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m_s0
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Star Wars: Episode VII to be directed by J.J. Abrams **NON SPOILER THREAD**
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Date created
21-Apr-2014, 5:45 PM

Tobar said:

m_s0 said:

The beard diverts attention from the rest of his face and from the fact that he's getting really old, and it makes you almost forget that he'll be needing a walker by the time Ep VIII gets released ;)

 Always with the walker jokes. Just because you're old doesn't automatically make you a weak feeble push over. Look at Bill Shatner:

The man is 83 years old and still going strong. Harrison is a whole 12 years younger than this man and you're already ready to relegate Han Solo to the old folks home?

Don't treat that walker quip too seriously, but the thing is the guy is 70, he looks his age, and because of that he won't be able to convincingly pull off some of the things he would've been able to pull off thirty years ago.

Plus, if Han Solo is going to be a significant part of the new Star Wars movie... I'll put it this way: I think it's highly unlikely it's going to be a slow plot and character-driven drama as opposed to a hyperactive action movie, and we've all seen that Crystal Skull abomination. I don't want Ford's character to be relegated to the corner during every action scene, and I don't want a dodgy stand-in (be it a real person or a CGI model) jumping all over the place either.

I have little faith in the project, I know.