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Yeah, i don't really care about Han Solo movie.
And Boba isn't confirmed yet, but that'll probably be 2020 Anthology film.

 

I'm not interested, but oh well, it might turn out okay. I was never too enamored by the character of Han Solo and I feel like this movie could give him a lot more depth, but I dread that we'll get a simplistic comedy of him being cool.

No confirmation, only rumors.

 

Darth Bane would be the ultimate butt kicking "anti-hero" story that so many people seem to be salivating for these days. I would hope we could get a film about that someday.

Looking for something we haven't seen yet.

 

How's Darth Bane an anti-hero?

 

fair question....we know that he eventually becomes a real bad dude....but in reading the books you kind of got a glimpse into what made him that way and he wasn't a main antagonist from the very beginning.

I guess I was going for the point that many moviegoers nowadays want to root for the bad guy.

 

But the books were a mere interpretation of his character. The only thing we know about him is that he reformed the Sith due to the infighting. Being a Sith doesn't make him an anti-hero. At least he wasn't one by the person who created the character.

 

ok...ok.... I guess I used the wrong term....sheesh

my original point was meant to be---->I think the moviegoing public likes to root for the bad guy now....so a movie about Darth Bane could satisfy that and give us something different.

 

so what do you want me to do? i've been posting my vids here for a year and no one had a problem with it.

 

ok. see ya.

 

Back on topic...

I am more interested in The Last Jedi than I am in the Han Solo movie. I just feel like the Solo film is a definite cash grab instead of something that would actually advance the story. Plus the dude who's going to play him just doesn't look like a young Harrison Ford. If they want to make more standalones, couldn't they do the Obi-Wan story? That would actually be interesting, would advance the story by providing a bridge between the trilogies, and would just make more sense from a storytelling standpoint.

 

Enough.

 

What the...?!

 

I'm also more excited about The Last Jedi, but the point of the standalone films isn't to advance the story. I don't understand why some fans are so hung up on that. That might not be your interest, you might prefer movies that advance the story, but that's not what the standalone films are meant to be. Rogue One, for instance, may have been very closely related to the main story, but it did nothing to advance it. And that doesn't make them "cash grabs." Of course they're making these for the money (IV-VI and I-III were also made for the money), but it's not like they hired Phil Lord and Chris Miller and said, "By the way, we have no script; we just wanted to make a film about Han. Shooting starts next week, have fun."

And I feel a Han Solo film makes way more sense from a storytelling standpoint than Obi-Wan. Han was doing things and having adventures during this period of time, and in terms of world building it can show us more of the seedy underbelly of the Star Wars universe than we've seen on film before. There's a great deal you can do with that, there's a lot of creative freedom. With Obi-Wan, you're kind of stuck in place creatively. What was Obi-Wan doing during this time? Nothing, really. Where was he? A desert. A real desert.

 

Also, to add to the defense of the Han Solo movie, George suggested it get made, which means there's at least an interesting story behind Solo's younger days.

I'll be in line to see it.

 

The Han Solo movie could set up the plot lines for the OT (working for Jabba, meeting Lando, Chewie, getting the Falcon, the Kessel run, that dumped spice, Greedo) plenty of Saga development or just be a random adventure. If so, so be it.

 

That was George's idea?
Ok, now i'm interested

 

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Agreed. I think many underestimate the potential of the Han Solo movie to be a fund adventure that builds on our perception of Han from the OT and TFA. Lawrence Kasdan is known for writing good Han, so it isn't as if there has been no attempt at quality control by Lucasfilm on this movie.​

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Also, didn't JJ advise auditionees for the Han part to watch Raiders of the Lost Ark. I could be down for an Indy style space adventure with Han and Lando​

 

I just hope after the Han Solo movie they can explore new grounds with no movie characters.

 

I think the Solo movie could be great. Its potential is not just about that character. What I'm interested in is a movie that focuses on the criminal element of the galaxy. Also fascinated by a movie set probably just 6-10 years after RotS. That's a time period that's barely been explored. Certainly never in a movie. I think the Jedi Purge could be referenced as still going on in the background. Back then there should still be quite a few in hiding. Who may seek refuge within the seedy parts of the galaxy that Han is involved in. I think they should have him witness some of that as a young man. Would add weight to his cynicism about the Jedi & how their religion was no match for a good blaster. Plenty of potential in this movie. Also Kasdan is at his best when writing for roguish characters, & Han Solo in particular.

 

Darth Downunder I'm not sure that we'll see Sidious' Jedi Purge as such, but I agree that this movie could focus on the criminal underworld of the GFFA much more than previous instalments, but I think that there will be minimal presence from the Empire. The Storm troopers mentioned in that MSW report are most likely window dressing.

Do you think Thandie Newton's character might be a villain?

Edit: I thought this might be worth posting
http://io9.gizmodo.com/everything-star-wars-has-reintroduced-from-the-old-expa-1792224856

 

For me, as always, it comes down to execution. A Solo movies could be terrific. It could also be awful. I love Kasdan's writing, so I have tons of hope for it, but we won't know till the credits roll. I'm interested in a Kenobi movie mainly, I admit, because Ewan's Obi-Wan was the highlight of the PT for me. Fett? Never been a huge Fett fan, but I liked some of the underworld stuff they did in TCW. If they could make Fett more than a glowering "LOOKS like a bad***" character, I could be interested. But I'm not interested in Suicide Squad in space, if you get my meaning.

Something I WOULD be interested in is what happened to Rex and company when Order 66 was issued....

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yes, agreed on this.

 

Really, I'd just wanna see Solo win the Falcon from Lando in a game of Sabacc on film. That would be sweet.

The Kessel Run would be really awesome too. Also Chewie and the Wookiee life debt. But I'm not sure how they'd pull it off without a plot that jumps from year to year, like Forrest Gump, with establishing narration so the audience follows along. I'm not thrilled by the prospect of that sort of narrative for a SW movie, but they could pull it off.

 

Strongbow that's good to hear.