For all those who hope the upcoming "Star Wars" movies are more "original trilogy" than "prequels" -- there is hope: Harrison Ford, who played the scruffy-looking nerferder Han Solo in the original films, will consider reprising his role, according to Entertainment Weekly.
The magazine spoke to a "highly placed source," who said, "Harrison is open to the idea of doing the movie and he's upbeat about it." The mystery source "close to the just-announced 'Star Wars' sequel" went on to explain that Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) are equally enthusiastic about the possibilities.
It's been 29 years since Ford last played the lovable scoundrel. According to legend, the actor very much wanted his character to be killed off in "Return of the Jedi." However, George Lucas ixnayed the idea. In a 2010 interview with ABC News, Ford said, "I thought he should have died in the last one to give it some bottom... George didn't think there was any future in dead Han toys."
Ford today (Photo: Getty)As near as we can tell, no script has been written and no director picked for the untitled Episode 7.
According to Dale Pollack, who wrote a biography of Lucas and saw early
treatments for Episodes 7, 8, and 9 several years ago, the treatments
centered around Skywalker in his 30s or early 40s. "It was originally a
12-part saga," Pollock told the Wrap.
"The three most exciting stories were 7, 8, and 9. They had propulsive
action, really interesting new worlds, new characters. I remember
thinking, 'I want to see these three movies.'"Ford's publicist had no comment on EW's report. However, if the possibility of Solo making a return in "Episode 7" has you nerding out at light speed, check out Full Scale Falcon. The creators are building a full size replica of the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy. No, it won't actually fly but that doesn't make it any less awesome. VIDEO
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