SPECULATION Potential Storylines .

Great ideas! But ..

Spoiler

Ventress is dead as of 19 BBY
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Asajj_Ventress

 

We find out that Han actually had Jedi training! How else do you explain him being the only non Jedi or non Sith to ever weild a light Saber in the OT.
Of course Finn can now join him!

 

The more I think about it, the upcoming Han Solo movie could be a great opportunity for all sorts of revelations, surprises, and generally good Star Wars humor.

A few random possibilities which could challenge / have fun with existing character relationships (as we know them from the Original Trilogy)...

• Han Solo shown to be a bounty hunter on his way to turn in Chewbacca to Jabba the Hutt when all of a sudden Han's ship (not the Falcon at this point) is seized and boarded by competing bounty hunters (with opportunities to show classic OT ones).
• Chewbacca helps Han repel the invaders, but then Han's damaged ship must land on a planet whose environment Chewbacca cannot tolerate for long.
  
• Han then helps Chewbacca, begins to bond with him, and Chewbacca ultimately feels indebted to him, especially after Han saves them from yet another onslaught or danger, and then they become closer as the OT duo, perhaps after successfully competing for and winning the Falcon from Lando.
• And maybe Boba Fett, who perhaps Solo (in this movie) once considered not so much a friend but as more of somewhat of a respectable "colleage" (i.e. fellow bounty hunter), becomes a sworn enemy after getting betrayed in some manner by Solo, perhaps over Han cheating at gambling and/or over Chewbacca and the promise of a bounty Fett and Solo were to have shared upon delivering Chewbacca to Jabba after Fett helped Solo track Chewbacca down. This could deepen and further personalize Fett's disdain for Solo in a way we can even appreciate later in the trilogy (where in The Empire Strikes Back, Fett interrupts Vader before Han is frozen, "What if he doesn't survive?" and also where Fett is about to fire at Chewbacca but gets blocked by Vader).

Overall, I simply hope the writers plan to go well beyond pure fan service and craft a film as fun and interesting as it could possibly be.

 

Holy fudge balls! Did I just read a new post from JediMasterRobert!?



You had some memorable posts. Good to know you're still about.

 

Haha, thanks! Good to be remembered!

Yes, just got back from the Outer Rim, just in time to participate in the excitement of Rogue One, Episode VIII, and all things Star Wars.

A Jedi's job is never done.

 

I really liked this idea. Most proposed story-lines (including the ones I proposed) were assuming that Han must be the hero, the good guy, the one the audience expect to relate to, etc. But, should he really? Perhaps we were thinking under an incorrect assumption. Agreed that he is a beloved character, was a full hero in Episodes V, VI and VII, fine, but not fully during Episode IV. I would say that in ANH, he completed his transition to hero. He was a mercenary smuggler. He was there for the money. He shot first. He was still in that gray area, between good and evil, and circumstances made him take a side at the end.
So, it's not unreasonable to think that before the events of ANH his moral compass was not the best. In Rogue One we saw the "expected" good guy Cassian Andor executing a Rebel informant on the very first scene, which shocked us, in a good way. To me, it was a sign that stand-alone films can take unexpected turns.
I'm now thinking that Han could potentially start as a villain in his own movie, and the main story-line could be about Han's redemption, not necessarily reaching the status of full hero (reached after destroying DS1) but just making peace with a trouble past by making something remarkable heroic at the end.

 

Han should have a military background before he became a Smuggler. Ex-imperial, Merc or CorSec. Otherwise were gonna need a story of why he wears bloodstripes.

 

Yes but Ford looked young enough to be 29. I know in the old canon he was born in 29BBY.

 

Han and Chewie should meet Jar Jar Binks.Would be hilarious to see them dropping him on a lonely planet for example.But no one at Disney has the courage to bring that idiot back.

 

It's a good story but I think they will not mix the Han movie with the rogue One
But felicity jones has a contract for possible sequels so we have to wait a 1 year to find out

 

That's what I'm talking about.Jar Jar gettin on chewies nerves..would be funny as hell.

 

I think that contract was written up pre- Rogue One Re-shoots where she actually survived. So I don't know if that's still a "thing" or not.

