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Second Star Wars spinoff confirmed to be Boba Fett origin story
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I busted out laughing so hard. Thanks.
LookAtMeGo
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This should be put in the OP.
Grover Cleveland
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I'd rather have a Jango origin story tbh.
Boba's the most overrated character in the saga to me. I don't know how a guy who has literally 4 lines (not counting kid Boba) and only claims to fame are getting feisty with Vader and getting eaten like a dumbass by the Sarlacc became a beloved figure.
Boba's the most overrated character in the saga to me. I don't know how a guy who has literally 4 lines (not counting kid Boba) and only claims to fame are getting feisty with Vader and getting eaten like a dumbass by the Sarlacc became a beloved figure.
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
I think you just ruined my childhood....
Neff
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Bobby Roberts
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But that's not an origin story, though.
A Boba Fett movie can be good. No reason it can't be. But i'm not sure how you can make it an Origin story without either taking it out of continuity, or taking previous stuff out of continuity.
It's just a weird logistic thing. Ultimately it doesn't really matter so far as the storytelling goes.
Messypandas
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What are you talking about? He's the coolest bounty hunter ever!!11
BattleMonkey
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TCW did nothing but show an angry kid who wanted to take revenge and fails at becoming a bounty hunter. The movie should focus on him being older and actually becoming the legend.
It's the same thing with Darth Vader in the prequels, we did not need to see almost any of that crap especially his younger antics to get to his real origin.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
That's his origin story, though.
I love Boba Fett but that suit is pretty stupid in bright light. He has no armor what so ever and he has more pouches than a Liefeld drawing.
Bounty Hunter origin. Start with him on the streets as an orphan, whatever. No need to mention anything related to ep 2 beyond his dad was murdered. Hopefully its just Leon the professional with kid bobba
The legend of the man in the sarlacc? Is this the Star Wars version of Jonah and the whale?
LookAtMeGo
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Even Han Solo was terrified of Boba, you can here it in his voice when he turns around like a scared little bitch and accidentally strikes his rocket pack.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Covered in the TV show, though.
Considering Sneider also reported the Anthology movies as taking place in a separate universe (they don't) I'm inclined to think he's just botching this detail, and it isn't an origin story at all. It's just a Boba Fett story.
Delta Assault
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Plus, I think people are forgetting that Boba Fett had a fanbase before dying in ROTJ. His role as a mysterious, menacing character was established in ESB. Vader of all people tells points at Boba Fett when telling the bounty hunters to not kill anyone on the Falcon. For audiences, that was enough to respect Boba Fett as a dangerous badass. Fans were upset that he went out the way he did in ROTJ. That death didn't negate the interest people had in the character before then.
Rastafarian42
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Cool can't wait to see who they pick as director and who they cast as Boba.
Slave I was a cool toy.
BattleMonkey
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We only saw part of his origin, there is a huge gap from TCW to the OT in what went on with Fett. He suddenly became competent and renown bounty hunter out of nowhere? No doubt they would have gone further with his origin in TCW if they had let them continue the show, the toys kinda hinted at it too.
It's like having Batman's origin stop at him being mad after his parents died. We still had lot more origin story to tell
Luke obviously force pushed Han from afar so he'd strike the jetpack, obviously. Boba Fett is 2 cool 4 school
Neff
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Nah, it's more like "Wait, that guy's here too? No way! This I gotta see-" *smack*
Seriously, I love Boba Fett. He has the greatest ship and costume in the galaxy, but he's a pussy.
He was a pussy as a kid. His reaction to his dad dying is straight up pussy. He found Han by being a pussy, he was subservient to the Empire/Jabba like a pussy, he ties up Jedis like a pussy, and went out like one, too.
Jar Jar Binks earned more badassery during the Battle of Naboo than Fett did in the entire four movies he appeared in.
Jesus christ I think my brain just exploded.
Vulcano's assistant
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Is the Clone Wars series still canon?
CraigerGamer
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I have always quested why Boba Fett is such a fan favorite?
I re-watched the original trilogy this past week and, really, my impression of The Fett was just as underwhelming as I remember.
He takes a bounty from Vader. Hangs out in the trash and tracks Solo. Takes Solo to Hutt. Then gets owned when he doesn't realize his jet pack is malfunctioning and dies without much fanfare.
Why is Boba Fett such a big deal? I'm convinced it has nothing to do with anything Fett actually does, it merely comes down to his costume. Its pretty badass.
edit: read thread. Glad I'm not the only one to notice this.
I re-watched the original trilogy this past week and, really, my impression of The Fett was just as underwhelming as I remember.
He takes a bounty from Vader. Hangs out in the trash and tracks Solo. Takes Solo to Hutt. Then gets owned when he doesn't realize his jet pack is malfunctioning and dies without much fanfare.
Why is Boba Fett such a big deal? I'm convinced it has nothing to do with anything Fett actually does, it merely comes down to his costume. Its pretty badass.
edit: read thread. Glad I'm not the only one to notice this.
Bobby Roberts
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Yep as much as the movies
Snowblindvictim
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That was just the stand-in for the special edition of Return of the Jedi.
Here's the original actor, with Irvin Kersher (the director of ESB) and David Prowse (Vader)
Far more Clint Eastwood-y:
Gnome Scat
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Ehem:
My childhood has been realized.
My childhood has been realized.
Scooter155
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But we already have his origin story
Yeah.......... how are they going to make an origin story when it's already pretty much covered in AotC? I guess it'll be the kid growing up and becoming a bounty hunter? I'm super bummed about this news.
Delta Assault
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"I'm gonna go out like that?"
DeadlyParasite
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Assuming they'd have to include events and characters from the prequels how would that even work? It would be super weird having them cast someone who doesn't have the same voice/look as Jango.
Vulcano's assistant
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And the cartoon also touched at least two points in his life. When he was still a pre-teen and attempted to murder Mace Windu, and being in prison while he was a teenager and a full blown bounty hunter after getting out.
lmao, that's a long ass article for a guy that barely appeared for more than 10 minutes in the films.
An epic story of love, loss and betrayal, his kids dead, his wife hung for crimes she didnt commit, forced to bounty hunt for the man he suspected was behind it all. All he needed to do was this one job for Jabba, that might grant him an audience and the chance to end his reign, even if it meant his life.
After 2 hours of tracking his target, of mourning his loss, he sits down in the cantina
fade to black
;_;
Motherfucker survived that shit.Why is this guy getting a origin film like he isn't a scrub?
guy sucks.
bigwinnerx
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If he was only in the movies for 10 minutes, obviously he needs an origin story.
And they're going to end up making like 40 of these Anthology films, so, your favorite side character will also get his/her due.
Frankly, I love Boba. He's rad.
And they're going to end up making like 40 of these Anthology films, so, your favorite side character will also get his/her due.
Frankly, I love Boba. He's rad.
Yes, months ago, there was a rumor that Lawrence Kasdan wrote a story for a spin-off about Boba Fett and Boba was murdered and the new guy assumes his identity afterwards !
Hope it's true because that is very interesting and I haven't talk yet about the atmosphere with bounty hunters, and the disreputable places of the galaxy we can discover !
Grover Cleveland
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Yall ready for the Jar Jar Anthology trilogy?
JJ Abrams may hate him, but Disney knows those gungan toys will move units!
childhood ruined
WordAssassin
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I think there was a Boba Fett game for GameCube and the first teaser had him like shooting in random directions all wild west style and was kinda goofy but also badass? I'd like that, a movie about him actually going out and running bounties, like a space western. Give us a reason to like him beyond his cool ship and outfit.
Big break for John Hodgman, exciting.
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