Because even though id thought han solo meant little or nothing to me, reckoning with his death brought me back to the time i first saw him, in 1977, when star warsor star wars, episode iv. Star wars 7 leaked plot details could reveal major death in the force awakens. As ben solo s body disappeared, only then did leias body also vanish. Kylo ren is the chosen name of ben solo, the only child of original star wars trilogy characters han solo and princess leia organa.
Star wars episode 7 whats luke skywalker been up to for the last 30 years. Han solo and leia organa were married rather quickly on. Boba fett wants to sort out differences with han solo in sequel. While we dont know what all of the repercussions of the death of solo will mean for star wars.
Han appeared in the animated star wars forces of destiny episode tracker trouble 2017, where he was. Death star main forward bay han solo and chewbacca. Kylo ren is a fictional character and major antagonist in the star wars franchise. What exactly did han solos death mean for the star wars universe. Solo also saved luke from being frozen to death on the ice plannet of hoth after luke was attacked by a wampa. Following the death of his lover gisele yashar in spain, he left the united states to live in tokyo, japan before. As episode vii is in large part about kylo rens development, one of the decisions he had to make was to embrace his family, or cut. Episode vii the force awakens is a 2015 american space opera film produced, cowritten and directed by j. If george lucas was directing, he certainly wouldnt have gone this route after all, harrison ford requested george lucas more than once to kill of han solo in the original trilogy but lucas refused to budge. Harrison ford is happy han solo finally died in the force awakens. Sorry, han solo, theres no time to mourn your tragic force awakens death in last jedi. Why harrison ford embraces han solos star wars 7 ending.
The force awakens, in an attempt to save his wayward son. Han will be returning for star wars episode vii, and is rumored to be the main character of a standalone film. Before you even start reading this, be warned that there are spoilers ahead. A star wars story falls on the timeline when the film was first announced, but new details get a little more specific del rey books, the official. They were accompanied by kanjiklub when they threatened han solo and expressed their impatience with him and his endless excuses, after solo delayed on repaying them the 50,000 credits he foolishly borrowed. Force ghosts have been a core part of star wars lore ever since obiwan kenobi vanished when darth vader delivered the killing blow in star. Han solo rose from an impoverished childhood on the mean streets of corellia to become one of the heroes of the rebel alliance. The funeral of han solo first appeared in the novelization of the 2017 film star wars. Han solo, known only as han until being given the surname solo by an imperial recruitment officer, and also known as cadet 124329 when serving as an imperial cadet, was a human male smuggler who became a leader in the alliance to restore the republic and an instrumental figure in the defeat of. Why do people like han solo more than luke skywalker. St han solo in episode 9 page 7 jedi council forums. Driver will be playing the son of han solo, and his. Harrison ford had no problem sharing the fact that he believed han solo should have died 30 years ago in order to give the star wars series more emotional weight.
Otherwise, the only other major possibilities for a han solo movie would be to either show what happened to han inbetween episode 6 and episode 7 or to go back in time between episode 3 and episode 4. Luke asks han to stay and help the rebels attack the death star, but he refuses, not wanting to get involved. Star wars movie series in chronological order imdb. Something else that is signified by han s death is a passing of the guard. Kylo skims through the catalogue of files, starting off with the aldenera han causing a raised eyebrow on kylos face then jumps forward in time to an aldenharrison morph, then otera han, entries about the birth and childhood of ben, and then older han. A han solo action figure with human proportions was released in 1977 to follow with the initial release of the original star wars films, while a figure created for the films mid1990s rerelease was criticized as unrealistically muscled. Is han solo back in this heartbreaking scene with 2 classic characters. Star wars 9 leaks reveal the return of a major and dead character. The explanation for this was that he turned ten right after episode i, and the two movies are actually about ten years and one month apart.
The former option seems unlikely since harrison ford famously does not like the han solo. He endured the death of his copilot and partner chewbacca, lost one son and saw another turn to the dark side. Ben kenobi died under similar circumstances on the death star, only to attach himself to. Guavian death gang was developed for the saga film star wars. Star wars the force awakens came out this weekend, but what happened with han solo. Luke skywalkers death was better than han solos screen rant. Episode vii the force awakens 2015 harrison ford as han solo. Disney ceo bob iger revealed that the issue of the han solo death in. Set just a few years after the death of emperor palpatine and the fall of the.
