I guess Han Solo and Chewbacca haven’t been speaking to each other lately.
And the relationship between scoundrel and wookie took a turn for the worse on ABC late last night. Harrison Ford, on to promote the Jackie Robinson/Branch Rickey biopic “42” (essay on that film, and how it teaches us how far we have to go) ended his interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night with “I’ll see you in hell!” to Chewbacca in the audience.
Channeling Han Solo no doubt. Ford also delivered a line that was kind of like Anakin Skywalker in Episode III: “If you’re not with me, you’re my enemy.” Remember Han Solo, “only a Sith deals in absolutes.”
Ford wasn’t taking any questions about the new Star Wars franchise, in which it is rumored he’ll reprise the role of Han Solo.
And that’s what made for such a well-scripted bit here. It was so well done, some people might not even think this was scripted.
In summer 2015, J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII arrives. We’ll see if Han Solo is in it. The next two installments in the planned trilogy will be released in 2017 and 2019. Between the new installments, the studio plans to release spin-off films focused on various characters from the Star Wars universe.
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