Saturday, July 13, 2013

Happy Birthday, Harrison!

Ok, no, he doesn't look like that anymore.  The man turns 71 today.  If it makes you feel any better, in the books Han Solo is about 75 now so it could be worse.  Also, in spite of being the oldest by quite a bit he is actually the only one of the "big three" who has not been requested to hire a trainer and get into shape for Episode VII.  And that is not because he won't be in the movie, but because he doesn't need it.  Well, really he's already doing what he needs to do to be in shape.  I'm hoping for some news on that front next weekend since he, Carrie and Mark will all be at Comic Con but I'm getting ahead of myself. 

So, just because things have been slow, I'll throw out a little challenge.  How about a Han Solo's birthday challenge?  Or maybe not even just his birthday if that is too confining for you, but rather having Leia or the kids or someone giving him something or doing something just for him.  There are so many stories about Han getting Leia some great present or going out of his way to do nice things for her but very few in which she goes out of her way to do something for him.  I know, not a very exciting challenge but it's something and if you don't come up with anything for us, that's ok, too.  It's summer.  You should all be outside instead of on your computers, anyway.  Except you, StonedRose.  You get back to work on that story you've been neglecting for ten years.

Happy 71st, Harrison!

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  1. For 71, the dude looks great. (You'll change your mind about hot as you get older -- the older guys start looking hotter.) And as for a Han Solo birthday challenge, I'm all over it!

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  2. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRISON!! Still looking good. I'm not surprised at all about not needing the personal trainer, he's always kept himself in good shape, and he'll be showing all his new much younger co- stars in Episode 7 a thing or two I'm sure.

    He's still the man! :)

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  3. Omg. Definitely still the man. And I'm sure he'll be showing the young ones a thing or two. Just shows some older guys already look hotter.

    Happy Birthday!!

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  4. He was People Magazines Sexiest Man of the Year at age 56.

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  5. Happy birthday, Harrison! This guy is abosultely awesome, and I'm proud to say I'm hopelessly in love with him. He's way hotter than most people less than half his age.

    Happy birthday, Harrison. You deserve it.

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  6. Happy birthday, foxy grandpa. :D

    The rumor is that there will be ep. 7 news at D23 (next month), and not Comic Con...but who knows.

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    1. I would have thought there would be some major episode 7 news at Celebration Europe which is in two weeks time.

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  7. Finally found my way here from the other sites I used to frequent. Real life has a way of well.. getting in the driver's seat. Anyway, want to add my happy birthday Harrison wishes and give a big yes ma'am to statsgrandma. Older men seem to get hotter as I get older. Or maybe that's just those darn hot flashes talking, LOL

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    1. Wow, MsKell! Haven't seen you around in a LONG time. Glad to have you back and hope to see you writing some in the near future :)

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  8. HA, Zyra! I'm on it (kinda). And Harrison still looks good in my book. That's why he's still on my list. :-) Happy birthday, stud!

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    1. Kinda on it is better than not on it, I suppose.

      I still think he's hot, too.

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    2. I like that happy birthday stud. :)

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  9. Ah, my fellow Cancer and secret boyfriend for life! Many happy returns.

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    1. You're a cancer too? So am I and I know Claire is too :). I wonder of there are more of us?

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    2. That's pretty cool. I'm the Bull myself. Just a wee bit stubborn I am. :)

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    3. Sagittarius, so a ways off. Happy Birthday, all you Cancer writers! You're all awesome :)

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  10. Happy Birthday Harrison! Still the hottest man around in my book. If only I was Calista Flockhart.

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  11. Been out of town, back now. Happy Birthday Harrison. Patrick Stewart of STNG also shares the same birthday as Harrison. Patrick turned 73. Both men are looking fine.
    On a different note, has anyone read Crucible yet?

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    1. I read Crucible.

      Without spoiling anyone, I found the book disappointing, and poor Han suffers - A LOT. Like Black Fleet Crisis a lot.

      I've liked Denning in the past - particularly how he writes Han and Leia, relationship-wise - and TG will always be a favorite of mine. But I didn't care for this book.

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    2. Thanks krtmd, I have heard the same thing from several trusted sources. Don't know if I can go down that road again. TG is definitely a favorite.

