Solo: A Star Wars Story

[The Wook]

Re: Star Wars Anthology (Young Han Solo)

Major stars like George Clooney have had their heights scrutinized ad nauseam, and the consensus is that he's 5' 10" tall. In interviews he's claimed he's 5' 11", so the suggestion that he's actually 5' 10" seems highly likely. All the pics of Clooney with other stars seem to put him at 5' 10", as well.

So then, here he is, with our new Han Solo. Just as I thought...the man they cast to play Han Solo is in the 5' 6" to 5' 7" range. And I suspect, based on looking at his frame in photos and videos, that he's wearing lifts in this (and in so many of his other photos), and that he is actually in the 5' 5" to 5' 6" range. In other words, way too short and small to play an adult Han Solo.

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The Wook

 

[glunark]

Re: Star Wars Anthology (Young Han Solo)

So they make Chewbacca a few inches smaller too.

Its not like young Han is going to stand near any actors old Han stood next to.

 

[The Wook]

Re: Star Wars Anthology (Young Han Solo)

So they make Chewbacca a few inches smaller too.

Its not like young Han is going to stand near any actors old Han stood next to.

Joonas is 4" shorter than Peter was in the OT era. Doesn't matter. The guy they cast looks like a runt--even when pictured alone. Not judging him personally. He's just a small man. Far too small to play a fully-grown Han Solo.

The Wook

 

[The Wook]

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Are they crazy??

 

[NeoRutty]

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Are they crazy??

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yeaaaaah he definitely had a Harrison Ford thing going, BUT...

They're not looking for a good impersonator... they're looking for an actor that's right for the role.

Maybe this guy just doesn't have the chops? I only saw his brief impressions and his part in that movie was minimal. If you're not having Harrison saying all the lines first for him to repeat back, maybe it's not so great.

River Phoenix didn't do a Harrison Ford impression, but he gave off an Indy Vibe where you could buy it.

 

[Solo]

Re: Star Wars Anthology (Young Han Solo)

Are they crazy??

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Again...what might have been. I will agree with all those that say he may be too "green" for the part, but dammit, I sure would have liked to see him try. Even if it was a failure, at least it would have looked like old times.

Now, all we have is chipmunk cheeks, shortpants. :angry

 

[batguy]

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The guy they chose is indeed too short to be younger Harrison Ford. I agree the difference seems visible even without another actor next to him for reference. His face & body proportions suggest a shorter guy no matter what they do to hide it.

It might prove to be a big issue or it might not. Too early to tell.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

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My take on this is that it was an impossible role to cast. You're not going to find another Harrison Ford. So I'm just going to go and hope it has a good story and see how it turns out.

 

[Psab keel]

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Ingruber can't act though. While he looks like Ford, he can only do a modest impression, and what I saw in his blink and you'd miss it scenes in Age of Adeline, his impression was mediocre at best. While I think a young Han Solo movie is a bad idea overall, I think it is a smart move on Disney's part to cast someone who at least has more acting experience and will have a better chance of carrying an entire film as it's lead.

But I'm not holding out hope that the movie will be any good anyway. Mark my words, unless they scratch the idea of an origins story, this movie will suck big time. Fans already have nearly forty years of backstories built up in their minds and nothing will ever come close. Prequels rarely, if ever, succeed. Why would this be any different? I think Disney thinks they are playing it safe by giving fans what they want, but I doubt they understand how risky this film choice really is.

 

[The Wook]

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Ingruber can't act though.

How do you know that?

The Wook

 

[Psab keel]

Re: Star Wars Anthology (Young Han Solo)

Based on what I saw in Age of Adeline and his YouTube videos. As far as I'm aware those are the only films he's done.

 

[The Wook]

Re: Star Wars Anthology (Young Han Solo)

Based on what I saw in Age of Adeline and his YouTube videos. As far as I'm aware those are the only films he's done.

I see. Well, I think it's fair to say he's inexperienced. But you said he can't act. And I think the sample size of his work is way too small to make such a statement. He had almost no lines in AOA, and on youtube he's merely doing impressions.

The Wook

 

[Psab keel]

Re: Star Wars Anthology (Young Han Solo)

Perhaps it would be better to say that he hasn't had many roles, and certainly not enough to be cast into one of the most iconic characters in all of film and be expected to carry the entire thing. From a production stand point it's too risky.

I think the thing he has going for him for the part of Han Solo is his looks. He certainly resembles Ford, but being able to sound somewhat like him is not the same thing as being able to act like him. Impressions alone are not a good barometer for acting ability. I can do decent voice impressions of some characters for a laugh, but I certainly don't have the talent to be a professional voice actor.

Ingruber aside, I have a feeling this movie is not going to live up to everyone's expectations. They've said that this is going to be an origins story. Where's the mystery in that?

 

[DINVADER]

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They said it's NOT an origins story.

 

[DINVADER]

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http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...lo-spin-off-film-will-not-be-an-a6798841.html

 

[Psab keel]

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That contradicts another article I read in which Bob Iger said it was an origin story. I'm glad it won't be then. They it might be decent. Who knows?

 

[NeoRutty]

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I see. Well, I think it's fair to say he's inexperienced. But you said he can't act. And I think the sample size of his work is way too small to make such a statement. He had almost no lines in AOA, and on youtube he's merely doing impressions.

The Wook

I think that may be the problem. I just watched the youtube clips at the beginning of this thread... and he really is just doing what has been done on screen, motion for motion.

I can't act worth a crap, but I can reenact stuff pretty well, heh. The few times I've done any sort of successful line reading, it's because the director just acted out the scene himself and I copied him.

That may be his thing. His credits don't help him... And Disney likely wanted someone who can carry this movie AND character.

Daisy Ridley got off easy... Sure it was all on her shoulders to be the lead in a Star Wars movie, but she didn't have to step in and actually be in the shadow of an actor who's played the character.

I just like to think Lord and Miller know what they're doing. They have yet to do anything terrible (in my opinion) and they likely screen tested the CRAP out of this guy.

It will be a while though til we can say "Oh... so THAT'S what they saw in him." or "what the crap were they thinking?!!?!"

 

[Psab keel]

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It was different too with Daisy Ridley because she was playing a character that none of us knew anything about.

 

[The Wook]

Re: Star Wars Anthology (Young Han Solo)

Perhaps it would be better to say that he hasn't had many roles, and certainly not enough to be cast into one of the most iconic characters in all of film and be expected to carry the entire thing. From a production stand point it's too risky.

But this guy's IMDB page is nearly as barren as Anthony's. So I don't buy that argument at all.

I think the thing he has going for him for the part of Han Solo is his looks. He certainly resembles Ford, but being able to sound somewhat like him is not the same thing as being able to act like him. Impressions alone are not a good barometer for acting ability.

He's got the looks, the stature, plus the voice. And I disagree with you, that there's no correlation between one's ability to do impressions and one's ability to act. I'm not saying they're the same exact skill sets, but acting is not rocket science. You assign an acting coach to Ingruber, and I'm certain his performance would be more than adequate for a Star Wars movie. Combine that with doppelganger looks, and a great voice similarity, and I think we could've been in for something special (assuming the writing, directing and everything else was good).

The Wook

 

[jkno]

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They could always make a youngling Han Solo, start from the moment of his immaculate birth, then someone measure his midicrapians, you know the rest...