 

What do you guys think the chances are that we see a duel between Han Solo and Cad Bane? Cad Bane is arguable the most favourite character that the Clone Wars series created (besides Ahsoka). In cancelled episodes of that series Filoni planned on making Bane the mentor of Fett. There was also a planned duell between Fett and Cad Bane shown during the 2017 Star Wars celebration. What if Cad Bane is established as Fett's mentor and the main antagonist in the Solo movie and killed by Han during the climax of the movie. Not only would we get to see the beloved bounty hunter in a live action movie, it would also give Fett a motive to hate Solo making the events in TESB even more meaningful.

 

As long as we find out how
1. Han and chewie met
2. How they got the falcon
3. Why landos pissed at Han in ESB
And maybe a small boba fett appearance I'd be more than happy with the movie

 

While the initial announcement of this film made me frown, because I think it would diminish Solo's introduction and character arc of the OT, I do think this film has the opportunity to do something entirely different.

Rogue One is set in an Imperial occupied galaxy, and we see some of these repercussions on Jedha and the Ring of Kafrene. However, it was still shown (mostly) from the Rebels' point of view. The Han Solo movie can really show us what every day life is like in Imperial occupation.
Another comparison could be an old town from any western, where there may be a sheriff, but the town actually is governed by some bandit and his cronies. [Jabba the Hutt anyone?]
A smuggler type figure could very well fit into this narrative, especially one like Han Solo, who's in it for the money, so he doesn't care if he does work for the citizens or for them bad guys.

I think the movie's gonna start in one of two ways:

- A la Rogue One, with a young child losing his family through some Imperial machination. After this he is found by Woody Harrelson's character, who becomes his mentor/ surrogate father, showing him the arts of the trade. This could mirror Saw & Jyn's relationship. However, Saw's goal is the end of the Empire, in any extreme way possible, even abandoning Jyn. Woody's character is basically the template for OT Han Solo, doing it solely for the money, not caring about anyone else (except perhaps for Han).
Maybe we will even see a compilation for the first time, showing the progress in time through various jobs. The first act will then end with a job gone wrong, killing Woody's character and leaving Han Solo imprisoned, where he will eventually meets Chewbacca, breaks free, etc, etc.

- A la Guardians of the Galaxy, starting in the midst of an adventure/ job, where some of Han's early history still remains a mystery, throwing us face first in the action.
Even throw in some Indiana Jones references for old times sake.


Whatever is going to happen, I do hope this movie won't be checking all the boxes. In one of the first interviews regarding this movie, Lawrence Kasdan talked about an original story which will show us why Han acts the way he does when we first meet him in ANH. At the time, Chewbacca and the Falcon were almost certain to appear, but it was before the casting of Donal Glover. Considering the talent involved since that time, I do have faith in this movie, just let some backstory remain unadressed.

 

I like this idea. It's important that the movie keep Han a 'scoundrel'. However, in order that he be the hero, it would help if he were contrasted with someone who is a real bastard like Cad Bane. The Han Solo of ANH is self-interested, and although we all love thinking of him as a scoundrel, I never imagine him to be willing to do genuinely evil things out of self-interest. Cad Bane could provide just the right contrast. Like Solo, he's a self-interested character, but he's willing to pretty awful things to get ahead. Han can still be the rogue, the self-interested smuggler, but in contrast with someone like Bane, he can also seem heroic. He's in it for himself, but he still has a core of decency and a sense of fairness.

 

I think Woody Harrelson's character (Beckett I guess) will end up being Hans mentor and the villain of the movie. Han and Beckett will be smugglers and racers (according the latest MSW, Han's past could very well involve racing - which makes a lot of sense considering this script apparently is base don some of Lucas's work (he loves racing), the connections to American Bootlegging etc.....) - given some info we have about Han pre-TFA) and something will go wrong - their ship or speeder will be destroyed and Beckett will apparently be dead at the end of the first act.

The second act will see Han trying to figure out who did it, why, stop them from coming after him again, get revenge (or some combo of those things) which will bring him into contact with Lando, Chewie, & the Falcon. Then in the middle of the 3rd act we'll find out that Beckett is really the guy behind everything.

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1) I'm not big on always going back and digging up this or that character. I'd rather this stand on its own.
2) We don't have any evidence of hate between Fett and Solo.
3) Kasden is the writer of this movie, he wasn't a big fan of the Clone Wars and PT stuff in general (As far as I know - reportedly he pitched a whole movie retconing Fett's PT past).

 

I thought it was the Director of the Fantastic 4 reboot who wanted to do away with Fett as a clone?