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    3. Oh, no. That's a bummer. I bought the book, but haven't read it yet. Was saving it for a trip coming up. Does not sound like a happy time for Han or a vacation read

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    4. Read it. Yeah, Han doesn't have fun in this book. Leia doesn't, either, but Han is particularly targeted. There is a lot of just WEIRD stuff that happens in it. It's really hard to explain. And was there a "crucible" even? I don't get it.

      At least they are in fact retiring and Leia apparently gives Han a look that implies they will not get bored, ifyouknowwhatimean... so there's that.

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    5. I did peek ahead to the retiring part. :) Love that look like you really think we're going to get bored, flyboy?

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    6. Zyra, I was wondering about the significance of the title myself. It could mean several things, but one of meanings of the word "crucible" is a very servere test or trial. And from all this stuff I've heard about Han really suffering and being badly injured...I would say that's your crucible right there ;)

      And I love that about not being bored when they retire, as if we had any doubt ;)

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  12. Happy Birthday Harrison! I watched parts of "Temple of Doom" this weekend, particularly the parts where Harrison has his shirt off (that wasn't on purpose, but I'm not complaining) and that is always how I'll remember Harrison/Han Solo. I think he looks great for his age, but, my mental image has been frozen elsewhere...

    Bad news on Crucible. Really sad to hear that Han has to suffer, I would've thought it was time for someone else to get tortured and tested...

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    1. I make sure I watch those parts on purpose. :)

      I think I'm frozen in time on the asteroid scene in Empire. Sigh. I would LOVE to see it and Han's arse in 3d. They really need to convert that one for us already.

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    2. The scene of Han's perfect ass during the asteroid chase was made for 3D. It would be a travesty if we never got to see it! :)

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    3. Push, you've heard the legend of the shooting of that scene, right?

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  13. I totally watched that this weekend, too. Actually, I was supposed to drive somewhere, and was planning on leaving at a certain time before I discovered ToD was on and I had to postpone the drive and watch it instead. I almost left in the middle before thinking, no, let's at least watch the shirtless scenes.

    Lady Peter, not a legend. I thought it was all lies, too, or at least that nobody had any visual proof, but the video was actually on youtube. Terrible quality, but at least we can see it.

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  14. Oh I know it's real! :-) I too have seen a portion of the terrible video. What I wouldn't give to see a good copy...

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  15. Are you guys talking about the Barbra Streisand or Carrie Fisher as dominatrix, teasing Harrison about a really bad war movie he did?
    I thought that was just a rumour?! In my defence, I read it from a really bad biography of Harrison Ford. It was like 42 pages or something.

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  16. It totally happened, and apparently only exists on Spielberg's personal blooper reel. There was a terrible version that was briefly available, but then it got pulled from YouTube. You can see a bit of it as part of a news segment though.

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    1. Okay, wait....what are you guys talking about?? Fill me in! (And how do I not know this??)

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    2. http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/cool-videos-the-lost-footage-of-barbra-streisand-in-temple-of-doom

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    3. Argh...I couldn't get the page to load. What's the story behind what you guys are talking about though? I've never heard any of this.

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    4. The story is that things on the set of ToD were pretty dreary. The tone of the story was really dark thanks to George being all low and going through divorce, poor Harrison suffered a major back injury during one of the scenes that required surgery and left him in a lot of pain for the remainder of the shoot. So someone decided to lighten things up a bit.

      During the scene where he is chained and being whipped, he got Barbra Streisand to come out of nowhere dressed as a dominatrix with a whip, so she comes out and said something like, "This is for Hanover Street, the worst movie I ever saw!" Then she whips him and said, "And this is for making so much money on Return of the Jedi!" And whipped him again.

      Then of course the best part is that someone all dressed up like they belong in the regular movie scene with their face covered comes out and throws herself in front of him protectively and Harrison goes, "Who's that?" And she pulls off her mask and we see that it is Carrie who says, "Someone who loves you!" and then kisses him. Then eventually Kershner, director of ESB comes out and tells everyone how wrong it all is and gives Spielberg a hard time about how he runs his movie sets.

      It sounds too ridiculous to be true, right? I first read that when I was like 15 or something in a Harrison Ford biography book (a good one) and while I'd heard the story a few times I thought there was no way it was true, or nobody had ever actually seen it. And then a couple of years ago I finally saw the video. I was glad to be proven wrong!

