We have our new Han Solo!

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• May 6, 2016

• #1

Alden Ehrenreich, who was in Hail, Caesar!, will be playing the new Han Solo in the young Han Solo spinoff movie.

http://deadline.com/2016/05/star-wars-han-solo-movie-alden-ehrenreich-frontrunner-cast-1201737425/

This is him:

[video=youtube;M2J31Shudtk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2J31Shudtk[/video]

 

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Chimpy

First Post

• May 6, 2016

• #2

I've seen some people upset that having a different actor play a young Solo will detract from, or taint, Harrison Ford's role, but I kind of see Ford's Solo as a closed book, and this is an opportunity for a new, different one.

 

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• May 6, 2016

• #3

For me, it's not that at all. It's that many characters are best left without their origins being explored. The mystery makes them more interesting. Vader, Fett. I didn't need or want to see the 10 year old version of either. And I think Solo is a more powerful character without a backstory.

I'd love to see more stories in that time period, though.

 

Tonguez

A suffusion of yellow

• May 6, 2016

• #4

Morrus said:

For me, it's not that at all. It's that many characters are best left without their origins being explored. The mystery makes them more interesting. Vader, Fett. I didn't need or want to see the 10 year old version of either. And I think Solo is a more powerful character without a backstory.

I'd love to see more stories in that time period, though.

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I'm hoping they do some flash back scenes between Harrison Ford Solo and the new guy as a kind of handing over the torch sort of think and it has the added cheese of being like Young Indiana Jones.

Han Solo is a huge character and seeing new stories with him would be great, but dangerous due to Fords iconic status. I like that they've put an unknown up and comer in ...