Guest El Chalupacabra Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Maybe the space in the mandible is an escape pod that was used?It's a mini-rig. Or it could be the mandible opens and closes, and is closed on the ship while Lando owns it, and gets stuck open under Han. Joking aside (but I would be kinda delighted it would be so), I think it may open vertically, and connect to larger cargo like in this concept art: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:YT_freight_pusher.jpg I also thought of that, too. Could go either way. Or possibly both. The Lando version looks more narrow in the front, like the mandibles close, and perhaps the center is retractable, too. I am interested in knowing why we get the falcon we know. Is it a case where it is broken, or is it intentionally left like that to disguise the falcon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I think it's as simple as armor plating or genders on a car. Think back to American Grafitti and its classic 50s hot rod with the exposed engine. Look at the Y-Wing in Clone Wars vs ANH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Using the Occam's razor approach, it would suggest you are probably right. But 10 year old me believed that the mandibles moved in some way, or plugged into something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 This is an interesting gamble on Disney's part. We already know all we need to know about Han Solo, so diving into his past with someone who's not Harrison Ford has the potential to smell like feces. I agree with Tank's comment about Lando likely stealing the show, primarily because we've seen so little of him. We all need more Lando. Han Solo, however, has been beaten to death. I'm sure many will disagree, but he was always best as a supporting character. He's in good company that way, though. Look at Hannibal Lector. He had very little screen time in Silence of the Lambs, but when they made a movie that focused on him it fell flat. Goodbye, Clarice. Even in the Star Wars saga, don't most of us wish we could forget Darth Vader's past? He's a great character, but he melts under the spotlight. I really am hoping this movie works. You'll never hear me lodge a complain lodge against Lucasfilms with regards to any form of sexual misconduct, but I don't want to see this franchise continue to devolve into blatant money grabs. I know it may sound futile, but I'd like to see Star Wars return to the lofty status it once had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest El Chalupacabra Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I agree with many of your points about Han Solo, and I am fearful of ruining the character, as well. At this time, I am trying to be positive and I really do hope the Solo movie ends up being a sleeper hit. I am not a fan of who they chose to play Han Solo, but I think there is a lot going for the film, with Ron Howard as director, having Lando in it, and Woody Harrelson in it. The FX look really polished and remind me of Rogue One which is the one "new" Star Wars movie I seem to like more and more as time goes on. I don't think anyone who really is a Star Wars fan wants to see a Star Wars movie fail (as a film, not financially...we all know Star Wars movies just basically print their own money), and I think so far, the Solo movie looks like it may be at least adequate. I hope it is a lot more FUN than The Last Jedi. I did not hate TLJ, and actually on my second viewing, liked it much better than the first time through, but I cannot say that it was a FUN movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Choc Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Kinda interesting, Kasdan said he was hired by Lucas to write this movie before Lucasfilm was sold to Disney. Basically was working on Solo then was asked to help with TFA. When done with that he was a bit burnt out and asked Disney to hire his son to help him write it. Just interesting that it seems like Lucas was for whatever reason deciding to expand Star Wars cinematically. Now did he do this to somewhat build a development catalog to sell. Or did he decide to make these movies then early in the process thing "Geez, I don't want to do this work." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Wader Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 He was building up the catalog to sell as you said - he already had Ford, Fisher and Hamill on board for the sequels before Disney were approached and Kennedy was working on concepts for spin off movies. The Lucas biography by Brian Jay Jones goes into a bit towards the end, but definitely his intention to expand Star Wars cinematically for the sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odine Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Kinda interesting, Kasdan said he was hired by Lucas to write this movie before Lucasfilm was sold to Disney. Basically was working on Solo then was asked to help with TFA. When done with that he was a bit burnt out and asked Disney to hire his son to help him write it. Casual little bit of nepotism there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 His son is a TV writer and has directed a couple indie films. So it's not completely unwarranted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthy Jawa Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I think that still qualifies as nepotism, but then so does Ehrenreich's career, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 What else had he even been in? I've never heard of him before Solo. Just checked. Haven't seen a single movie he's been in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavonis Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I think that still qualifies as nepotism, but then so does Ehrenreich's career, doesn't it?I don't see how. Are his parents famous? Or any of his relatives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good God a Bear Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Maybe he's referring to his first three films were Coppola directed...i dunno... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthy Jawa Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 My understanding was that he was a friend of one of Spielberg's kids. Something about Spielberg seeing him in a wedding video sketch thing and then getting him work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavonis Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Nepotism and networking aren't the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Nepotism in Hollywood can get you in the room for sure-- but if you have no chops, it won't keep you employed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Dameron Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Well, three ways to stay employed really. 1. Have the chops.2. Get tabloid famous.3. Demonstrate the good sense of having Will Smith as your father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthy Jawa Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Nepotism and networking aren't the same thing. It's not strictly nepotism, but the way I read the story it sounded closer to nepotism than networking. I'm not saying he doesn't have "the chops", Spielberg saw him in this video and... well here it is... it's just from Wikipedia: He was then contacted by DreamWorks, a studio which Spielberg helped found, and met with its casting director. Spielberg said: "[Ehrenreich] was in a bat mitzvah video that my daughter acted with him in for their best friend. They showed me the video and I loved it and I got him an agent. That's sort of how it all began."I'm not slagging him, that's how the world works. Just saying It's not exactly the story of some young kid from Idaho moving to Hollywood with nothing but a dream in his pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Dameron Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I don't know. That's sounds like a pretty feel-good Hollywood story to me. Being discovered because Steven Spielberg just so happened to be at a bat mitzvah where they showed a video you made with a friend as a joke when you were 13 is as good as any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthy Jawa Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I guess I was imagining being one of the other hardworking actors auditioning, but then the casting director at Dreamworks gets a call from Spielberg: "you should really meet with my daughter's friend -- you'll love him. I'll bet he gets the part." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 That kinda happens in every job though doesnt it? We had a guy who sucked balls at my job a few years back. He was hired because he was the managers wifes cousin. No one knew it at the time, but it sure explained why the manager always backed him up and let him get away with shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Choc Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I guess I was imagining being one of the other hardworking actors auditioning, but then the casting director at Dreamworks gets a call from Spielberg: "you should really meet with my daughter's friend -- you'll love him. I'll bet he gets the part." If Spielberg felt the kid was just that talented then yes thats how it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthy Jawa Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Right. So closer to nepotism than networking? Anyway, I was just making a glib comment in the first place and then it seemed I needed to explain it. This got out of hand. I have no real interest in debating it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Choc Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I don't think it's either or really close to either. Spielberg saw a kid who he thought was talented and took it upon himself to help him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Better that than trying to get a part in a Weinstein movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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