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Looks nothing like Harrison Ford


This guy should not be Han Solo.

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Hi chromegrass,

I agree with you, he'd be wrong for a Harrison Ford bio pic, but Alden was cast as a fictional character, Han Solo. He's a talented actor who will make the character his own.

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Some characters just cant be played by anyone else. Their original actor is so much a part of what makes them great that you cant separate the two. The mannerisms and charisma of ford are what make solo such a great character. The only way this works is to have someone come in and do a ford impression.

Someone else coming in to "make the character their own" doesnt work. Might as well have just made a new character. This movie will no doubt be a big success, but it will never be what its supposed to be. At best, alden will be tolerated. Never accepted as a young solo. Unless he does one hell of a ford impression.

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We'll have to see. As George Lucas noted, some younger fans of the franchise never saw the original three films and don't know Han Solo. I think Alden will create his own Solo, one completely divorced from Harrison Ford's Solo.

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Wow your so wrong

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well the younger fans are idiots then along with lucas. all these star wars prequels and sequels and you tell me no young people are going to wonder about the original movies that tie all this *beep* together???

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Hi mrogange90 - As I noted in an earlier post, this isn't a biography of Harrison Ford. If Disney had cast Alden in a film about Harrison Ford's life, I'd agree, but they didn't He won the role as a fictional character, Han Solo. He's young, talented and will do well.

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Have to agree with a previous poster - Harrison Ford is Han Solo. For most people over 25 they are one and the same due to Harrison Ford's looks, charms, and mannersisms. Anthony Ingruber (who is 6 feet tall) should have got the part. This guy is short (5'8), heavier set, and dark haired. I don't remember the books describing Han Solo like that. Such a huge disappointment since Alden was probably on 3rd or 4th on the shortlist in terms of looks and talent.

The only saving grace was it wasn't Miles Teller who looks nothing like Harrison Ford than this guy.

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Seriously that whole "younger fans haven't seen the 1st 3" *beep* is a stupid tired lame argument. Bust out the dvds then! There's no excuse for not seeing anything when you can watch anything you look for just about. Not like back in the day before vhs you had to hope stuff came out on regular tv.

So cut the argument on that...there's no excuse not to see something unless you don't want to.

Oh and he doesn't look like Ford, expecially with those chipmunk cheeks... hopefully he diets to take that off.


Reeboot and re-imagine are just silly euphemistic excuses for the dirty word remake.

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