{"id":35702,"date":"2013-02-06T19:06:02","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T19:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=35702"},"modified":"2013-02-07T08:59:12","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T08:59:12","slug":"star-wars-han-solo-and-boba-fett-solo-movies-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/star-wars-han-solo-and-boba-fett-solo-movies-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars’ Han Solo and Boba Fett to get solo movies?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Harrison Ford as Han Solo, circa 1977’s A New Hope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

According to Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a>, the first two standalone Star Wars<\/em> movies – separately of JJ Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode 7<\/em> – will be focused on Han Solo and Boba Fett.<\/p>\n

“A young Han Solo saga, focusing on the wisecracking smuggler’s origin story, and a bounty hunter adventure with Boba Fett at the center of a rogue’s gallery of galactic scum.”<\/p>\n

The Han Solo movie is reported to be set between Star Wars: Episode 3 – Revenge Of The Sith<\/em> and Star Wars: Episode 4 – A New Hope<\/em>, while the Boba Fett movie could take place between any of the movies in the original Star Wars<\/em> trilogy, but common sense would suggest it will be between A New Hope<\/em> and Star Wars: Episode 5 – The Empire Strikes Back<\/em>, before he becomes to closely involved in the plot of the existing movies.<\/p>\n

Entertainment Weekly<\/em> adds, “In addition to bringing back two fan-favorite characters as the leads of their own films, the Han Solo and Boba Fett projects would also allow Darth Vader, in full-on black death-metal gear, to return as a villain, since placing the spin-offs within the original trilogy would mean he is still alive and hissing. That timeline would also open the door for a return visit with everyone’s favorite degenerate slug-like gangster, Jabba the Hutt.”<\/p>\n

Yesterday, Walt Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger confirmed the plan for spin-off films – teased by Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy in an earlier interview – in the company’s quarterly earnings report.<\/p>\n

The screenwriters working on the standalone films are Simon Kinberg (Mr & Mrs Smith<\/em>, Sherlock Holmes<\/em>) and Lawrence Kasdan (screenwriter of The Empire Strikes Back<\/em> and Raiders Of The Lost Ark<\/em>), although whether they’re doing one project each or co-writing both is unknown.<\/p>\n

You can buy Star Wars: The Complete Saga<\/em> on Blu-ray from Amazon.co.uk for £57.99<\/a>, and<\/strong> watch Bob Igor’s initial announcement about the standlone films below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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