Han Solo movie in 2018

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 11:45 am

I agree that a Han Solo movie is a bad idea. I have very little interest. I thought those guys did a great job with Lego and 21 Jump Street. The problem is that style is not something I want to see in Star Wars.

Joe Cocker did a great covering The Beatles. That doesn't mean I would have been excited to hear him cover Megadeth. Well, I take that back. That might have been awesome.

msteelers · Post by **msteelers** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:08 pm

McNutt wrote:What style were the producers going for when they hired the directors of The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street?

Heist/Western

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:12 pm

msteelers wrote:
McNutt wrote:What style were the producers going for when they hired the directors of The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street?
Heist/Western

A boy and his dog

msteelers · Post by **msteelers** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:18 pm

hepcat wrote:
msteelers wrote:
McNutt wrote:What style were the producers going for when they hired the directors of The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street?
Heist/Western
A boy and his dog

Huh?

msteelers · Post by **msteelers** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:19 pm

Just to be clear:

Kennedy had her own ideas about how the film should be shot. In an interview with Variety last year, she said she wanted the film to have “…a heist or Western type feel,” adding, “We’ve talked about [Frederic] Remington and those primary colors that are used in his paintings defining the look and feel of the film.”

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:19 pm

msteelers wrote:
hepcat wrote:
msteelers wrote:
McNutt wrote:What style were the producers going for when they hired the directors of The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street?
Heist/Western
A boy and his dog
Huh?

It was a typo. He meant a boy and his mog

msteelers · Post by **msteelers** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:20 pm

LordMortis wrote:
msteelers wrote:
hepcat wrote:
msteelers wrote:
McNutt wrote:What style were the producers going for when they hired the directors of The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street?
Heist/Western
A boy and his dog
Huh?
IT was a typo he meant mog

That makes more sense.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 1:55 pm

I read that two directors under consideration are Ron Howard and Joe Johnson. Howard's signature maudlin style would completely turn me off. Johnson has had some promise, but he would not be my pick either.

The main beef seems to be with writer Lawrence Kasdan and the directors, with Kasdan wanting less of a comedic tone. I'd be happy to see Kasdan step in and direct.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:44 pm

If the problem was Kasdan not liking the direction they were taking it, I'm glad he seems to have enough pull to get his way. He's proven himself numerous times, in my opinion.

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:56 pm

hepcat wrote:If the problem was Kasdan not liking the direction they were taking it, I'm glad he seems to have enough pull to get his way. He's proven himself numerous times, in my opinion.

Counterpoint: Grand Canyon was terrible.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Wed Jun 21, 2017 3:00 pm

I actually enjoyed that one.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Thu Jun 22, 2017 10:35 am

I just read that Ron Howard is it.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Thu Jun 22, 2017 10:46 am

He's a competent director. I just think he's bad for what I want out of a Star Wars movie. I think Howard and Spielberg are a lot alike. You can see their talent and many times (more for Howard than Spielberg), they take a film down some hyper sentimental road that disappoints the hell out of me. I can just hear them screaming "more weepy strings!"

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Thu Jun 22, 2017 11:23 am

McNutt wrote:He's a competent director. I just think he's bad for what I want out of a Star Wars movie. I think Howard and Spielberg are a lot alike. You can see their talent and many times (more for Howard than Spielberg), they take a film down some hyper sentimental road that disappoints the hell out of me. I can just hear them screaming "more weepy strings!"

We'll get to see how young Han and Greedo were BFFs as children.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 6:57 pm

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Tue Oct 17, 2017 7:05 pm

[Narrator]It's not entirely about masturbation.[/Narrator]

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:58 am

I just saw a release date of May 25 2018. Why in the middle of the year instead of end of the year? Because of summer time?

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 10:46 am

Daehawk wrote:I just saw a release date of May 25 2018. Why in the middle of the year instead of end of the year? Because of summer time?

Memorial Day weekend I believe.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 12:44 pm

May 25th was the release date of the original Star Wars.

Empire was released May 21st and then Jedi was also released on the 25th.

The prequels were also all released in late May as were most of the Indiana Jones movies.

The original Alien movie was also released on May 25th.

