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Woody Harrelson Eyed to Play Han Solos Mentor in Star Wars Spinoff
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Pretty good writeup about this here: https://twitter.com/mudron
This mentor idea by Kasdan has been a thing since the first draft of the ESB script.
This mentor idea by Kasdan has been a thing since the first draft of the ESB script.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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That's quite a massive cast trying to push for a new Han Solo. Like they're going to cheer him on to the victory lap.
I'm torn because Kasdan is writing but this is so true
Lifejumper
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Thanks. Edited it in the OP.
Thanks, this should shut up the nonsensical claims about Han never having a mentor.
If there is one single person in the universe who gets Han Solo and who he is outside of Harrison Ford it has been Larry Kasdan. Again and again and again. Why are people suddenly just now questioning his abilities to write who Han is after basically crafting every single element about him post-A New Hope?
what type of racist bs is this.
If the poster meant some actors are bigger than their roles (I certainly wouldnt put Whittaker into that category with examples being The Shield and Ghost Dog), then i kinda agree with Sam Jackson and Woody Harrelson. I wouldnt put Bill Murray, Vin Diesel, The Rock, or Channing Tatum in Star Wars either.
triplestation
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dude what a mentor?
preorder cancelled
preorder cancelled
JehutyRunner
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I second this. He was utterly fantastic in that movie. So good.
Ninja Scooter
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He was good in Man of Steel though
Sounds like they have a great cast that could have been used for a new character and story in the universe.
WadiumArcadium
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It's been the opposite for me, though I'm not sure about Clarke.
Jedi basically ruined the character
Hasphat'sAnts
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Han Solo movie is actually a stoner comedy
I don't mean to question Larry at all. I was just trying to get across that even IF the movie 'ruins' Han, it's just one more ruined backstory in a long list of characters from the OT so people should be able to handle it by now.
CrichtonKicks
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That was on Lucas. Kasdan wanted to go in a different direction but was overruled.
Kasdan actually wanted Han to have his own plotline in Return of the Jedi that got canned....about his mentor. And after that was a fierce advocate for killing off Han in Jedi.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Would he have the first good-ol-boy accent in SW history?
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CrichtonKicks
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Yep. TFA essentially reset the pieces from the end of Jedi to how Kasdan wanted to end the saga in the first place:
- Han Solo dead
- Luke goes off on his own
- The transition from rebellion wouldn't necessarily be smooth
Essentially he wanted it to be a bit more melancholy but Lucas decided to go with happy endings across the board.
No.
I do hope they keep his general back story though about having been an Imperial who rescued Chewie.
I'd also love it if Woody was Ovan Marekal.
That was part of the ESB backstory Kasdan was involved in so it wouldn't surprise me to see that come into play.
If I recall correctly Han was a Stormtrooper before he became a smuggler. He saved Chewie's life which made Chewie a life indentured servant because of Wookie rules.
That's how I remember it, and of course non of this is canon anymore.
LookAtMeGo
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Hero_of_the_Day
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This would be the first thing about this movie to interest me at all.
hodayathink
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Can white men jump?
Hickbilly Deluxe
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Close, he was a TIE pilot and than a Lt. on Coruscant. And it wasn't an indentured servitude, it was a life debt. Chewie chose to follow Han into the smugglers life.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Yeah. I honestly hate the direction nuStar Wars has gone in. These spinoffs are just the worst fanfilm ideas given Disney budgets.
They have an entire universe and we're seeing a fucking Han Solo film. Well hopefully once they get it out of their system they can move on to more interesting topics.
Genghis Khan
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If Han Solo must have a mentor, I hope that he at least screws him over in spectacular fashion in some way. I'm very much in the camp of "Han Solo doesn't need a mentor", but I'm willing to give this a chance.
Pretty indifferent about Woody Harrelson tbh
Pretty indifferent about Woody Harrelson tbh
Man Called Aerodynamics
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Every time I'm reminded that Donald Glover is playing Lando it lifts my spirits right up.
God, do I want to be excited for this movie... Miller and Lord, written by Kasdan... And yeah, the actor choices are actually really solid, but I just can't get past the fact that it's a young Han Solo movie with not-Harrison Ford. I know that it has the potential to be awesome, hell, just look at all the memorable Solo stories from that period in the Legends and Classics continuity! But man... I just can't get behind it. I'll be there day one, but I'm not gonna be able to shake the bad feeling until that first trailer drops, and possibly not until the credits roll.
I have to be out of my mind GAF, because I liked TFA and really enjoyed Rogue One, am I crazy for not feeling this concept?
I have to be out of my mind GAF, because I liked TFA and really enjoyed Rogue One, am I crazy for not feeling this concept?
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