And the second Anthology film is officially about...

HAN SOLO


From starwars.com:

The next adventure in the Anthology series of Star Wars films will be directed by Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, whose credits include the critically acclaimed The LEGO Movie and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, as well as 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street. Among the most sought-after filmmakers working today, the two have proven a formidable duo on the multiple films they’ve collaborated on and are looking forward to applying their unique creative chemistry to the Star Wars universe.

“This is the first film we’ve worked on that seems like a good idea to begin with. We promise to take risks, to give the audience a fresh experience, and we pledge ourselves to be faithful stewards of these characters who mean so much to us. This is a dream come true for us. And not the kind of dream where you’re late for work and all your clothes are made of pudding, but the kind of dream where you get to make a film with some of the greatest characters ever, in a film franchise you’ve loved since before you can remember having dreams at all.”

The screenplay is written by Lawrence Kasdan and Jon Kasdan. The story focuses on how young Han Solo became the smuggler, thief, and scoundrel whom Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first encountered in the cantina at Mos Eisley.

Lawrence Kasdan, the writer and director known for Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Big Chill, and Grand Canyon, is familiar to Star Wars fans for having co-written the screenplays for The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Force Awakens. His son Jon Kasdan wrote and directed The First Time, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and In the Land of Women, as well as writing for the television series Freaks and Geeks and Dawson’s Creek.

“We’re so excited to be working with Chris and Phil, who will bring a fresh new dimension to the Star Wars universe,” said the Kasdans. “They’re two of the smartest, funniest and most original filmmakers around, and the ideal choice to tell the story of Han Solo, one of the coolest characters in the galaxy.”

Kathleen Kennedy, who will be producing, says she can’t wait to discover what’s in store from these two extraordinary teams of directors and writers.

“It’s not just any filmmaker who can tell the story of such a beloved icon like Han Solo, and I’m excited to say we’ve found the perfect team to handle the task. Larry and Jon know all there is to know about the character, and Chris and Phil will bring their wit, style, energy and heart to tell Han’s story.”

Slated for a May 25, 2018 release, the film will be executive produced by Lawrence Kasdan and Jason McGatlin and co-produced by Will Allegra.

 

Ughh... No.

 

I don't have anything against Disney owning Star Wars, so don't get me wrong but seriously, they are trying waaaaaay to hard to endear OT fans.

Yeah, we get it! Those movies are classics but it's time to move on and start exploring new characters and do something fresh.

 

I'm not overly enthusiastic either, but I guess it's nice that the old-schoolers can finally get this out of their system (remember that the young filmmakers of today mostly belong to that category). The first batch of Anthology movies are probably all gonna be OT centric, but sooner or later, I'm positive that they'll be spread across a wider portion of the GFFA timeline (KOTOR and all that jazz).
Ten, fifteen years down the line, we'll probably even have true PT enthusiasts writing/directing for LFL.

 

So, let's speculate! How old will Han be in this movie? Teens, twenties? Will it tell his whole story, from childhood to ANH? In that case, will the Clone Wars be featured in the beginning?

Will Peter Mayhew be in it?

 

Good thoughts! It's a good bet that they will borrow elements from Legends. Not that Kasdan is such a diehard fan as Filoni is, but it seems to me like the sort of thing Lucasfilm would want them to do.

 

I'm not a betting man, but I can pretty much guarantee that part will be in the movie - regardless of what it's about.

 

And, of course, this: "You've got a lot of guts coming here, after what you pulled".

 

Well , predictable ...
But , let's see how it goes .
They could borrow some elements from various Legends books (HSA,HST etc.) .

 

shut up and take my money

 

Spoiler

Sana Solo, anyone?

I'm looking forward to this. After all the talk that we'd have some sort of Boba Fett movie which would potentially not even be canon, it's refreshing to see the rumors were false. Of course, Han Solo has been rumored from the beginning.

I hope we see Chewie in this. It would be nice to see them pull from Scoundrels, because I really loved that book, or the A.C. Crispin Han Solo trilogy, which was also fantastic.

 

I've got mixed feelings about this. But I do know that I really, really hope Sana does not show up.

 

Honestly, I'm only excited about TFA - and only mildly.

At the moment...

 

I'm sure I'll probably end up going, but I just have to chime and say yeah, I think it will be really, really difficult for me to accept anyone else in the role. But just mayyyyyybe they can make it work somehow if they can find a largely unknown "hidden gem" to play Han.

 

Maybe it'll be animated, so Harrison Ford can do the voice acting? I just can't picture anyone else in the role.

 

To the PT/TCW crowd this is new stuff wouldn't you say?

 

You realize that fans of the PT and TCW weren't all born in the 90s, right? A good deal of users here have been fans since 1977

Anyways, I'm not particularly interested in this one. I'm on board with the sentiment of Ford = Solo

 

To the people whose first experience was the PT and TCW and grew up with them.

 

3 movies of the OT Characters compared to 3 PT movies and 125 episodes or whatever it is of TCW. What era would people know more of?