Han Solo Movie: 5 Reasons To Be Excited (And 5 To Be Worried)

1. Han Solo Is One Of Star Wars' Greatest Characters

Star Wars Episode VI Return Of The Jedi Han Solo
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Star Wars is filled with memorable characters, and the case for a spin-off could be made for many of them. But few are as great or iconic as Han Solo.

There's a reasonable counter-argument that he should be left as is, but there are enough blank spaces or past events to sketch out to make this worthwhile. Han's entertaining across the trilogy, and again in The Force Awakens, and seeing a different take on that could be interesting. The pairing up with Chewie, winning the Falcon off Lando, and the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs are just three of the major milestones this movie will hit, and they should be thrilling to see for Star Wars fans.

But even better, with the right acting and writing (and it's got at least the latter), will be deepening the character between those landmark events. Han was a great supporting player to Luke, now it's time to see how he stacks up as the main man.

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