5. Nathan Fillion - Khedryn Faal
Who: Khedryn Faal is a much newer character to the EU making his first appearance in the novel Crosscurrent. Faal was born in a place known as the Redoubt aboard the remnant of what was known as the Outbound Flight. Outbound Flight is a popular topic within the Timothy Zahn books that was originally a side reference in the Thrawn trilogy and would eventually get its own exploration and story. Faal is a lot like the Han Solo with his personality, witty humor and selfish sense of preservation. He's a lot like what we see in Han Solo when the audience first encounters him in A New Hope. Many could view Faal as a recycling of Hans character but it would be interesting to see a re-imagination of sorts with different adventures that were told about Han Solo but never seen on screen. I would compare the similarity between the two much like Jango Fett and Boba Fett: we got to experience the type of bounty hunter Boba was by seeing Jango on the big screen in the prequel trilogy.
Who: Theres no doubt about it that Nathan Fillion deserves a spot in the Star Wars universe. Any fan of Firefly knows that the character Malcolm Reynolds got an enormous amount of inspiration from Han Solo. Nathan Fillion is an actor that deserves his day in the sun and is ready to break into mainstream Hollywood. He has done a great job in the underrated roles he has played in B list movies and his current work on the hit show Castle has been spectacular. Im a huge fan of Fillions work and am dying to see him in some sort of fanboy universe. I'd love for it to be Star Wars. Playing a newbie character such as Khedryn Faal in a Star Wars film would be a great spot for him. Is it likely he'll play Faal? Probably not but then again we didnt see an Episode VII as a possibility until a few short weeks ago either Thats it for Part I of the Star Wars Episode VII Fantasy Casting. Check us out next week for Part II! I hope you enjoyed and please comment below on some character/actors youd love to see involved from the expanded universe!