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Originally posted by Anonymouse:
How Han won and modified the Falcon,, maybe how he met Chewie? Oh, yes! If they can do as good a job as they did with Rogue One - oh, yes indeed! A good film to watch that would be, mmm, yes!

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Originally posted by Zeek:
A chance to ruin Han Solo like they ruined Anakin Skywalker. Wonderful!

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The Oscar-winning Howard has a diverse filmography, with past projects ranging in size and scope from big-budget outings like "Willow" and "Angels and Demons" to smaller films like "Parenthood" and "Frost/Nixon."

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When less established indie hire Gareth Edwards went off track on “Rogue One,” he had to step aside as “Bourne” franchise writer-director Tony Gilroy helped to reshoot and reorganize the final product. The trick with JJ Abrams or Rian Johnson or Colin Trevorrow is selecting directors who are team players capable of keeping the larger goals in mind, and not drawing outside the lines. That, apparently, Lord and Miller did not do—running with a different interpretation of Han Solo than Kasdan. In this case, a reinvention of the Han Solo character for a new generation was not in the cards. Of course Ron Howard is a superb competent director (“Apollo 13,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “Rush”) who can execute with the best of them. He knows what to do and will do it well. But like Edgar Wright’s “Ant Man,” I  suspect the movie we will never see was more exciting and unexpected than the one that will hit global screens in 2018.
KATE ERBLAND: There’s no question that after the massive upheaval of Lord and Miller leaving the project with just a few weeks left to go in principal photography, Lucasfilm is desperate for anything resembling stability. Howard is a good guy for that, a seasoned professional with plenty of blockbuster experience and two Oscars to boot, and he’ll likely be able to soothe frazzled nerves and get the mechanics of the filmmaking process running smoothly in no time. That’s the draw here: He’s a safe choice, and what was so exciting about the initial hiring of Lord and Miller was that they weren’t.
Howard will surely make a perfectly serviceable feature, delivered on time and with a minimum of drama, but the fallout from this will always eclipse that final product. Not just in terms of the Han Solo movie we’ll never see — though that stings, too — but because it shows that Lucasfilm and “Star Wars” aren’t ready to take a real gamble on unique talents just yet, even when they seem so happy to keep telling us that they are.

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Originally posted by Moose:
Ron Howard? Huh. Interesting.

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Originally posted by OLDGUY:
the movie folks need to go back n watch the pilot epi of Firefly..do their homework and they'll be able to make the Han movie (grin)

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
He has a decent track record with his movies, but hasn't had a bona fide hit since; Parenthood.

SGG

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
He has a decent track record with his movies, but hasn't had a bona fide hit since; Parenthood.

SGG

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I get the impression you don't know who Ron Howard is.
Parenthood - 1989. Was that a hit? Really?
Backdraft - 1991.
Apollo 13 - 1995.
Ransom - 1996.
A Beautiful Mind - 2001. Hello? Oscar?
The Da Vinci Code - 2006.
Angels & Demons - 2009.



Regarding the earlier years of Han - if he is twice shy in the Episodes 4-6, wouldn't that mean he was bitten before? His aversion to risk may be the result of prior heroics without the reward. And he was already famous for the Kessel Run when we met him.

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Originally posted by METROIDFAN147:
Really wish they'd slow down with the Star Wars spin-offs, Rogue One was "meh" enough as it was.

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Originally posted by METROIDFAN147:
Really wish they'd slow down with the Star Wars spin-offs, Rogue One was "meh" enough as it was.

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What Star Wars film did you like better?
Other than the original Episode 4, Rogue One seemed the best parts of cinematic storytelling. Better than Episodes 1, 2, 6.

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