Solo [Speculation] The inevitable thread: Who should play Han Solo in Anthology?

Er, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker are my favorite characters in the saga. Oscar Isaac is my absolute favorite young actor in the business. And I thought Adam Driver was the best thing about TFA. So go stuff your misplaced insults and assumptions somewhere else.

I was referring to your broader point, and noted that I knew where you were coming from, and even agreed that there's something good "lost" in current sensibilities, which these older actors had (that masculine charm). I was simply noting that there is also something gained in current sensibilities, and that's a lesser tolerance for chauvinism.

That's an observation regarding the broader context of your comments, not a criticism of your sensibility.

And you must recognize the irony of accusing me of having my sensibilities offended, whilst being so prickly about having your own sensibilities offended by my comments.

 

Everyone play nice in here, please.

 

No don't worry about what people think! We are all entitled to our own opinions. I wouldn't call it whining, especially since there is a small band of us that are opposing this move for essentially the same reason. Yeah I knew Disney was going to milk the original trilogy for more profits, movies like Rogue One are perfect but movies based on previous characters just aren't appropriate. I think Disney should focus on moving forward with the trilogy rather than dwelling in the past- a brilliant past that should be left alone.

 

So who's betting on a May 4 Han Solo casting announcement?

 

Harrison's Han Solo had a beginning, a middle and an end. Pre TFA I was massively against the idea of a Han film, and it's still the one film I have some worries about.

However. Considering Harrison's Han got a meaningful death and no one other than Harrison will ever play Han from his ANH days through to his dying days on the big screen, I'm recalibrating to just accept that some stuff may have happened with the character pre ANH, and that it'll be interesting to see, even if I'm squinting and wishing it was a young Harrison there instead.

It's definitely the most risky thing Disney are doing, Though in a way they're taking a risk in an attempt to play it safe. I'm just hoping that there's a very good reason they've gone to that time period.

Ideally, the actor will nail the role, and define Han in a different way to Harrison (no Ingruber - an imitation ain't going to cut it. Ewan's Obi Wan was far better when not chanelling Guiness as much)

I'd like to think the casting of Alder will unite the fanbase; would that it were so simple.

 

I don't know who should play Han Solo but that guy in the YouTube videos doing the impersonation made me cringe so not him.

 

Yep. A passable party trick impression does not an actor make. If they wanted a cameo, maybe.

 

I'm just a bit perplexed at how the guys' name still comes up when other, more established actors get discounted without the chorus of protest (or so it seems).

Anyway - Disney must know that they are playing with fire here - at least with the fans. The whole anthology films have the potential to do harm to the main product - the trilogy - so I hope/trust/pray that the productions will be in the very best of hands.

The casting of TFA and Rogue One give me hope that they are making the right decisions as far as the casting goes.

 

Which one of them? If you're talking about that Robin Williams impersonator, well he feels a bit forced, I agree. But that other guy did play a young Harrison Ford in another movie..i dont think he would be half bad actually.

 

Ingruber was terrible in Age of Adaline, IMO. He impersonated Ford, and it showed. No way he could carry a whole film on his shoulders.

 

No idea, problem with all the impersonators though..they cannot nail the smile naturally. It always looks forced

 

http://collider.com/han-solo-movie-...utm_campaign=collidersocial&utm_medium=social

 

From most to least likely at this point IMO, it's:

Ehrenreich
Someone who comes completely out of left field to nab the role
Egerton

 

I hope we get somebody good, because impersonator only work for cameos.

 

Glum George Lucas has a solution for our collective Han Solo casting woes..

 

How about the guy who played Ham Salad?

 

^ The dude does look a bit like Adam Driver.. good pick!

 

someone new please! I love how the TFA young cast was mostly undiscovered young talent, sure they've done small parts but nothing big so now they have there chance give it to someone new, also my question is how would the audience react to Han Solo having romantic interactions with someone who isn't Leia. A Han Solo origin movie will probably give me a little bit of firefly vibes.

 

I don't care how good a performance the new Solo puts in - If he doesn't look like Han then I will not bother with the film! And don't anyone try to convince me otherwise - It's pointless Ewan worked as a younger Obi because he could eventually morph into the one we all know and love! These guys that are getting put forward look NOTHING like Han what-so-ever! And this film will be set 5-10 years before...yeah? Good lord...

Get Ingruber into serious acting classes NOW!

 

IMO, Ewan looks nothing like Alec, and that worked quite well.

And if you're a movie studio, you don't invest in a bad actor's classes and then hope he can carry a tent-pole film. That's just...not prudent, and not going to happen.

Attitude and acting ability is going to be key, just as it was with Chris Pine's Captain Kirk (who looks nothing like Shatner).

Give it a chance.

 

See I don't get that. I don't think Ingruber looks like a clone of a young Harrison Ford, like so many others seem to.

I look at the top three guys and each of them seem like they're passable in the looks field, again, none of them are clones of Ford circa 1977, but I don't expect that Ehrenreich is going to be walking on set with 5 days of beard and his curly hair either. Put a little movie magic on any of them and I don't see how it won't--at the very least--pass as looking like Han.

Look at Ewan, 30 year old Alec Guinness looks NOTHING like 30 year old Ewan. I would go as far as to say that there is less of a resemblance there than any of the three candidates for Han. Again, a little movie magic (and some good acting) and now I would say that the majority of people, yourself included, have no problem accepting him as Obi Wan.

 

Big difference though - Time! The Han film is going to be set close to ANH. Obi in the prequels has decades to "transform" into "Old Ben"

 

The Han Solo film will be set ten years prior to ANH, according to Kasdan:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...star-wars-lawrence-kasdan-20151206-story.html

A lot can change in ten years.

But that's not the point. The point is that actors, including Harrison Ford, portray Han Solo. Just as they portray Hamlet. So they need not look identical, or even hugely similar.