I dont know much about JJ tbh. But I think killing Han was good, I think we needed a wake up, like this isnt Star Wars all over again, because in the plot it kinda was, to keep fans and Disney investors happy they had to go down the middle and try and please eveyone. So killing Han was like WHAT :eek NO YOU DIDNT and now we can move on with a new story with Han as a martyr for us all to want revenge on Kylo and Snoke.
And now Leia's gone too, well in Ep9.. sigh. If they kill Chewie off i will be mad, Chewie has to live forever, i dont want him having a Viking send off in a boat with Porgs crying. I think when Chewie goes so will the Falcon. I cant imagine one without the other.
I dont like Batman cuz the idiot never kills the Joker, i actually want the Joker to Kill Batman off haaaha! So i dont mind killing off characters from time to time, Darth, Boba, Obi-Wan.. lukes home BBQ disaster... its good to bring new characters in from time to time too. And while i miss Han he is coming back in his own movie.. which is rather good timing from Disney!
JJ Abrams had nothing to do with Han Solo dying. It was pre-determined by Harrison Ford, as a condition of him doing the film. Furthermore, I have no doubt that Disney got an agreement from Ford to do TFA, prior to purchasing Lucasfilm. And it was at that point, that Disney agreed to his demand to kill him off.
So, JJ and Arendt were instructed by KK when they hired, that Han would die at the end of the first movie. Just as they were instructed to do a stealth re-boot of ANH, only updated with new names and modern diversity sensibilities. This is a direct transcript from KK's first meeting with Abrrams and Arendt, "JJ, Michael, we just spent $4B to buy Star Wars, and we intend to get our money back--many times over. Toward that end, it's imperative the first film be a gargantuan success. So we're just going to re-boot ANH, only with different names for the characters. You see, we're not going to tell anyone it's a reboot, as that would murder us at the box office. But ANH is such a wonderful film, that broke every box office record when it came out. And we don't intend to try to re-invent the wheel. That was a 35 years ago, and we have a whole new generation to tap into. Don't worry about the fanboys who will recognize it as an obvious reboot--they'll give us their money for anything we slap the Star Wars label on to. Additionally, we would prefer that the role of Luke be played by a female, to jibe with modern sensibilities. But she's going to be stronger with the Force than Luke or Anakin or any man ever was--she will possess a facility with the Force immediately upon learning of its existence, with no training whatsoever. Also, Harrison Ford will reprise his role as Han Solo, but will be killed off nobly at the end of the film. So JJ, Michael, if you agree with our vision, we'd like to welcome you onto the team.". [She slides the contracts across the table to them--the two men squinting to see them through the blinding light of the interrogation lamps in their faces.]
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