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Thought: Why a stand alone Han Solo movie, deserves to be told…

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I know a lot of Star Wars geeks are probably pissed off at Disney for confirming a Han Solo standalone movie, but I think that story deserves to be told for a lot of reasons. They didn’t just green  light a Han Solo standalone for no reason, folks. It’s not just for money and hyping up Star Wars, I think a back story for Han Solo deserves to be told. Why?

Well for starters, we need to know more details of why Han became a smuggler and all that stuff. We need to know more details on his past with Jabba the Hut, on why he associated with him, in which Episodes “IV, V, and VI”, never did. What about Han’s friendship with Lando Calrissian? How did he get together with Chewbacca? What about Han’s childhood?

Doing a little research on Han’s childhood, he was born on the planet, Corellia, and he was an orphan, so he had no parents. Instead, he was raised by a criminal named Garis Shrike, which could probably explain why Han became a smuggler. I would think the movie would tell that story. According to the info, Han got the Millenium Falcon from Lando by winning a card game. So I would think that scene would be in the film too.

Lando, will probably be a huge part of the movie, so he will be played by a younger actor. That’s about all I’ve read about Han’s past, but I’m sure the writers will add a lot more material. Did Han have a lover growing up before he met Leia? Who knows. They’ll probably get Han involved in a love interest, wouldn’t surprise me.

I think a Han Solo, stand alone would be pretty cool, if made right. So hopefully they do a good job with this one too. I also hope they pick a good actor to play him. There’s no way Harrison Ford could have a cameo in this, but he would probably reprise his role as Han Solo for Episodes “7, 8, and 9”, though.

Kev

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Star Wars stand alone movies…

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Well, Disney made another announcement which is no surprise actually that they plan on making Star Wars stand alone movies for other characters and other stories. Yes, they are still doing episodes “7, 8, and 9”, but they are doing stand alone movies as well. The first stand alone movie they announced, was that Yoda is getting his own film.

I know it seems crazy that Disney is planning Star Wars stand alone films, but like I said before, with the “Star Wars” universe, you could create a whole new generation of stories. That’s what the Star Wars novels and the comics has done.

I would like to see Boba Fett get his own movie, and he probably will. It would be interesting to get some insight on the Boba Fett character and get a back story of him. How he joined the Empire and why he became Darth’s sidekick. Would be interesting. They already did stuff like that with several novels based on the Boba Fett character.

As a matter of fact, Lucasfilm already did Star Wars spin off from the past, I remember, “Ewoks: The Battle for Endor”. Of course, we got the animated Star Wars films as well.

They could do all kinds of stuff with Star Wars.

Kev

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Disney/Lucasfilm confirms JJ is on board to direct “Star Wars 7″…

The Star Wars official site confirmed that JJ is indeed on board to direct, “Star Wars 7”, after the Wrap leaked the news early.

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Lets pray they do a good job. It’ll be interesting to see how they’re gonna pull this off. While JJ is not really my favorite director in the world, it’s better getting him than Michael Bay, M. Night Shyamalan, McG, or Brett Ratner. Anybody but those guys.

Lets hope the Empire will still be the main villains. I want to see the Stormtroopers. Of course, since JJ is on board, he might make Stormtroopers a little different than George’s versions. Oh yeah, and the Millennium Falcon, needs to make an appearance in some way.

Kev

 

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JJ will still produce “Star Trek III” and “MI: 5″…

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Even if JJ signed on to direct “Star Wars 7”, he will still make “Star Trek III” and “Mission Impossible 5”, but will only serve as producer. I can’t blame him for jumping onto Star Wars, instead, though.

More on the story, here.

Can JJ save the Star Wars franchise after the crappy prequels? I think he possibly could. It would be great to see Luke Skywalker back as the leading character. Mark Hamill is not that old, now, he’s just 61. He’s still a young guy. I’m sure he can still do lightsaber fights  just fine. 🙂

Kev

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Thought: Despite the lens flares and shaky cameras, I think JJ will stay true to the Star Wars universe…

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A lot of people worry that JJ will take Star Wars to a different direction, I did at first, but after thinking about it, I think JJ will stay true to the Star Wars  world. He will try to make Star Wars similar to how George Lucas did it, but of course, JJ will put his own style into the film too. No, I don’t think JJ will load up the opening Star Wars crawl with lens flares, and I’m sure the John Williams opening theme will still be there.

Thing is, you just never know how JJ is going to make the next Star Wars film. He’s going to bring us a lot of secrecy just like he did with his previous films. We will never know if Han, Leia, or Luke will be a part of this story ’cause he’s going to be secretive about it. The same whether or not Darth Vader or Yoda will make a return. For “Super 8”, he wouldn’t show us the monster in the film until the film came out, and he wouldn’t reveal the “Star Trek: Into Darkness” villain until later. Who knows what he’ll pull on us for the next “Star Wars” film. Yes, the script for Star Wars 7 is already finished, so we’ll never know what the plot will be.

Now that a director is finally found, you should expect casting to start real soon. There is no chance of Natalie Portman or Hayden Christensen returning, of course, but Samuel L. Jackson has a chance in returning, though. If the story does continue the lives of Han, Leia and Luke, that would be pretty amazing. Lando needs to comeback too, and yes, Chewbacca as well. C3p0 and R2 will probably return. The whole Star Wars gang just might come back.

