Harrison Ford reportedly returns for Ep. 7.

[acrovader]

http://latino-review.com/2013/02/15/exclusive-harrison-ford-return-han-solo-star-wars-episode-vii/

I wish if they bring him back, they keep him on for the other 2 movies. It's a pretty much a forgone conclusion that Solo will be killed off in Ep. 7.

[Werewolf]

It's a pretty much a forgone conclusion that Solo will be killed off in Ep. 7.

That was always my feeling too. That's why I had hoped that if they continued the original story line the characters would be recast with younger actors. I didn't wait this long for more stories set in the original trilogy just to have a 70 year old Han and a 60 year Luke and Leia get killed off in the first couple of minutes. I want to see the characters, just like I remembered them, like in the new Dark Horse comic set right after the end of New Hope. After enduring Jar Jar and creepy whiny Anakin I'm not all that exicted for a "We are too old for this" passing of the torch movie. Ah, well, the planned pre-rebellion Han Solo movie should be awesome.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I want to see the actors return, but that's just me. In an ideal world, they would have done this at least 10 years ago, but they didn't.

Casting actors as the characters before the films is okay, but I'd have a hard time with someone replacing them AFTER Jedi.

Chris

[torgospizza]

I suspect they'll shave some years off them digitally, like Jeff Bridges in Tron: Legacy.

[JediJaida]

Considering all of the novels and comics that have been written about what happened after Jedi, would there really be a point to Harrison re-hashing his role?

Not unless it stars him as a grandpa telling a story of the Old Republic to his grandchildren, or even his childhood on Kashykk being raised by the Wookies.

They have to cast all new actors for the next set of stories, and take the stories in a completely different direction.

Either thousands of years in the past or the future, where no one has heard the names Skywalker, Solo, Vader, Palpatine, etc.

I'd like to see the beginnings of the Jedi Order, the Sith, or even how Coruscant became the center of the galaxy.

[Timothy2251]

My guess is the old crew will be in the new trilogy as extended cameos. Luke will probably be in it the longest, as he's the default Obi Wan/Yoda for the next generation of Jedi. I'll bet a Solo or Skywalker kid will be the star of the next trilogy since the whole saga is more or less centered on the Skywalkers and their kin (really liked the idea of using Chloe Moretz as the star - she's such a great actress, and could easily pass for Luke's granddaughter or something), so enter Han and Leia. The droids will be around, I'm sure, as will Chewie.

I'd also wager we'll eventually get origin flicks or TV shows re: the origins of the Jedi and Sith. There's SO much material to be mined, and Disney will be more than happy to do it.

[toys2cool]

Bring Captain Solo and the wookie to me

[acrovader]

However, the guy in the interview makes it sound like Han Solo will be in all 3 movies of the new trilogy. If they want to kill off Solo, do it in Ep.9. We'll see.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Will he survive a Death Star blast by hiding in a refrigerator?.......Just kidding.......

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

I dunno.... if this is true it pretty much ensures Solo's back for the new movies, which I'm not thrilled about. I would SOOOOO love to see them start something new with the franchaise. Or at least bring back someone who's story hasn't been explored in minutia over the decades. (HINT: NOT Boba Fett!) You'd think the galaxy was big enough a place that not everything interesting happened to a handful of people.

Don C.

[MIB41]

I'm just looking forward to seeing the Falcon back in action.

[Nostalgiabuff]

i think they have to bring back the original cast. too many fans were less than thrilled with the prequels. they need something big to bring all generations of fans back

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Yes, AND while all of the novels, comics, etc are popular, the movie has to tap into the audience that likes Star Wars, but won't read a novel that isn't official "canon"...in other words not on the screen. All the published sequels don't mean squat to most if they weren't filmed.

Chris

[huedell]

The treatment that I wrote for 7-9 (as an excited fan) had Solo on a distant planet away from his Jedi Master estranged wife and the government that they helped establish. Solo come back into the picture in the third act of the first movie because two of his children are hunting down the third child on that very planet.

This brings Solo back into the Skywalker's lives at the close of Ep. 7. Then I have him killed off in the first act of Ep. 8. I know it must sound odd and vague but I had my reasoning. Without going into drawn out detail, that plotting was how it came to me. very comfortably. And one of the reasons it came to me to kill Solo at the end of act one of Ep. 8 is that it felt like a good place to finally let go of the character and allow the next generation to stand more on it's own.

I believe Ford' s role could be spectacularly satisfying in this new trilogy... but, we'll see how they handle it.

[Gorn Captain]

My hope was that they would recast the whole thing. I have no desire to see Grandpa Solo playing ball with the grandchildren, or accidentally getting run over by a landspeeder during the first five minutes.

I want to see these characters progress, closely following the battle of Endor. Other actors with similar looks would be my choice.