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Why was Hans Solo killed off?
Killing Han Solo got an “old” character out of the way, but it didn’t say anything new or interesting about his journey. In theory, the film redeems Han (again) because he sacrifices it all to help a good cause.
Why did Harrison Ford not want to be in Star Wars?
“I did think the character itself was relatively thin. I would have liked to see some complication for the character; the only complication I didn’t get was to die at the end of the third one. I thought that would have given the whole film a bottom, but I couldn’t talk George into it.”
How was Han Solo supposed to die?
Talking to the LA Times producer Gary Kurtz revealed that “The original idea was that they would recover Han Solo in the early part of the story and that he would then die in the middle part of the film in a raid on an Imperial base.” Presumably that’s the Imperial base on Endor where Han, Leia, Chewie, R2D2, and C3PO …
What happened to Han Solo when he was frozen?
After Darth Vader set a trap for Luke Skywalker on Bespin, Han Solo was frozen in carbonite and given to the bounty hunter Boba Fett, so he could collect the bounty Jabba the Hutt had placed on Solo.
Does Han Solo use the force?
Han Solo has the Force. If Han Solo were younger and had been trained to use the Force, he could have been a powerful Jedi; instead, he simply becomes the last of the Jedis’ most important ally.
How did Han Solo get the scar on his chin?
A then-unknown Ford was driving to work at a California department store one morning when, while fumbling with his seatbelt, he crashed into a telephone pole. Slamming headfirst into the steering wheel, followed by some “inept emergency surgery,” as the “Star Wars” star put it, resulted in the scar.
Who is Han Solo based on?
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
4. HAN IS PARTIALLY BASED ON FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA. Harrison Ford isn’t the only Hollywood legend with whom Han Solo shares some character traits. Lucas was so impressed with Francis Ford Coppola’s swagger and smooth-talking skills on the set of Apocalypse Now that he wrote some of that charm into Han as well.