So yeah, that's a date that has a lot of significance in the release of some iconic films.

pr0ner · Post by **pr0ner** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 2:22 pm

In post production news, John Williams is returning to provide the movie's main theme, while John Powell is handling the rest of the music.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 3:32 am

pr0ner · Post by **pr0ner** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:50 am

Full GMA spot here

Kurth · Post by **Kurth** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:40 am

That trailer did not get me psyched about this movie. Hope I’m surprised.

JSHAW · Post by **JSHAW** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:51 am

Keep your expectations low, very low. Everything above that is a pleasant suprise.

We live in a world with TOO MUCH information. You don't HAVE to be psyched to go see a movie. It might help some, but not everything in this
world has to be "EPIC" or an instant orgasm.

That's what fucked people up with The Last Jedi. They concocted all their stupid fantasies and scenarios and when they didn't play out like they
wanted they got all butt hurt.

In the end it's just a movie. It's not the second coming of Christ.

Hyena · Post by **Hyena** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:54 am

I loved the scenes of the hallway of the Falcon. The normally dingy, torn-up walls were pristine and white leading around the corner, and the shadowy images of the the cockpit and retro switches and buttons...it all looks vintage and purposeful. Couldn't stand how the prequel tech and spaceships looked light-years ahead of the original trilogy. In fact, that was one of the things that captured my imagination as a child, how all the ships seemed to have dings and dents; everything had a history and a story, we just didn't know it yet.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 12:40 pm

And everything probably works. Though I wouldn't count on the hyperdrive.

Scuzz · Post by **Scuzz** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 12:51 pm

Kurth wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:40 am That trailer did not get me psyched about this movie. Hope I’m surprised.

I have not been looking forward to this movie, but that trailer at least showed it was going in a different direction than i feared it would, so I am now probably in on the movie.

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:13 pm

Hyena wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:54 am I loved the scenes of the hallway of the Falcon. The normally dingy, torn-up walls were pristine and white leading around the corner, and the shadowy images of the the cockpit and retro switches and buttons...it all looks vintage and purposeful. Couldn't stand how the prequel tech and spaceships looked light-years ahead of the original trilogy. In fact, that was one of the things that captured my imagination as a child, how all the ships seemed to have dings and dents; everything had a history and a story, we just didn't know it yet.

The disparity between the pristine tech in the prequels and the dingy stuff in the originals was intentional. In the prequels, the good guys were still running things, and they had nice stuff, and they could spring for the hot wax on their shiny ships. By the time we get to the originals, they're the rebellion and more worried about not getting blown up than having the scrapes buffed out. Notice how the Imperial tech looks nice in the original trilogy - they're the ones in power.

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:48 pm

Yeah, that's one thing that wasn't wrong with the prequels. The ships were all new and the owners had the resources to keep them looking new. In Ep. IV - VI the Rebels were doing all they could just to keep the ships together. Looking good was a luxury they couldn't afford.

I will grant you that the tech "looked" more sophisticated than in the original, which was wrong.

Hyena · Post by **Hyena** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 2:12 pm

ImLawBoy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:13 pm
Hyena wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:54 am I loved the scenes of the hallway of the Falcon. The normally dingy, torn-up walls were pristine and white leading around the corner, and the shadowy images of the the cockpit and retro switches and buttons...it all looks vintage and purposeful. Couldn't stand how the prequel tech and spaceships looked light-years ahead of the original trilogy. In fact, that was one of the things that captured my imagination as a child, how all the ships seemed to have dings and dents; everything had a history and a story, we just didn't know it yet.
The disparity between the pristine tech in the prequels and the dingy stuff in the originals was intentional. In the prequels, the good guys were still running things, and they had nice stuff, and they could spring for the hot wax on their shiny ships. By the time we get to the originals, they're the rebellion and more worried about not getting blown up than having the scrapes buffed out. Notice how the Imperial tech looks nice in the original trilogy - they're the ones in power.

Excellent point. I think I combined the two concepts, shiny ships and better tech, into a meta-opinion. The CGI quality had improved and I just assumed they wanted to show off their new graphics engines. That's most likely my mild dislike of the prequels showing through, however. I have a hard time thinking anything was done on purpose in Lucas' fevered dreams...