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    5. I found you a working link. Keep in mind the quality is TERRIBLE as I have only ever seen this version, the only that has ever been in the public, that came from someone recording it themselves from the projector screen when it was shown at some convention or something, which is why you can also hear people laughing in the background!

      http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/ARMAGEDDON/news/?a=45977

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    6. I always found it weird how Streisand was involved in this. Just seems like a totally bizarre person to pick. Carrie and Kersh are obviously understandable, but why Streisand?

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    7. Good question and I have no clue. I've never heard anything about Streisand being friends with any of those people. I also don't know where that scene was shot so perhaps it was an availability thing? Although the fact that they could get Carrie and Kersh there for one little prank seems like it would mean it was shot in LA or somewhere that all of those people would happen to be.

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    8. I always thought all the interior shots for Indy were shot in London, the same as SW was. And exactly, I don't associate Streisand with any of them. If it was another female co-star of his then that would make sense.

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    9. OMG, that is so freakin' awesome! Thanks for the backstory, Zyra! And the link! Ha ha ha ha!

      And I have to agree with Barbra, "Hanover Street" *was* pretty awful. Oh my god! :-)

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    10. Agreed, it was awful. But I can't totally hate it, because omg, look how hot he is in that.

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    11. Yeah, Hanover Street was, in fact, terrible. The movie was supposed to be a love story, and the only parts of it I enjoyed were when there were no women on screen. And not just for eye candy, I just thought the scenes where Harrison interacted with the other pilots and stuff were the only tolerable parts. ZERO chemistry with his co-star, which is funny since apparently he did, in fact have an affair with her.

      You're welcome, Stoned Rose. Isn't that a crazy video? Really makes me wish we could see a decent copy of it, though! Everything about that is like a geeky fan dream.

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    12. Damn, ha ha, Harrison and his "onset affairs". That guy's been ridden more times than the town bicycle. ;-)

      It's funny though, because after Carrie, I don't feel like Harrison ever achieved the same level of chemistry with another female costar. I mean, Indy and Marion were pretty good (and probably second best--but still don't come close). And I kinda randomly liked him and his wife from the Jack Ryan movies, but other than that? I feel like his pairings have fallen a little flat.

      Is that just me? Am I overlooking any other good ones?

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    13. No, I totally agree with you. Marion was decent for sure, but certainly no Leia. And I agree that it was also decent with Anne Archer in those movies. Melanie Griffith? Meh, not really, although it wasn't as terrible as a lot of others. I kind of liked his wife in The Devil's Own, although obviously the relationship didn't have much to do with that story. What about Annette Bening in Regarding Henry? Although obviously the circumstances in that one were unique.

      Kelly McGillis in Witness wasn't bad. I "bought" that romance rather than something like 6 Days, 7 Nights or Sabrina where it was just like, ok, here are two people pretending to fall in love but it just seems awkward and weird and I can't see it at all.

      Actually, you know the pattern I'm seeing here? In the movies where there is OTHER stuff going on and the relationship isn't central to the story it usually works best. If the relationship IS the story, it doesn't seem to work, except maybe Witness. And I guess the other Indiana Jones movies, although he didn't need chemistry anyway since Indy mostly just has sex with them and then moves on ;)

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    14. Way too short, but there was Sela Ward in 'The Fugitive.'

      If you want a momentary shirtless Mr. Ford, head on over to YouTube and watch 'When Star Wars Ruled the World.' It's from VH1 and it's in five parts. I forget exactly which part has the shirtless and very young Mr. Ford comes up, but it's there.

      "Witness' is one of his good ones.

      One of the things I disliked about ToD was that Kate Capshaw couldn't act her way out of a paper bag (but she was Mrs. Spielberg, at least back then). The chick in the Holy Grail was equally execrable.

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    15. Sela Ward wasn't bad, either.

      I just couldn't stand the screaming. So much screaming! For some strange reason though it bothers me less now than it used to.

      She wasn't Mrs. Spielberg yet then. Not for several years and in fact Spielberg hadn't even married and divorced his FIRST wife yet. Capshaw and Spielberg are still married now.

      Last Crusade girl I hated the most. And didn't realize until I watched some behind the scenes Indy stuff, the actress who played her was only 21 years old.

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    16. Oh, yeah, I kinda forgot about "Witness". That was pretty good....but still. I dunno. I mean, I could definitely see why she fell for *him* (my god, that barn scene when he's dancing? Damn!), but I don't necessarily see why he fell for *her*. You know? But still, I really liked that movie a lot. :-)

      Oh, god. I thought of another bad one though....."Random Hearts". Blecch! Watching the two of them go at it in the car just made me feel.....uncomfortable. :-/

      And Sela Ward had potential. It's hard to say with the limited screen time though.

