ST Harrison Ford (Han Solo) in TFA

You can not recast Han Solo. That's honestly a worse idea than Jar Jar.

 

Humor. Humor. Humor.

I agree. I don't think he's going to 100% abandon the characteristics that made him who he was in ANH but at the same time he'll be a fairly respectable guy who at the very least isn't going to willingly cause any headaches for Leia. I suspect he'll be similar to Indy in the "a respectable guy who likes a little adventure and sometimes gets into trouble but gets everything resolved by the end of the story" type of character.

 

I totally agree. Making Han a loner again completely negates his character arc. The Han at the end of ROTJ is a VERY different Han to the one we see at the start of ANH. It makes no sense to turn that on it's head. Plus the fact he and Leia look like they are ready to buy a house!! I would like to see his character develop further, see him as a husband and father, and have a high rank in the (presumably) New Republic (?) military, maybe as an Admiral with his own fleet. To me that's far more interesting than sending Han back to his smuggler/loner days and start his arc all over again.

And to the person that said Leia would chose to be Jedi over being with him. SERIOUSLY? I don't buy that for a second.

 

This is why I compared Han to Indy in my previous post. I can see Han as being the guy the military goes to when they have a problem they can't necessarily solve with conventional forces or tactics.

 

Hmm, that idea of him with his own shipping business is a good one. Yeah, I could actually go along with that.

 

Definitely!!! The idea of him rising from small time ship owner to shipping baron is a great one! Imagine the Onedin Line in space. James Onedin was an even bigger scoundrel than Han or Lando.

That would be the coolest thing ever.

 

I don't know about a beard. Makes him more scruffy lookin' But what about his clothes? I hope that they can think of something a bit different for him to wear this time round. I think Leia would insist he widen his wardrobe selection a bit

 

I know the black vest and white are shirt are kind of his trademark look, but would be great to see something a bit different.

 

30 years have past since ROTJ. Having him start there would be a mistake. Something has to have happened in his life in the last 30years. The character has nowhere to go unless you take something away in his life. Something for him to overcome. Solo as a successful anything, married to Leia, friends with Luke and Chewie...it's so boring. Solo and Leia who have been broken up for years and don't talk thrust together again.... Now there's places for that character to go.

This is all assuming his character is significant enough to require an arc.

 

Ugh. No, I hope they don't do that. That's too similar to Indy and Marion in Indy 4. Let's do something different this time. There's no reason why a married Han Solo can't still be interesting. He can just be interesting in different ways. Taking him back to the Solo of ANH would be pointless, as it would erase all the growth he had in the OT.

 

Having just watched the ending of ANH on Spike TV a few minutes ago, can I just say that if Han gets killed off, they should bury him with that pendant they gave him at the end of EPIV. Or have a scene where there's a wall of awards for Captain Solo which his kid inquires about. Then have Han say something like "Chewie has more. He just doesn't accept them. Something to do with Wookies."

 

I enjoyed Indy IV. So I'm looking forward to Indy V and VI if the rumors are true.

My prediction for Han Solo in VII is that he - at some point in the movie - will shoot his blaster and shoot first.

 

They need to film Star Wars like RIGHT NOW. Harrison Ford looks awesome tonight at the Oscars. Perfect look for Han.

 

If he does bite it in VII, perhaps that might fuel a revenge kick for Leia?

 

Right when the Indy theme started I thought it was the Star Wars theme and my mind immediately went 'IT'S HAPPENING!' But then I realised it was just Harrison....lol...

But still, it was a good look, I think the goatee could work for Han...

 

I thought Harrison was a little creaky in the beginning of KOTCS, but got more into character as the movie progressed. That probably worked for the story anyway though, and as others have said he was the least of that movie's problems. I don't hate it, but I still have a hard time embracing it on the level of the others.

As for Han, I've always kind of agreed with Harrison that he's a pretty boring character, but I sure wouldn't want anybody else to play him. The idea of a young Han Solo movie makes me nervous for all sorts of reasons. That said, I really like the idea of him owning a shipping company. It gets him back into his element but in a more respectable way and in a progression from where he was before he got involved in the rebellion. I'm not sure any of them really need to be career military officers post-galactic civil war, or even involved in public service at all until the ST. I think it could be kind of interesting if they've all settled into relatively quiet lives until something forces them back into action. Of course I'd still like to see Luke and Leia well-trained in the Jedi arts, and possibly passing on that knowledge, but it wouldn't have to be in any official capacity. Who knows, maybe the galaxy isn't ready for Jedi again until now. I'm getting off-topic though and I know there's another thread somewhere for that line of thinking, but I like the idea of them being legitimate in the private sector. Maybe Han and Lando are business partners even. That would make sense.