Boba Fett and Young Han Solo Spinoffs

[andrew8798]

Less than 24 hours after Walt Disney Pictures officially confirmed plans to develop stand-alone feature films in the Star Wars universe, EW is reporting that they have learned which two characters the first two projects will focus on: Boba Fett and a young Han Solo.

Plans for the Solo film call for it to take place in the time between the prequel trilogy and the original trilogy. No plot details have been revealed, but it's a near-certainty that a brand new actor would have to step in to play everyone's favorite scruffy looking Nerf-herder.

The adventures of Han Solo pre-A New Hope was actually the focus of one of the earliest Star Wars novels, 1979's "Han Solo at Star's End," set two years before the events of the 1977 film.

The Boba Fett film, meanwhile, would be set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back and would follow the bounty hunter on an intergalactic adventure.

Both of the the films (of which Lawrence Kasdan is said to be writing one and Simon Kinberg writing the other) are tentatively planned to see release sometime after 2015 when J.J. Abrams' Episode VII is planned to hit theaters.

Previous rumors called for a stand-alone film to follow the adventures of Yoda, but that has not yet been confirmed.

-Coming Soon

[CM Dazz]

I like the idea of these two more than a Yoda movie.

[darbus alan]

As long as Karen Traviss is kept far, far away from the Boba Fett project.

[543Y2J]

I like both these ideas, I just wonder who the actors will be....

[Vice honcho room temperature]

Hopefully these are good and we can pretend these are the true prequels.

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Han will learn to never shoot first

[Bob Schlapowitz]

Give Fett back his original voice!

[Sir Woodrow]

I hope Han's movie is the one Lawrence Kasdan is writing

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Wow, Disney is going to beat the Star Wars license into the ground, huh?

Still, probably better ideas than Yoda. I'm really not a fan, and as an outsider looking in I don't get the fascination with Boba Fett, but a Han Solo movie sounds like it could be interesting if done well.

[Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie]

MILLENIUM FALCON CARDGAME

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Feb 6, 2013 18:25:53 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Wow, Disney is going to beat the Star Wars license into the ground, huh?

Do you think they're beating Marvel into the ground too?

Anyway, I'm looking forward to the Han Solo movie. Should be a good space western.

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Feb 6, 2013 18:53:03 GMT -5 @gmac said:

Feb 6, 2013 18:25:53 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Wow, Disney is going to beat the Star Wars license into the ground, huh?

Do you think they're beating Marvel into the ground too?

Anyway, I'm looking forward to the Han Solo movie. Should be a good space western.

Honestly yes (though other than Iron Man 2 I do love all of the movies so far), but I do get the thought process on both. Just saying that it might potentially backfire on them down the line.

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They had BETTER have called Joe Johnston (director of ROCKETEER and CAPTAIN AMERICA) to hire him for the Boba Fett movie.

He petitioned Lucas for years to let him make that movie.

[Rumble McSkirmish]

The Boba Fett movie better have this song play during the end credits....

(Language warning.)

[Bravo Echo November]

Hopefully they ask Joe Johnston to direct the Boba Fett feature. He's been lobbying to do it for years now, and he's credited for creating the character I believe.

EDIT: already beaten to it. But hey, added reinforcement to get the point across haha.

[Push R Truth]

Young Han and his wingman Lando flying around the Galaxy getting intergalactic poontang will rake in at LEAST a Billion Dollars.

["Magic" Mark Hurr]

I just want the 6" marvel legends style "act-she-own figures" /krispy kreme.

[Buddy Peacock]

Feb 6, 2013 21:33:05 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

Young Han and his wingman Lando flying around the Galaxy getting intergalactic poontang will rake in at LEAST a Billion Dollars.

This reminds me of a recent Kevin Smith podcast where he talks about a Dolomite/Chewbacca Blaxploitation spin-off idea.

Billions of dollars indeed.

[Dr. T is an alien]

I am so-so on this news for now. What I am actually excited about are the plans for a "Underground of the Empire" setting live action TV series. The only thing that would make me happier is if the next animated series featured the stories in the X-Wing series of novels and comics.

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Feb 6, 2013 19:01:23 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Feb 6, 2013 18:53:03 GMT -5 @gmac said:

Do you think they're beating Marvel into the ground too?

Anyway, I'm looking forward to the Han Solo movie. Should be a good space western.

Honestly yes (though other than Iron Man 2 I do love all of the movies so far), but I do get the thought process on both. Just saying that it might potentially backfire on them down the line.

I see where you're coming from, but so long as the movies rake in the cash, they aren't stopping.