# Han Solo prequel planned **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 8, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607 "2015-07-08T19:20:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/21 "2015-07-09T00:22:29Z")
I really think they need to go with someone unknown for this. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/22 "2015-07-09T09:41:55Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Actually, [this guy](https://www.google.com.au/search?q=anthony+ingruber&ie=UTF-8), who played young Harrison Ford in a recent movie, is the fan’s choice. And if I was Kathleen Kennedy, I’d give him a real shot, with a bit of acting coaching and similar support. Wow! I saw the previews for that movie and there are a few quick clips of that actor …and I assumed it was a bit of CGI effects making Harrison Ford younger! Like they did to Cate Blanchett and Brad Bitt in _Benjamin Button_. [Still Shot from the Movie](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2317088512/nm3452021?ref_=nm_phs_md_5) ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/23 "2015-07-09T11:17:48Z")
You’d think somewhere in Disney’s Star Wars division they’d have a big glowing neon sign that read: “No Prequels” in big letters. Ah well. Anyways, since they’re going that route, they pretty much have to cast a Lando as well (presumably they can just keep using Mayhew as Chewie as long as he stays healthy enough to run around in that suit). Anyone want to guess who they’ll cast there. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/24 "2015-07-09T11:26:21Z")
Donald Glover? ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/25 "2015-07-09T11:34:42Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Donald Glover? Even with a mustache, the resemblance seems like it might be kind of a stretch. Plus I have trouble picturing Glover pulling off a suave character, though maybe he’s a better actor than I think. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/26 "2015-07-09T12:01:05Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > (presumably they can just keep using Mayhew as Chewie as long as he stays healthy enough to run around in that suit). Well, there’s a big question mark there. He walks with a cane now as it is. I’m not sure how they dealt with that for The Force Awakens, but his range of mobility is certainly limited. As long as they cast Chewie with a knock-kneed limping performer who can emulate his unique gait, I think anyone can be under the walking carpet. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/27 "2015-07-09T12:04:00Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > Even with a mustache, the resemblance seems like it might be kind of a stretch. Plus I have trouble picturing Glover pulling off a suave character, though maybe he’s a better actor than I think. I dunno… [it could work.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BChpphsCQAAiV9V.jpg) I like him a lot, I think he’s a good actor, and let’s face it - he looks more like Billy Dee Williams than Ewan MacGregor looked like Alec Guinness. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/28 "2015-07-09T12:13:04Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > [Still Shot from the Movie](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2317088512/nm3452021?ref_=nm_phs_md_5) That dude even has the smirk! I think that’s what gives Ford the edge, he’s got that smirk that kind of says, “shit what have I gotten myself into”, and “What the fuck do I do now,” and “yep, I meant to do that,” all at once. Compare that to someone like Tom Selleck, who was supposed to play Indy, who’s usually got a smile on his face just doesn’t work for characters like Solo and Indy. They need someone that can pull off the ‘I don’t care, it had to be don’ type attitude when he shoots someone. I never saw Solo, or Indy, as a misogynist. We only ever see him interact with a handful of women, and those are ones he’s interested in. Part of it always seemed to be his nerves in dealing with women. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2015, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/29 "2015-07-09T12:49:12Z")
> [@Edward\_The\_Head](#): > > We only ever see him interact with a handful of women, and those are ones he’s interested in. That could actually be a big chunk of the definition of misogynist. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/30 "2016-10-24T12:58:58Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > …they pretty much have to cast a Lando as well… Anyone want to guess who they’ll cast there. > [@Alessan](#): > > Donald Glover? Good call!: [http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/21/entertainment/donald-glover-lando-han-solo-star-wars/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/21/entertainment/donald-glover-lando-han-solo-star-wars/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/31 "2016-10-24T13:58:07Z")
Also, a few months ago they announced that [Alden Ehrenreich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alden_Ehrenreich) would be the one to star as Han Solo. You might remember him from films like Blue Jasmine (where he played the stepson of Cate Blanchett’s character) or Hail Caesar! (where he played the actor in the Western film, and was, I thought, pretty good). ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/32 "2016-10-24T14:56:07Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > You’d think somewhere in Disney’s Star Wars division they’d have a big glowing neon sign that read: “No Prequels” in big letters. Ah well. > > Anyways, since they’re going that route, they pretty much have to cast a Lando as well (presumably they can just keep using Mayhew as Chewie as long as he stays healthy enough to run around in that suit). Anyone want to guess who they’ll cast there. Joonas Suotamo is now playing Chewbacca. Mayhew plays him for close ups and some of the sitting scenes and Suotamo plays him for any standing or walking scenes. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/33 "2016-10-25T19:06:00Z")
I had rather low expectations for this prequel until I learned that Donald Glover will be playing Lando. Even if everything else is crummy, I know I’ll love Donald Glover’s performance. I still hope he’ll get to be Spider Man someday (probably in the same universe in which Idris Elba is James Bond). ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/34 "2016-10-26T03:40:42Z")
Should be as bad as the Butch Cassidy Sundance kid prequel someone once tried. No interest, not even if it can out suck The Force Awakens, which managed to outsuck the three prequels ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/35 "2016-10-26T04:39:11Z")
I think you’re gonna find yourself in the minority there, Sparky. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/36 "2016-10-26T04:41:24Z")
I think the movie will be good. As will _Rogue One_. Yes _Force Awakens_ was lousy, but these are the best of the prequels; i.e original stories, without George Lucas to muck things up. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/37 "2016-10-27T00:59:08Z")
A young Han Solo? That’s just the opportunity Tom Selleck has been waiting for! ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/38 "2016-10-28T00:18:43Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Yeah, don’t read those again as an adult. They didn’t age particularly well, IMHO. Though Bollux & Blue Max remained pretty cool. Compared to 99% of the rest of the EU, Brian Daley’s work stands head-and-shoulders above, IMHO. And stand up quite well. Have you read any of Daley’s other works? The Coramonde series is also quite fondly remembered, and, again, still hold sup well compared to most of the drek available under the heading of “fantasy.” ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/39 "2017-06-21T02:47:39Z")
The directors of this movie, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, were fired today. They have been filming since February and had several weeks of shooting left. > **[‘Star Wars’ Han Solo Spinoff: Lord & Miller Fired After Clashing With...](https://variety.com/2017/film/news/star-wars-han-solo-kathleen-kennedy-director-fired-1202473919/)** > > Phil Lord and Chris Miller's exit from the "Star Wars" Han Solo film comes after conflict with producer Kathleen Kennedy. > [@](#): > > Their exit comes after months of conflict with producer Kathleen Kennedy, others from her LucasFilm team, and co-writer and executive producer Lawrence Kasdan, and the two directors hired to infuse the “Star Wars” universe with a tongue-in-cheek sensibility. > > Miller and Lord were stunned to find that they were not being granted freedom to run the production in the manner that they were accustomed to. They balked at Kennedy’s tight control on the set. No word yet on who will take the reins to finish up. ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607/40 "2017-06-21T03:32:58Z")
I’d really like to know what creative differences Lord/Miller and Kennedy had were, though we might never find out. It’s hard to argue with the results money-wise but I think they’re still not quite hitting the mark on Star Wars post-Lucas yet. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/han-solo-prequel-planned/724607.md?page=3)