.
Recently, Stan Lee has expressed interest in appearing in movies for franchises that he was not involved with during his salad days at Marvel, but his age has prevented him from extensively traveling. A golden opportunity was presented to him by directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who completed a script for the animated Spider-Man movie and are generally big comic book fans. Not wanting to get Lee to travel all the way to Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom, Lee agreed to get a cast for his face at Pinewood Studios in the United States, which is where most major Marvel movies are being filmed. Knocking that out, the cast was taken over to Lord and Miller and their crew. Extra copies were made in order to experiment with the design to create an alien mask that still featured key aspects of Stan Lee’s physical appearance for the purposes of turning the comic book legend into an alien puppet.
Despite what one would think, this method is actually not new for Star Wars. Yoda, for instance, had a facial structure and hair that was modeled after Albert Einstein. An alien puppet design was chosen as a way of making sure that Lee himself wouldn’t have to physically cameo in the movie.
Getting the look right was incredibly important for Lucasfilm, as they wanted it to be recognizable enough to be a Stan Lee cameo but strange enough that it wouldn’t take audiences out of the movie. Of course, Lee will be providing the voice of this character, who will appear briefly in a scene on Nar Shaddaa. One rumor is that he’ll speak in an alien tongue, with a line that features his catch phrase “Excelsior” snuck in there for those who listen closely. Details will remain scarce for quite some time, but we hope to share more details on this mysterious character soon.
PRANKED YOU GOOD!
Alright, so if you’ve been reading SWNN for a while, you know what my steez is: I’ll literally spell it out that I made an April Fools’ Day article, as seen here and here. I also did something silly with the domain name as I’ve done previously – I went with a dumb reference to some anime for no reason in particular. (Oddly enough, nobody seems to have picked up on that part.) Those two things, plus an update with a giggling George Lucas, are the cornerstone of any of my tacky articles for this particularly tacky – but nonetheless fun – holiday. Oh, and bragging about how my first prank actually tricked a Wikipedia editor. JUST AS PLANNED!
Regarding the collateral damage associated with the other articles I came up with today and recently: I apologize to anyone who thought my Thrawn article was also a prank. It bears mentioning that the story itself is about a panel that was held nearly a month ago, so there was no intent to trick anyone with that article. I’d also like to note that the two scoop articles I did (regarding the Sequel Trilogy planets and Lucasfilm’s future plans) were absolutely not planned out in advance to set up some kind of punchline for today. C’mon, guys – I’m not that mean.
Anyway, until it’s time to do this song and dance again, stay tuned to Star Wars News Net for the latest and greatest stories about a Galaxy Far, Far Away.
Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.
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– Pomojema
Awww… don’t spoil the fun just yet.
I don’t know what you’re talking about. It’s Saturday. My favorite day of the week!
– Pomojema
Is it the Han Solo-Indiana Jones crossover day already?
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well , seeing as jack kirby did the original design for the look of han , defined how he would appear and how his abilities are shown , it only seems fitting that stan lee gets the credit and the cameo instead…. even hans name was inspired by stan
April fools
Sorry to be pedantic guys, but Yoda’s face was modeled after both Stuart Freeborn’s, the guy who designed Yoda, as well as Albert Einstein’s such as the wrinkles and the frizzy hair.
Do you want to bet that someone will pick up the story? XD
Buzzfeed will.
KeK
I’m hoping that Wikipedia does. It actually wouldn’t be the first time.
– Pomojema
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Pedantic side kicking in: Yoda’s face was also based on Stuart Freeborn’s likeness who helped design the look of Yoda.
Unexpected, but not unwelcome.
4/1/17….
Damn my lack of temporal orientation today!
It’s okay, I didn’t notice today’s date either.
stop with all these cameos
I know right!
Did you hear that they’re putting fucking Oprah in Ep. 8???!!!!!!11!!1
April fools sluts! You’ve successfully wasted your time on a plotted comment! Kudos hombres!
That’s not how it works, fuck face.
Just so you know … It’s April 1st. The one day of the year when people need to actually think about what they read on the internet 😀
sike! you feel for the troll bait
He fell for it hard.
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Hahaha edited your post. We know you fell so hard for this.
Disqus should really add an (edited) tag, like on YouTube comments.
Nice edits, bruh.
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This is great news I can’t wait………….for April fools day to end.
Im new to the site, so does anyone know if they have a history of April Fools posts?
Boss did one and I’ve done the rest. I’ll link to them later.
– Pomojema
Nope, all news is true news. This story is real.
Hey, you’re being a dick right now. Stop being a dick. Stop being a dick. Seriously, stop being a dick.
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Ewww, John Oliver.
Oh, sh1t! I really have to do my taxes!
one of the silliest things i’ve ever heard
Well technically STAR WARS is a Marvel Product. They produce the comic book adaptations. So in a strange way there is a connection.
Marvel has a Star Wars licensing deal. Star Wars is not a Marvel Product no more than it is a Del Rey product.
Do you remember the good old days when every year there was always a an Internet post on a site declaring “BRAND NEWS SEQUEL TRILOGY IN THE WORKS!”
Well even if it is an April Fools news item, it would still be pretty cool I think !
Relieved today is April Fool’s Day. Wouldn’t want cameos to be a routine thing in Star Wars movies.
they are, but they are good at hiding them.
‘Pranked ya good’. Nice touch !
I hate this day so much
If this isn’t a prank how am I the only one loosing my mind thinking about getting to see NAR SHADDAA on the big screen?!
It’s a prank.
Wasn’t Lee still with Marvel when they did the OT adaptations though? I’d MUCH rather have him than losers like Thereaux (however you spell it), Craig, and Pegg.