Honestly, I don’t want Vader to return, I hope they made a new villain. I think JJ will make the light saber battles and the tie fighter scenes pretty enjoyable. JJ might do a good job, so I will give him a chance, ’cause I liked what he did with Star Trek. That’s probably what Disney wanted him for ’cause they liked what he did with Trek.

JJ is not dumb. He will give what all Star Wars fan would want, a great Star Wars movie. He’ll do the Star Wars franchise justice like he did with Trek. I think he will do fine.

Kev

 

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BREAKING NEWS: JJ Abrams first turned down to direct “Star Wars 7”, he’s now on board!!!

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Welp, news broke the web today that JJ Abrams is officially on board to direct, “Star Wars 7”. First, JJ denied any involvement with Star Wars, that he didn’t want any part of it, but looks like he changed his mind. Look like JJ took a quick look at Lawrence Kasdan’s script and said, “I gotta do this!”.

My thoughts? It was too predictable to me that Lucasfilm/Disney was going to get JJ. I kind of called on it a long while back, and honestly, I’m kind of skeptical. Yes, he did a great job with the first “Star Trek” movie but, I still don’t like his style of film making. His overuse of the lens flare in movies does get pretty annoying, and so does his shaky cam technique. He is really good at action scenes, though, I’ll give him that respect

I just hope JJ doesn’t reboot Star Wars, and make the original characters young like he did with Star Trek. A young Han, Luke, and Leia? I don’t know, don’t make sense to me, since those characters were young in, “Episode IV: A New Hope”. Episode 7 will probably continue on from “Jedi”. I think Han, Luke, and Leia should still be played by the original actors. Harrison, Mark and Carrie. I can see JJ bringing them in somehow.

JJ has been getting some major franchises. First he got Mission Impossible, then Star Trek, and now Star Wars. I guess, JJ could possibly make a good Star Wars movie ’cause his Star Trek film did seem like Star Wars. I’ll give JJ a chance.

Now we wonder what’s going to happen to the Star Trek franchise, now that JJ is moving on to Star Wars, hmmmm….

More on the story, here.

Kev

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About Star Wars 7,8,9 classical scoring, will John Williams return???

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John Williams, the longtime Star Wars composer, did the music for all 6 Star Wars movies. The question, will he return for the next trilogy? I can see John returning for Star Wars 7, most definitely, but if he can stay alive when 8 and 9 comes around, that maybe kind of tough ’cause he might be dead by then. The guy is about 80 years old now. I’m not saying he’s gonna die, but what if he doesn’t make it when 8 and 9 comes around, ya know? That’s what I’m saying.

Even if they plan on not using John Williams and replacing a new composer, they still need to use the original opening “Star Wars” theme for the opening crawl in the beginning. That can’t be replaced.

Some people can and can’t see John Williams coming back. It’s a mixed feeling on him too. He has always been important for the Star Wars legacy. So yeah, I can see a definite %100 chance of John Williams returning. I can’t see him turning it down. Hopefully, he’ll live long enough to compose the next trilogy. It’s amazing that he’s still composing movies at this age, though. I’m pretty sure Disney will offer him a huge deal that he can’t refuse.

Kev

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Report: Harrison Ford wants in for “Star Wars 7” as Han Solo???

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We haven’t heard from the original cast on whether or not they want back in on the new Star Wars movie, but it looks like Harrison Ford was quick to respond first. Sources close to Harrison, was said that he might be interested in reprising his famous role, as Han Solo. Will we see an aging, Han Solo, back in his trademark white shirt and black vest? Sounds like Harrison wants more than just a cameo, he wants back in on the leading role for the next three films.

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Harrison maybe 70, but the dude is still doing action movies. He did a lot of his own action stunts in, “Cowboys & Aliens”. I can see Harrison, coming back. It’ll be great to see him and Chewbacca, back. The Millennium Falcon too!

It’s no surprise to me that Harrison would be the first cast member to respond. Han Solo should come back. The whole gang should reunite for a new trilogy. It would be amazing if the original cast came back. If they did, I would definitely see it in theater for sure.

Kev

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Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher to reprise their roles as Luke and Leia for “Star Wars 7”??? Seems so…

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Before the Disney and Lucasfilm merging, George Lucas, contacted none other than Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher first before everyone else got to know about Lucas’s plans. George didn’t really ask them to come back as Luke and Leia, he just wanted to give them the news first that they were going to go on to make, “Star Wars 7, 8, and 9”. Why did George give the news first to Mark and Carrie? Probably because the next trilogy will be written for Luke and Leia to return, and George wanted to get their blessing.

Just like most of us Star Wars fans, even Mark Hamill has mixed feelings on the Disney/Lucasfilm team up. Will Luke and Leia return for the next film? It wouldn’t surprise me, if “Star Wars 7” will be written for them to return.

If they are coming back, I hope they get Harrison Ford as Han Solo and Billy Dee Williams back as cameos. I think it’ll be cool, if they continue the story of, Luke Skywalker. I hope that’s what they’re going for.

More on the story, here.

Kev