Friday, December 26, 2014

Rumor: 2016 Stand Alone Film Will be About Han Solo

7 comments
By: Dominic Jones

Our friends over at MakingStarWars.net are reporting on some intriguing information about the first Star Wars stand alone film coming in 2016, directed by Gareth Edwards and written by Gary Whitta.  According to MSW source, the film is a Han Solo film, the production code name is Luminac Industrial Goods, and that production on the film will overlap somewhat with Rian Johnson's work on Episode VIII.  In addition, Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul is "looking to be attached" to the film "in some fashion."  I can't see him as Han Solo, but I would not be opposed to seeing him in the film in some other fashion.

Now, the Han Solo report isn't a huge surprise, going as far back as February 2013 Han has been rumored to be getting his own stand alone film.  What is surprising is that this is contrary to a Hasbro leak from May 2014 which stated that a Han Solo was coming in 2018 and a Boba Fett film (which has also been rumored since February 2013) would be coming in 2016.  Now, these scripts were likely worked on concurrently and there could have been a change in recent months as tow which would come first.

As for the production code name "Luminac Industrial Goods,"  not much can be gleaned from this.  It gives away as much as the film's working title which, we reported in November, Los Alamos.  And, in case you are wondering, yes they are both for the same film, much in the same way that The Force Awakens had several code names, such as Foodles and AVCO. 

As always this is just a rumor until confirmed or denied by Lucasfilm or Disney.

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7 comments:

Unknown said...

It just won't be the same without Harrison.

andy said...

best pilot in the galaxy

Anonymous said...

idk if I wanna see a "young solo" any actor I can currently think of would not fit the role

Unknown said...

Depends on how young they are going to go with. I in all honesty think the same guy who played Indiana Jones' son is perfect for a young Han Solo. Shia Lebouf. I know a lot of people think he's a nut job, but who gives a crap about his real life problems, he's a good actor with the right demeanor to play Han Solo.

Aaron said...

You're officially a moron for even IMPLYING that dud, Labeouf could ever live up to an epic character like Han Solo. The ONLY actors with the looks and the chops to take this on are: Bradley Cooper, Josh Holloway, and Dennis Quaid.

Josh said...

Nothing against Aaron Paul, he was a heck of an actor on breaking bad, but he doesn't look like Harrison in my opinion. If I was casting I would probably cast Liam Hemsworth as Han. He looks similar and I think he would do a good job. Another possible actor would be Chris Pine, his work in JJ's Star Trek movies proved that he is capable of being cocky and a character similar to Han in a new hope.

Unknown said...

Agree, labeouf is a bad choice. Quaid seems too old though, Cooper I can see. Love Holloway, but I'd want him in a starcraft movie.

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