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 2:22 pm

Trailer seems fine. With this movie I'm mostly just annoyed about its existence, because there are so many better ideas for a Star Wars movie than a Han Solo origin film. It's conceivable that this might be the first Star Wars movie (beyond the OT, which I was too young for) that I don't see in the theatre. I think that will 90% depend on the reviews.

Zarathud · Post by **Zarathud** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 2:39 pm

JSHAW wrote:In the end it's just a movie. It's not the second coming of Christ.

Han saved Luke (twice) and was frozen in carbonite for his sins. Then he died for the galaxy trying to save Kylo Ren. Close enough.

JSHAW · Post by **JSHAW** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:32 pm

Zarathud wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2018 2:39 pm
JSHAW wrote:In the end it's just a movie. It's not the second coming of Christ.
Han saved Luke (twice) and was frozen in carbonite for his sins. Then he died for the galaxy trying to save Kylo Ren. Close enough.

Give credit where credit is due. Luke saved Han at the Sarlaac pit. No save from Luke and there'd be no Han dying for galaxy
attempting to save Kylo Ren.

Technically Han didn't wind up IN the pit, did he? But gotta give Luke credit for showing up
at Jabba's crib.

Fitzy · Post by **Fitzy** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:13 pm

JSHAW wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:32 pm
Give credit where credit is due. Luke saved Han at the Sarlaac pit. No save from Luke and there'd be no Han dying for galaxy
attempting to save Kylo Ren. Technically Han didn't wind up IN the pit, did he? But gotta give Luke credit for showing up
at Jabba's crib.

Technically, had Luke not shown up at Jabba's, Han probably would not have been fed to the Sarlaac. The Rancor would have handled it. So, from a certain point of view, Luke almost got Han killed.

Moliere · Post by **Moliere** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:17 pm

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 10:49 pm

Fitzy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:13 pm So, from a certain point of view, Luke almost got Han killed.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:41 pm

It looks... OK. Worth being optimistic about. I'm a little relieved.

The biggest mental hurdle is the recasting of Han. Count me among those for whom this isn't a story that needs to be told. Recasting can work in some franchises. Especially where it's focused on one central character (e.g. James Bond.... I'm also willing to consider the recasting of Indiana Jones). But Star Wars was such an ensemble thing. Maybe I'll be surprised. I guess I could see caring less as a kid whose first exposure to Star Wars was the newest trilogy. But then... that's not who this is aimed at. Who is this aimed at?

Punisher · Post by **Punisher** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:04 am

Fitzy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:13 pm
JSHAW wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:32 pm
Give credit where credit is due. Luke saved Han at the Sarlaac pit. No save from Luke and there'd be no Han dying for galaxy
attempting to save Kylo Ren. Technically Han didn't wind up IN the pit, did he? But gotta give Luke credit for showing up
at Jabba's crib.
Technically, had Luke not shown up at Jabba's, Han probably would not have been fed to the Sarlaac. The Rancor would have handled it. So, from a certain point of view, Luke almost got Han killed.

If we are looking to place blame, it's on Leia.. If she hadn't defrosted Han, He'd still be alive and on Jabba's wall.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:31 am

Punisher wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:04 am
Fitzy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:13 pm
JSHAW wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:32 pm
Give credit where credit is due. Luke saved Han at the Sarlaac pit. No save from Luke and there'd be no Han dying for galaxy
attempting to save Kylo Ren. Technically Han didn't wind up IN the pit, did he? But gotta give Luke credit for showing up
at Jabba's crib.
Technically, had Luke not shown up at Jabba's, Han probably would not have been fed to the Sarlaac. The Rancor would have handled it. So, from a certain point of view, Luke almost got Han killed.
If we are looking to place blame, it's on Leia.. If she hadn't defrosted Han, He'd still be alive and on Jabba's wall.

What the hell was their rescue plan, anyway? "We'll send Leia ahead with Chewie turned in as a prisoner. Leia will then secretly unfreeze Han, then (presumably) rescue Chewie somehow on her way out. In the event that that goes to hell, we'll send R2-D2 and C3P0 as trade bait / possible prisoners and hope Jabba bargains. If that doesn't work, *then* we'll send Luke in to rescue Han plus everyone that we've sent to Jabba as additional prisoners..."

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:57 am

At least they had planned ahead for multiple outcomes. And they had Lando as an inside man.