Han solo is really dead but at least he didnt go out like a punk. A new hope and returned for the rest of the trilogy. Several of the troopers fire at han as he ducks into the spaceship. Audiences around the world may have been shocked about the han solo s death in the force awakens, but the actor who played him wasnt. Harrison ford is happy han solo finally died in the force. Han solo death changed the star wars universe on and off.
Han solo s death in episode vii might have been one of the things that survived from george lucas original treatment general discussion in a new interview with gq, ford discusses how he got the part. Han solos death in episode vii might have been one of the. During the battle of starkiller base, han solo attempted to turn his son kylo ren away from. Fords breakout role, han solo met his final fate at the hands of kylo renben solo adam driver during the gutwrenching climax of star wars. Rogue one is set just before a new hope and introduces an entirely new cast of charactersrebel spies who set out to steal the plans to the death star. Han solo portrayed by harrison ford is a protagonist in the original trilogy. Han s death is right up there with the passings of iconic characters like. Episode vii the force awakens is now in theaters, followed by rogue one. Disney ceo bob iger revealed that the issue of the han solo death in star wars. The rise of skywalker featured the deaths of leia and of her son kylo ren, now redeemed as ben solo. Fords reasoning was that the war should have consequences and solos death could provide them with an important one. But dying in episode 7 wasnt the first time ford had considered committing soloicide.
A star wars story 10 bby estimated disney the solo han solo film stars alden ehrenreich as a younger version of the character from his time as a slum rat on the streets of corellia. We dont know how large the role in the sequel will be. Han solo looks up and sees the imperial stormtroopers rushing into the docking bay. As captain of the millennium falcon, han and his copilot chewbacca came to believe in the cause of galactic freedom, joining luke skywalker and princess leia organa in the fight against the empire. Hopefully, isaac gets a meatier role in episode viii and further establishes poe as a fanfavorite.
Did jabba have sex with princess leia star wars exposed dash star duration. Han seouloh is a street racer, thief and a business partner to takashi. According to sources published at the time the prequels came out, anakin was 20 in episode ii, but 9 in episode i, which took place ten years earlier. He said in an interview following return of the jedi that he thought the death of han solo would give it some emotional bottom. My mom reacts to han solos death star wars the force. Harrison ford shares the truth behind han solos death in. Han solo is a fictional character and protagonist in the star wars franchise. A protagonist in the fast and the furious franchise series, han began as a member of dominic torettos crew.
Episode vii will have han, leia, chewbacca and the millenium falcon. Thankfully, luke skywalker, han solo, and leia now a general. Star wars 7 leaked plot details could reveal major death. The guavian death gang was a criminal organization in operation. Han s death also sadly makes the most sense in the realm of the force. Theres no time to mourn dead han solo in star wars.
In the 1977 classic, luke skywalker blows up the death star with the help of han solo and princess leia, and, in the star wars canon, that forceguided feat caps off the battle of yavin named. Because if han solo really has a gigantic role in star wars. Episode viii on may 26th, 2017, and the han solo star wars anthology film on may 25th, 2018. As episode vii is in large part about kylo rens development, one of the decisions he had to. Star wars episode iv a new hope from the journal of the whills by george lucas revised fourth draft january 15. The force awakens really need to kill the character they killed. Disney and lucasfilm debated han solo death in star wars. In those drafts, episode vii ended with the reconciliation between han and leia, but abrams rightly pointed out that this iteration of the story made han solo a superfluous character. Why harrison ford embraces han solo s star wars 7 ending.
The star wars 7 ending just might ruin your childhood. It is the first installment in the star wars sequel trilogy, following the story of return of the jedi 1983, and is the seventh episode of the ninepart skywalker saga. I never knew how much i cared about han solo until it was too late. A star wars story on december 16th, 2016, star wars. I averaged the ratings of the titles that are actually out. Was it necessary to kill han solo in star wars episode 7.
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