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    17. I should get a copy of Random Hearts. You know, for nights I have trouble falling asleep. Yeah, that scene was awkward and I don't think I was able to watch that movie all the way through. I was like, what is the POINT of this stupid movie? You haven't made me really care about these characters. I guess there was a "mystery" element initially when they tried to figure out the history of the spouses' affair, but their "relationship" was just boring. The movie was just so boring and pointless.

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  17. Omg, Rose! Good one. Damn, when's my turn then? ;) Sigh. Got to agree. Best chemistry with Leia. I still like Temple of Doom. Willie is a lot less annoying than Elsa. I couldn't stand her. Even older, Marion is way better.

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    1. Oh, yeah, don't get me wrong--I don't blame the ladies. I'd be lining up for a turn with him myself. ;-)

      And I have to admit, I liked him with "older Marion" quite a bit. I mean, the movie had it's flaws, but it had it's moments, too. Ha ha, like that scene when he's saying "they all suffered the same flaw....none of them were you" (or something like that), and they're in the middle of this dangerous chase and being shot at and stuff, and the camera cuts to her and she's just *beaming* ...I LOVED that. It was adorable and funny at the same time.:-)

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    2. I liked him with older Marion, too, and I agree that the movie had its moments. I didn't hate it, and will still watch it sometimes.

      And yes, that was adorable. I also love when he is trying to avoid the snake in the dry sand. He says to her, "There were a few, but they all had the same problem: they weren't you, honey." Yes, that was very sweet :)

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    3. Ha ha ha, yeah, that whole scene of them in the sand pits was really, really funny. And every time they make Indy freak out over a snake (in any of the films) it makes me laugh. :-)

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    4. I like that movie too. That was a great line in the truck. It was great that she was beaming. Who wouldn't? Guys could take a lesson from that I think. ;)

      Sand pit was funny. But best snake scene was in Raiders though. Damn, never figured I'd want to be a giant boa, but then they showed that snake in his lap in the plane. Uh, yeah, can I have that seat?

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    5. So the pattern I see in all these is if Harrison's character is fighting, arguing with his co-star and then they get it on, its much better than when he and the co-star are all in-love to start. Face it, no one does arguing and finger pointing better than Harrison. Which is odd because in real life he seems quite calm.. must be a lot of repressed anger.

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    6. Lol, Amara, you're killing me. Lucky snake ! I'd pay first class for that seat. :)

      And Tooldforthis - I think your theory is pretty much spot on, and works every time with the exception of Six Days, Seven Nights. Him and Anne Heche are bickering and screaming at each other nearly the whole movie before they fall in love, but there is no chemistry whatsoever and she has to surely take the prize for his all time worst leading lady.

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    7. I suspect it's more acting talent and not repressed rage.

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  18. Oh, and that scene with Marion in the truck in the 4th Indy movie was the ONLY scene in that movie that I found believable. I love Marion because she would stand toe to toe with Indy, but obviously would melt if he said just the right thing (kind of like Leia and Han).

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  19. I am so late in this conversation (but hey! I was at Disney World...where I just happened to touch Harrison Ford's handprints on the walk of fame outside the Great Movie Ride. Best moments of my life).

    Anyway, you've got a great point. Out of all of them he easily looks the best...which is especially entertaining because he is the oldest of the big three. Granted, I liked how he looked when he was like 35, but hey, he still looks great for 71!

    On a side note, if anyone has been reading from Comic Con...have you noticed the return of Harrison's long hair? Funny...seems a lot like a Han Solo length to me, although I don't want to get anyone excited. I just knew my strange obsession with his hair would come in handy someday (then again...who doesn't have a strange obsession with his hair?)

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    1. Oh my god! I totally noticed the hair thing, too! And I was like "oooh, is he growing in his 'Han hair'? Dare I even dream it?"

      Lizzie, I touched his handprints outside that famous theater in LA! It's funny, because my friend was with me and he was like "Whoa, your hands fit perfectly in his. That's kinda weird...."

      And I replied in a purposely creepy sounding voice: "It means we're soul mates.....won't be long now....." ;-P

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    2. While I agree about the hair it does seem a little early to be sporting his Han style, after all they aren't shooting until early next year. I'm sure he'll be filming something else before then since he's always busy.

