The NZA Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) rumor: disney narrows list of actors looking to play young Han down to 3 Quote According to sources, last weekend in London tests were conducted involving actors Alden Ehrenreich, who did scene-stealing work in Hail, Caesar!; Jack Reynor, best known for his work in Transformers: Age of Extinction; and Taron Egerton, the star of The Kingsman and Eddie the Eagle. Edited September 14, 2018 by Da Cap'n 2099 Title change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nemo McFly Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Good luck to any actor playing a younger Han Solo / Harrison Ford: those are impossible shoes to fill - I guess like the Star Trek reboot, this new incarnation will be it's own thing - the new Kirk didn't feel like a Shatner impression, but it's own thing. No pressure to whoever gets the part - LOL! The internet! The internet! The internet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatella Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 rumor: disney narrows list of actors looking to play young Han down to 3 Alden was a highlight in an otherwise dull Hail, Caesar!. Wouldn't mind seeing him get this. Also, I'm still in shock that I actually kinda care about Star Wars now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Cap'n 2099 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nemo McFly Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 The perfect young Han Solo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visitant Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) Edited March 16, 2016 by Bindusara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Didn't we already have a young Han Solo movie called Star Wars? Why is this happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nemo McFly Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Didn't we already have a young Han Solo movie called Star Wars? Why is this happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iambaytor Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 It's worth noting that it's being done by Phil Lord and Chris Miller of 21 Jump Street/Lego Movie fame. So basically even though it's pointless and sounds terrible it's going to be solid fucking gold and you're gonna love it so much you shit all over yourself and don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Cap'n 2099 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Calling Kessel Run and Chewy meet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) I'd legitimately forgotten that existed. Damn you. Damn you to Mustafar. Didn't we already have a young Han Solo movie called Star Wars?... Edited March 16, 2016 by Mr. Hakujin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbie Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 (edited) No Kessel Run, please. I remember reading in the ANH novelization that Obiwan picked up on the 12 Parsecs mistake as an obvious attempt to impress Luke with nonsense jargon. The new YA novel of ANH has kept this interpretation according to wookieepedia. This is a clever bit of characterization that stays consistent with Han Solo's behaviour in the movies. He tells Leia they're not tracking THIS ship. He makes up a lie about a reactor leak and botches the conversation with the guards in the prison by asking them 'how are you?' etc. Divine pilot skill is commonplace in StarWars and every other galaxy. Solo's gift is the art of bullshitting. Ironically, the Han Solo novels took the excellent Kessel Run joke away from him by trying to explain that the 12 parsecs thing had to do with folded spacetime so that how short a distance you made a run in showed the speed of your ship. The Millenium Falcon doesn't NEED to be shown beating the Kessel Run record. There doesn't even need to be a real Kessel Run. The Falcon's glory is looking like garbage, breaking down, being unheralded THEN pulling the speed out just when it's needed. Of course, if I start talking about the Han Solo novels, I'll be complaining so long my words would FILL a novel, so let me stop. Also, telling the story of the Chewie/Han meeting is indeed unnecessary. I like how they keep their past coming out in snippets. Edited June 2, 2016 by Jumbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nemo McFly Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Solo's gift is the art of bullshitting. LOL!!! Nice. Dude, I think everything you listed as 'unnecessary' (which I agree with) is exactly what the 'Han Solo Trilogy' is going to revolve around. Y'all know if the first one makes money - it's gonna be a Trilogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 Alden was a highlight in an otherwise dull Hail, Caesar!. Wouldn't mind seeing him get this. good news! Meet the new Han Solo, Alden Ehrenreich It’s finally confirmed—Alden Ehrenreich is indeed the new Han Solo, and will star in Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s solo Solo film. Apparently, Ehrenreich was literally the first person to audition for the role out of more than 3,000 actors. He also screentested in the Millennium Falcon and with Chewbacca, too. Filming begins in either late January or early February 2017. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatella Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nemo McFly Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/10/21/donald-glover-lando-calrissian-han-solo-standalone/92532028/ DONALD GLOVER HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY CAST AS YOUNG LANDO CALRISSIAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The NZA Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 yeah, i was never a fan of his rapping, but Atlanta really made me come around on dude. this should be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Cap'n 2099 Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 ^this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keth Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 His stand up is pretty fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 I keep blocking from my mind that this Han Solo prequel film is a thing. Every time I hear news bout the film it gives me this slight feeling of nausea. I guess you could just say that I've got a bad feeling about this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nemo McFly Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Surreal. This is actually happening...guest starring: Woody Harrelson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 The cast is going to need work to get the look right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 ...I guess you could just say that I've got a bad feeling about this. Grand Moff Kathleen Kennedy fires directors Miller & Lord for being too, uh, Millery & Lordy. Ron Howard is the name being thrown around in this article and others to replace them. Yeesh. He hasn't hit a homerun in a while. But maybe we'll get a Tom Hanks cameo. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nemo McFly Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Yikes. I read that the tone n' style was that of a silly comedy...Kasdan wanted a 'western' type vibe, where Han is sarcastic and selfish...not a ham. This is a movie no one is really asking for, to be begin with. Turning a selfish outlaw - who's solo film should only really exist in a darker / underbelly-type universe - into something as marketable and fun as 'GotG'...is a tall order. (Remember when Star Wars was gritty and dangerous? I do.) I also have a 'bad feeling about this.' Rogue One was such a step in the right direction in regard to where these spin-offs can go. They should've gone w/ a 'Boba Fett' solo film right after 'R1'. Han Solo is a 'shoot first' drug smuggler...what an odd choice to 'Disney-fy' the Solo character as a follow-up to Rogue One. Also...LOL...a Han Solo prequel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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