Ugh, Ford is such a Disney shill...
https://www.etonline.com/harrison-f...-young-han-solo?amp&__twitter_impression=true
https://www.etonline.com/harrison-f...-young-han-solo?amp&__twitter_impression=true
Solo: A Star Wars Story
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A little tough to tell with the hat on, but the R2 builder looks 4" taller than him. Which puts Alden at 5' 8". However, there is ZERO reason to believe that he's not wearing elevator shoes, just because it's not a high-profile media event. Many short actors wear them all the time. Hell, many short regular guys who have no public image, wear them all the time.
I maintain, Alden in bare feet is 5' 6" to 5' 7". Probably 5' 6".
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Bigdaddy
Master Member
I'm not sure why his height is a big deal, that's easily handled in film through angles to the point where the audience would only see it if the film makers want them to. If he can pull off the acting his height won't matter. Unfortunately from what I've seen so far his acting is "meh" in the trailers.
I figure this is the SE Han's back story, Maybe we'll get to see how his flexible neck helps him evade blaster shots!
I figure this is the SE Han's back story, Maybe we'll get to see how his flexible neck helps him evade blaster shots!
Solo4114
Master Member
I'm not sure why his height is a big deal, that's easily handled in film through angles to the point where the audience would only see it if the film makers want them to. If he can pull off the acting his height won't matter. Unfortunately from what I've seen so far his acting is "meh" in the trailers.
I figure this is the SE Han's back story, Maybe we'll get to see how his flexible neck helps him evade blaster shots!
This.
His height is completely irrelevant if they frame shots effectively. I don't give a damn if he has to stand on a box for some of his scenes. It matters not one whit to me. What matters is whether his performance sells the character that the film is trying to convey.
And for what it's worth, that character, I don't think, is supposed to be the Han Solo we meet in the cantina, nor the guy we get to know over the course of four movies. This movie is meant to show how he got to be that guy. What'll be important is whether Alden can make it believable that the guy he's playing became the guy Ford played. That is what will matter in the long run. Not his Harrison Ford impression (although having a good one certainly helps). Not his height. His acting ability, and specifically his ability to convey the character they're trying to convey.
It'll be a separate issue if the character they want him to play is, at a baseline, unbelievable as one that'd turn into the Han Solo we already know. That'll be more a case where blame rests with the direction and writing.
Sorry to disappoint but that builder said he was wearing just normal size shoes.
G W Zipper
Well-Known Member
They could go all "Scott of the Antarctic" and put all the other actors in trenches...
Laspector
Master Member
Agreed. It was so obvious that the guy was waaaay taller than Cushing.
joshvanrad
Sr Member
you bite your tongue!!!
Because they were all dizzy from staring into the uncanny valley?
joshvanrad
Sr Member
First, there was the Gait-gate scandal
Now, there is the Heightgeist controversy
What next...
Now, there is the Heightgeist controversy
What next...
Fly4v
Sr Member
:cheers Never will we find a more shinning example that the new kid isn't a good replacement for Ford.
tubachris85x
Master Member
Maybe they'll say his hair was a wig
JediMichael
Master Member
A fan edited Harrison Ford into the Solo trailer. Not bad for a little fun.
https://www.cnet.com/news/harrison-ford-digitally-added-to-han-solo-a-star-wars-fan-video/
https://www.cnet.com/news/harrison-ford-digitally-added-to-han-solo-a-star-wars-fan-video/
Jaitea
Master Member
cayman shen
Master Member
Tom Cruise is like what, four and a half feet tall? Ditto Stallone, if I recall. Alden's height is only an issue if the film-makers are unable to hide/fudge it.
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