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    3. I'm very jealous of the Disney trip, except for the whole "Orlando in July" thing. Ah, yes, my hands actually fit pretty well in his, too. I have really long fingers. I was by myself at that point, trying to act all cool like I wasn't super excited to be doing what I was about to do...

      I had seen some news about him not answering Star Wars questions in spite of my hope that something might come of his presence at ComiCon, even though of course we KNOW his real reason to be there is Ender's Game... but still! I never give much thought to Harrison's hair. He changes it all the freaking time. Sort of long, kind of short, shaved head (that was for a role, though) slicked back (ick) parted on the right, parted on the left, sticking straight up, parted in the middle... If Mark and Carrie are still out of shape, Harrison doesn't have to get his Han hair ready yet. Although honestly I feel like I'd prefer it if old Han's hair was a little shorter. Old man long, white hair just looks... dirty. Or I guess scruffy, maybe it fits perfectly. I wonder if he'll wear the same outfit? I wonder if they will have him in it but try not to tell us so that it will be a surprise? It's almost a shame that due to the internet nothing can be a surprise anymore.

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    4. Yeah....shoot You're both right. It's probably too soon. But I can't help grasping at straws. i just want his involvement to be "official"!

      I did watch an interview clip last night from Comicon where they asked him about "Star Wars" (of course), and beyond his usual "can't talk about it...." blather, he talked about JJ Abrams, and how the franchise was in good hands with him, and should be good whether he's in it or not. And then the interviewer was like "Yeah, but come on, you're gonna be in it..." (or whatever) and Harrison responded by giving him a big exaggerated wink.

      Which I interpreted as "Yes, but can't talk about it yet." Am I still grasping at straws? Maybe, but it made me feel optimistic, nonetheless. :)

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    5. Stoned Rose, I'm with you on that one. He's having fun playing with us, and he knows he's in, he's just not confirming yet because there will be some epic, amazing announcement somewhere, hopefully soon. I've definitely taken all of this from him to mean that. If he wasn't in, wouldn't he just flat out say so?

      Just so you know, I've always used this same thought process as to why Harrison and Carrie totally did it. She has never actually denied it. She never actually answers the question. In these cases, the answer is always yes ;)

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    6. Agreed Zyra, and he's probably got a NDA, and isn't allowed to say anything anyway. But you know, all this is bugging the hell out of me. How much longer do we have to wait for the amazing announcement? I'm hoping it's going to be at Celebration Europe next weekend, surely there HAS to be some significant episode 7 announcement then and this is the news we are all waiting for.

      And yes, that is why Carrie and Harrison totally did it. ;)

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    7. Uh, I think if she didn't tap that we'd have to make sure she was still breathing. :)

      Man, some official announcement would be nice.

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  20. Kind of a goofy interview from SDCC with Harrison:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZFTcJYhqP8

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    1. Thanks for the link. I love how hurt he appears when they tell him that they are recasting a young Han Solo for a new movie. Yes, we all agree we hate that idea ;) And come on, he is not denying being Han Solo again, so there is no way it isn't happening.

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    2. Oh, wow, thanks for sharing that! Yeah, he's totally coming back. He even clarified his "no". Bwa!

      And I loved his reaction to the Han Solo spinoff news. He pretends to put down the character over the years, but once he hears someone else might be taking over the role, he looks absolutely crestfallen. Careful, Harrison! Your Han love is showing! ;-)

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    3. Oh my goodness, he was cute! And goofy. :) No he really didn't deny it did he? And loved the bit about thanks for the bad news. But geez, can he lose the earring already? Thanks for sharing, Elivagar.

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    4. What a fun little interview! And he looks like he's really enjoying himself. He is totally in, isn't he? He's just not allowed to tell us that, so he's teasing us as much as possible. Oh come on, let's just have an official announcement and then he can talk about it!

      I'm sure I'm not the only one horrified by all this young Han recasting business. I doubt there is a young actor anywhere on the planet who could do him justice, I just can't see me ever liking whoever they pick. But there is one good thing about a Han Solo origins movie, it would more than likely crap all over Bria because it obviously won't follow the EU. And you know, that can't be a bad thing. ;) I just wish it was animated not live action.

