Maybe it was the fact that he is older, or that recent films in his otherwise lengthy and successful career, such as Cowboys and Aliens, haven't been exactly blockbusters, or maybe it's the fact that there are new owners of the Star Wars franchise since Disney bought out Lucasfilm and all its subsidiaries that might allow Harrison Ford to reprise the role of the ever-popular Han Solo. Although there are reports that Ford is "open" to the idea, there are also reports that he may want a cause in his contract that mandates a death scene for the Han Solo character, something that he felt was warranted for Return of the Jedi (Episode VI for you younger readers) Lawrence Kasdan, co-writer of The Empire Strikes Back along with the deceased Leigh Brackett, agreed with Ford that "someone had to die" in the darker 1980 sequel. Kasdan thought it should be Solo since "he had no family, and at this point he had no story obligation." He should die as a result of self-sacrifice."
But George Lucas didn't want to give up the guaranteed merchandising sales that came with the Han Solo action figure, which at the time was the best selling one.
But I wonder, should this come to fruition-with Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill reportedly also interested-where this is going to go? I mean, are they going to make it 30 years in the future? They would have to, wouldn't they? I mean they can't very well CGI 70 year-old Harrison Ford into a 40 or even 50 year-old Han Solo, right? Actually, they probably could. Aren't visual effects awesome?
No comments:
Post a Comment