Solo: A Star Wars Story

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  1. We Are Borg

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    Apart from the people I interact with on Wordforge, none of my friends or associates think back stories or prequels are a good idea. :shrug:
     
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    Haha! I am not going to fall for that one.

    Everyone knows you don't have any friends or associates. :bergman:
     
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    Yeah, it's such a bad idea that nobody wants, that when they published "The Han Solo Adventures", in 79-80 they sold so badly, that there were no more Star Wars books, ever, and the publishing explosion of Star Wars material in the 90's, including a second Han Solo trilogy, never happened, and Bantam and Del Rey went broke, and you totally can't sell the first 1979 one for $599.99 on Amazon. Nope. No one cares. No one cares really really hard.
     
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    You're welcome. (I did set myself up pretty nicely for that).

    Nice try, but the Han Solo books (of which I own first editions -- holy shit better check eBay) aren't so much "prequels" or "backstories" per se, as they are separate adventures.

    The Han Solo movie certainly sounds like an origin story to me.
     
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  5. Diacanu

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    The second trilogy is a prequel though.
    You can apologize any time now.
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    I'd like to see both.

    I wonder if they'd get McGregor to play Kenobi (he'd be in the right age range now) or if they'd cast a new actor.
     
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    If they wait long enough to make it, they can just use DigiZombie Sir Alec Guiness.
     
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    It would be dumb to not use McGregor, fans love him, he wants to do it and he's the saving grace of the Prequels.
     
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    McGregor or GTFO. :bailey:
     
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    I'll boycott it and I'm sure a lot of people will if it doesn't have McGreggor. Also, none of this pre-TPM shit I've seen floating around either. Between episodes three and four or GTFO.
     
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  12. Diacanu

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    Lego has (maybe) spoiled the Han Solo title, and it's...


    Although, keep in mind, it says "preliminary image", so it could change.
     
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    If true, then it's dumb that they kept it a secret.
     
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    It should be just Solo. :bailey:
     
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    Based on a novel written by Robert Mason, the author of the Vietnam memoir Chickenhawk.
     
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    Mario van Peebles? Check.

    Low budget sci-fi? Check.

    Direct-to-video? Check.

    Sounds like quality!
     
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  17. Diacanu

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    Or Kessel Run, or something.

    Rogue One wasn't "Jyn Erso: A Star Wars Story".

    But, this is new ground, and they're making up the rules for it, so I can let it go, I guess.
     
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    True, I don't know what the story is about. I'm thinking of it as, essentially, the origin story: a Han Solo Begins, if you will. But, yes, there could be a story element that could make for a better title.

    If it were me, I'd have made it about young Han trying to make it on his own in the universe, giving the title Solo a double meaning.
     
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    Actually released to theaters in 1996.

    Huge flop, though. It only made $4million at the box office compared to the $19million it cost to make. :lol:
     
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    Michael K. Williams has been replaced with Paul Bettany.
     
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    Real SW nerds have known for years that the "mandibles" were for hauling cargo. :dendroica:


    :ramen:
     
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    Opie's getting sassy.
    More at the link.
     
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    Like I said awhile back, they didn't call Rogue One "Jyn Erso: A Star Wars Story".
    I'm still hoping the title is "Kessel Run".
     
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    Diacanu and Dayton play imperial jag officers who kick han solo out of imperial navy as extras.
     
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    I think prequels and such are only a good idea when there is apparently such a compelling story to tell that it demands a movie.

    I wouldn't exactly call Han Solo's background tha compelling. We already know he is the "lovable rogue". Do we really need to see how he became a "rogue" or "lovable"?
     
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    Prequels that don't center on established characters--like Rogue One--can maintain more suspense. As we watch Rogue One, we have no idea what the fate of Jyn or Cassian or K2SO will be (even though we can probably guess, as their characters don't figure in the OT at all).

    Prequels featuring established characters, on the other hand, have one strike against them from the get-go: we already know how things are going to turn out. We'll be able to watch the Han Solo prequel and know that, whatever happens, Han, Chewie, and Lando are going to live. So, there's a certain lack of suspense.

    That said, I'm not opposed to prequels with established characters. There have been some good ones--The Godfather Part II is a prime example--and so it's certainly possible to make a good film exploring the backstory of established characters.

    I am opposed to a Boba Fett movie unless, as I've stated before, Fett himself is *not* the central character; the guy/gal he's chasing should be. Boba Fett's coolness is tied to the mystery around him, and, the more that's explored, the more the coolness dissipates. And, while I guess I'd try to remain open minded if they made one, a Yoda prequel does not interest me at all.

    If we're rattling off characters who might have interesting back stories that films could explore: Mace Windu comes to mind, and maybe Palpatine. I don't think I'd have any interest in Dengar Begins, The Greedo Chronicles, or Admiral Piett: The Early Years.
     
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    How about if they connected it to Rogue One by having him at Jedha back when that toppled statue was standing, and new, and painted, and had Kaibur crystals in the blade that glow, and we see who the Whills were, and what their journal was about?
     
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    ^Can I interest you in 'The Adventures of Young Jar Jar Binks'?
     
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