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    5. It's true....I *hate* the idea of someone else playing Han. And truthfully, they could find a really talented, really decent person to play Han, but he'd still fall short in my eyes. Because he's Not Harrison. It's too weird!

      I wish It was animated, too. Then Harrison could always voice it, but even if he didn't, it wouldn't be as offensive to me.

      But I wouldn't get too excited about the lack of Bria. It would surprise me if they didn't give him a love interest of some kind for the movie. Although, I imagine it would be more of a "passing interest" ala Indiana Jones, than the "Bria-as-second-soulmate" we got in the EU. So yeah, that would be a definite improvement.....

      But yeah, actually, this whole "origins" thing makes me nervous. Like suddenly we'll have inarguable "canon" stuff that we might not like and can't write off as easily as the EU. I hope they know what they're doing.....

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    6. I feel kind of bad breaking this post by being the 72nd comment!

      That interview is too much. I've avoided commenting too much here because of my tendancy to squee all over the place, but now I just can't help it. Squeeeee!

      As far as casting a younger Solo, makes me lament all over again the untimely departure of River Phoenix. I did some random surfing about him a few weeks ago, and, as opposed to my opinion at the time, I think he did a great job in Last Crusade. Sigh... I won't rule out, though, the miniscule possibility that someone else could possibly do the job: it's just highly unlikely.

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    7. Whatever, comment all you want. We don't care.

      At this point even River Phoenix would be too old to play young Han Solo, if that makes you feel any better ;) I thought he did a great job in Last Crusade but if we're talking about a flashback sequence, that is one thing. But an entirely new movie is something else entirely and is going to be REALLY hard to pull off. Too many movies and spin-offs is going to just be Star Wars overkill. Yes, I really do think that it's possible for them to try and do too much. A new Star Wars movie every year? 12-year old me would be giddy with excitement, but now I can just see that there is no way they could be producing that much legitimately quality material, so inevitably a lot of it is going to come off as mass produced crap. I suppose I could be wrong about that, though.

      I don't get the need for a Han Solo origin story, either. I kind of like a lot of his history being shrouded in ambiguity. He was in the Imperial Navy, he defied orders to rescue Chewie. He surely had some women along the way - although let's hope he was more like Indy in that way. You know, I'm sure he had fun with Willie and Elsa, but in the end they were barely a blip on the radar screen.

      I just can't see anyone doing the role justice either without looking like they are trying too hard. Harrison IS Han Solo. Anyone else is just going to look like so-and-so trying to be Harrison Ford being Han Solo. And I just read something somewhere else talking about the dire shortage of "manly" actors out there and how somehow they've gotten lost in favor of pretty boys. I definitely agree and it is a real shame!

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    8. I agree, River Phoenix would've been awesome. I remember reading once that he had mastered his "Harrison impressions" while working with him on "Mosquito Coast". He used to do it as a joke, little did he know, it would come in handy for "Last Crusade". :-)

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    9. Yes River Phoenix was pretty good, and there was a resemblance there. Probably why he played his son in Mosquito Coast and later was the basis for artwork of Jacen on the Japanese New Jedi Order covers. I'm surprised no one has mentioned The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles on TV, did no one watch that? We had Sean Patrick Flanery as Indy in his late teens, and he tried, but I never really saw him as a younger Indy, for a start he looked nothing like Harrison, even had the wrong colour eyes.... Blasphemy! He wasn't anywhere near as good as River.

      And Zyra, I couldn't agree more on the attack of the pretty boys. Where are the real men gone? You know, I'm scared now that young Han is going to be a Disney pretty boy. Ugh.

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  21. I'm in total agreement. I hate the idea of all these spin off movies, in my opinion we don't need them at all, it's over kill and it really could make or break the franchise. I personally don't think we need episode 7,8 and 9 either, but there you go. All of this just makes me incredibly nervous. They should have just left it alone. And yes, any of these new movies could introduce " canon" elements that will be a lot harder to ignore than the EU if we don't like them. On the upside, isn't Lawrence Kasdan writing the Han movie? That has to be one thing in it's favour, surely.

    And you're probably right about him having a love interest even if it isn't Bria. Because there is always a love interest, right? Well nearly always. I guess it depends if they respect what Lucas always said about Han, that Leia was the first woman he ever loved. So any potential floozies he might have will mean absolutely nothing to him.

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  22. Don't really know where to stick this...they posted a little excerpt from the new Leia book:

    http://clubjade.net/?p=52796

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