4. Oscar Isaac - A Smuggler / Criminal With A Heart (Jacen Solo?)
We're not going to go with the obvious son of Han and Leia, Jacen Solo, at least not in the expanded universe sense. Instead we're going to tap into the one vital element that was missing from the prequel trilogy; the rogue we all love. While Han Solo looks set to have a prominent role in the first film, I think this may his blaze of glory. As the story moves on to the children of Han, Leia and Luke in episodes eight and nine, we need that slightly shady, sarcastic, edgier character to aid the Jedi heroes played by Daisy Ridley and John Boyega and Oscar Isaac could very well fill that role. He could well be the Jacen Solo from the novels, a man who follows his father's old path rather than train as a Jedi. Alternatively (and because we do not condone any Game Of Thrones-style incest here), he could be no relation to the other heroes at all and play a second potential love interest for Ridley's Jedi (or if they really want to be progressive, Boyega's). Either way, he needs to add the spark into the hero dynamic and continue the legacy left by Han and Lando.
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He could well be the Jacen Solo from the novels, a man who follows his father's old path rather than train as a Jedi. Alternatively (and because we do not condone any Game Of Thrones-style incest here), he could be no relation to the other heroes at all and play a second potential love interest for Ridley's Jedi (or if they really want to be progressive, Boyega's). Either way, he needs to add the spark into the hero dynamic and continue the legacy left by Han and Lando.