And the gears of the machine keep turning.
The scoopalicious El Mayimbe over at Latino Review is reporting a bit of Star Wars news that, while not surprising, is Star Wars news. According to Maybimbe, Harrison Ford is now a done deal to reprise Han Solo in Episode VII.
I’m of two minds on this. On one hand, it’s pretty cool as an OT fan to know we’re going to catch up with these characters again on film. Make no mistake, Disney is talking to Mark Hamill and Carrie Fischer (Princess Leia is now a Disney princess, mindscrew). But the “passing of the torch” saga I suspect Disney has in mind here, one where Han and Leia’s kids are positioned as our next heroes, is a dicey prospect. It’s why we don’t have a Mutt Williams & The Crusade for the Perfect Comb and why we most definitely will never see a Jack McClane-centered Die Hard (never). Just because we care about characters doesn’t mean we’ll give a shit about their kids or extended family. If anything, these kids of great characters end up in the position their in only through miracle of birth.
Any excitement I have over another jaunt in the Falcon is tempered by the fact that Harrison Ford, and by extension Han Solo, is a very old man now. In a limited supporting role I can see Han being a great asset (think Robert Duvall in Jack Reacher), but what I truly don’t want, and what I hope Disney realizes fans can do without, is a Star Wars movie where characters sort out familial issues while saving the galaxy. That didn’t work with Crystal Skull and it won’t work here.
It’s simple: text crawl, lasers go into the stormtroopers, lasers come out of the stormtroopers, lightsaber battle, cut to Falcon, back to lightsabers, everybody wins, credits.
There, I just wrote Episode VII. Give me some of that sweet Epcot Center money, Disney.
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Awesome! Without Lucas being so heavily involved this time, I’m psyched by this news! While he may not be a major player in the new films, you know there’s going to be that one scene where he goes into the closet, opens a box, and with a wry grin straps on his old blaster.
Bring it on!
Their kids should not be the heroes. I hope imaginations get used to bring us fresh characters. Brand new batch (the new owners of the droids, perhaps?) with the older characters as mentors, particularly Master Luke Skywalker. Need a simple story of a quest, add in all of Tim’s suggestions, and print the money.
“…but what I truly don’t want, and what I hope Disney realizes fans can do without, is a Star Wars movie where characters sort out familial issues while saving the galaxy.”
Er…Isn’t that exactly what happened throughout the OT???
I just hope the new trilogy brings back some of the fantasy elements to the mythos and doesn’t try to hard to be all science and politics. And let’s see some force ghosts …
I dunno, I’d love to see a crabby old Han say “It’s not my fault!” one more time.
Yeah but are they gonna Jeff Bridges in Tron cgi him? I hope not, because that shit was gay!
Well, the SW saga is about the Skywalker family. A departure from the Skywalker clan would just feel too removed from the rest of the series. And Tim, I think your Crystal Skull comparisons are a bit wide of the mark. It didn’t work in Crystal Skull and it won’t work here? Um okay. But maybe you need to factor in different director, different writer and, y’know, different franchise.
Thanks, Tim Kelly, for killing my buzz. But that Mutt Williams & The Crusade for the Perfect Combthing made me snort like a well-fed hog.
Ah, snark. Thy name is McGreedy Rises. Good point though, considering the franchises share no similarities at all. Except like, y’know, their creator.
…a creator who was a heck of a lot more involved with Crystal Skull than he will be with the new slate of Star Wars films. Hey, the new SW could be a crusty turd if they feature Han and Leia and their progeny, but saying outright it “won’t work” is bit of a stretch. Btw sorry for the snarky response, it’s been a long week. Keep up the good work.
S’all good. Respect.
Just give Han Solo a spectacular death scene at the movie’s climax and I’ll be a content nerd. Ford wanted Solo to die in part 6, didn’t he? Here’s the perfect opportunity for Han to go out with a bang.
GUYS! I’ve had such a good idea! They should get Han to travel back in time with a red blob thing so he can destroy the death star before it fucks over Leias home world and in order to do that he meets up with the old him and old luke etc and they’re all played by different, younger actors! Its a sure fire win!
Sorry to be pedantic, but seriously: they’re.
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