Boba Fett is a very strange character in terms of his popularity. He's arguably the most popular secondary character from the Original Trilogy despite not really doing anything impressive, and original Boba Fett merchandise sells for even more ridiculous amounts of money than that of other characters. But why is he such a widely loved badass? He only has about six lines and in Return Of The Jedi, the only remotely credible thing he does is tie up Luke Skywaker with a grappling hook before Han Solo accidentally ignites his jetpack and he gets a slapstick death sequence. Until it was established that he survived of course. Though to be fair, outside of the Original Trilogy, Boba Fett's character has been developed a lot and his popularity has only increased on the back of that. So it's no wonder that Disney are planning to milk that for all it's worth with a Boba Fett spin-off film currently scheduled for release in 2018. The prevailing rumour for this film so far is that Captain America director Joe Johnston and Episode VII writer Lawrence Kasdan are the frontrunners for directing and writing positions but it's the most recent rumour that's sparked the most interest from fans and will surely invoke nerdrage hotter than a heatwave on Tatooine. Latino Review has published a story claiming that Lawrence Kasdan has pitched a story for the Boba Fett film that starts with Boba Fett being murdered by a 'man with no name' bounty hunter who then steals his armour, Slave 1, and permanently assumes his identity, becoming the Boba Fett we first saw in The Empire Strikes Back (Because just pretend the Holiday Special never happened). Needless to say that if this is true, it's likely to split the fanbase more than ever between people who are waiting with baited breath for the young Boba Fett to be airbrushed out of history, and those who think that this is an idea as stupid as Jar Jar Binks. I'm firmly in the latter camp and this is why...
JG Moore is a writer and filmmaker from the south of England. He also works as an editor and VFX artist, and has a BA in Media Production from the University Of Winchester.
