CO said:

luckydube56 said:

It's been reported that Han Solo will be the central character in episode 7. Hmmm...will Ford get the death he's always asked for?

I think Abrams knows that Han Solo is the key to grabbing that casual fan as you see him him sitting next to Ford for the table-read.

Don't get me wrong, I love Luke Skywalkers character as the OT was really about him, but Han Solo made Star Wars cool, and brought in a fanbase other then SciFi nerds.

The Prequels really lacked a Han Solo type character, and you could even say that ROTJ lacked his coolness as he was relegated to a secondary role to the Vader/Emperor/Luke faceoff.

I wholeheartedly agree. Han Solo is cool. I look at these actors and I dont necessarily see anyone 'cool'.

I'm sorry I dont know his name but that guy with the odd looking face, everyone assumes he is the villain. But if anyone could be the cool guy of thr group it would be him.

And if he's the cool guy, do you gotta kill off the old cool guy?