View original postI think Ford forced them into this. There are reports that he really doesn't like being in Star Wars all that much, and he begged Lucas to kill him off in RoTJ, which was refused. I suspect he would only commit to one Star Wars film now, so they had no choice.
Ford suggested to Lucas to kill Han in ROTJ because he thought the last act missed something like that, not because he wanted out (he already knew that Lucas had no immediate plans for a fourth movie, the decision was made even before filming ROTJ). Lucas rejected Ford's suggestion because he wanted an happy end, and above all because he thought that killing Luke, Leia or Han, all beloved characters the audience identified with, would completely steal the show from the redemption and death of Anakin.
It's not Ford who was hard to convince to reprise his role, it was Hamill who secretely hoped that Ford would refuse and that would be his excuse to refuse as well. When Ford rapidly agreed, Hamill decided he couldn't possibly refuse.
When Disney approached Ford, Solo wasn't supposed to die. He rather ended up reunited with Leia. The decision to kill Han was a late one, during rewrites of the script. Abrams and Kasdan realized it was unavoidable if they wanted what they had in mind for Kylo to work. They needed something very strong that would mark without a doubt that he had totally fallen into darkness, something that would make people understand there was no way back to the light for him. That's when they told Ford they wanted to kill Han in the first movie, and he had no problem with that.
Star Wars : The Force Awakens review (spoiler free)
- 17/12/2015 09:18:26 AM
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Love your review! I'm seeing it tomorrow night at 9pm. Can't wait! *NM*
- 18/12/2015 01:20:16 AM
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Pretty much agree. I also give 9/10 despite of noticing some flaws.
- 18/12/2015 08:50:49 AM
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Re: Pretty much agree. I also give 9/10 despite of noticing some flaws.
- 20/12/2015 12:46:52 AM
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Re: Pretty much agree. I also give 9/10 despite of noticing some flaws.
- 20/12/2015 10:28:47 AM
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Some (relatively spoiler free) thoughts
- 18/12/2015 12:27:22 PM
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Replies and spoilers
- 18/12/2015 03:04:37 PM
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- 18/12/2015 04:35:49 PM
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- 18/12/2015 05:51:29 PM
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- 19/12/2015 05:30:13 PM
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- 20/12/2015 09:51:22 AM
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- 21/12/2015 06:31:54 PM
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In general agreement ** potential Spoilers **
- 19/12/2015 06:06:23 AM
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There are books?
- 19/12/2015 11:19:07 AM
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Re: There are books?
- 19/12/2015 05:41:45 PM
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So Darth Plagieus might still be in? Sweet.
- 20/12/2015 04:44:21 AM
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Palpatine's master?
- 20/12/2015 02:25:45 PM
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I mean the novel of that name.
- 22/12/2015 09:47:16 PM
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I'm more or less in complete agreement (spoilers)
- 19/12/2015 08:22:21 PM
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I agree whole heartedly with everything except two things... (spoilers)
- 08/01/2016 04:38:23 AM
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Also, SPOILER thoughts.
- 18/12/2015 01:00:32 PM
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You're making me reply to two posts
- 18/12/2015 03:29:23 PM
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The death (spoilers)
- 22/12/2015 10:30:05 PM
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'Revenge of the Sith' (3rd prequel) was actually a decent movie
- 18/12/2015 10:46:52 PM
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Re: 'Revenge of the Sith' (3rd prequel) was actually a decent movie
- 29/12/2015 06:05:05 AM
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BTW, Daniel Craig is totally forgiven for Spectre. He was a Stormtrooper (spoilers for role)
- 18/12/2015 11:40:44 PM
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And Simon Pegg was the alien who ran the trading post Rey always went to 
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- 20/12/2015 02:30:59 PM
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*NM*
- 20/12/2015 02:30:59 PM
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Fantastic characters, great entertainment, no originality, no logic
- 29/12/2015 03:33:43 AM
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I gave it a B+ overall but I think the characters are its weak spot
- 29/12/2015 05:08:15 PM
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JJ Abrams' movies are character-driven, Lucas' movies are plot-driven
- 30/12/2015 04:38:49 AM
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Lucas has created some of the most iconics chacters in movie history ?
- 31/12/2015 02:29:02 PM
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So, Rey (Possible Spoilers ahead)
- 30/12/2015 10:11:01 AM
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Re: So, Rey (Possible Spoilers ahead)
- 30/12/2015 07:10:56 PM
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It was fun, and I look forward to the next ones, but can't say I was that wowed.
- 30/12/2015 09:26:10 PM
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Re: It was fun, and I look forward to the next ones, but can't say I was that wowed.
- 31/12/2015 05:37:17 PM
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Is Luke still the hero? As loud as the fans may be, you don't get to these numbers with them alone.
- 31/12/2015 07:06:05 PM
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Why is time for female lead and why does the lef think subtraction is the answer to inequality?
- 04/01/2016 01:37:37 PM
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Because the six other movies had zero female Jedis of any importance?
- 04/01/2016 05:58:25 PM
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Just another check the box movie, then
- 04/01/2016 06:02:41 PM
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Oh, come on. You're really going to complain just because they had a woman and a black guy?
- 04/01/2016 11:48:52 PM
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They are talking abou tmakin ght Gunslinger black
- 05/01/2016 02:05:36 PM
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Yeah, Star Wars is just part of the larger trend. It can't be viewed in a vacuum (pun intended).
- 05/01/2016 02:38:34 PM
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That's not really what I said, you'll note.
- 05/01/2016 07:48:08 PM
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I don't think it was Disney's business acumen.
- 06/01/2016 06:59:46 PM
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Wow. That's... sad.
- 06/01/2016 09:32:37 PM
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Re: Wow. That's... sad.
- 08/01/2016 03:08:58 AM
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I am noit sure how well that 7-12 girl demographic will work in merchandising
- 08/01/2016 06:30:47 PM
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Your premise is entirely wrong.
- 12/01/2016 05:53:26 AM
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Doesn't Disney want to sell toys to white boys? They were the one who made this thing popular *NM*
- 08/01/2016 06:17:49 PM
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LOL 
- 05/01/2016 06:33:50 PM
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- 05/01/2016 06:33:50 PM
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Funny that people use strwmen arguments to make themsleves feel smart
- 08/01/2016 04:22:22 PM
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It's not a straw man
- 08/01/2016 04:52:03 PM
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Yes the white guys are either legacy or bad guys. What if all the bad guys had been black?
- 08/01/2016 09:45:39 PM
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it was story of a father and son so it makes sense to male leads
- 04/01/2016 06:59:33 PM
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Male leads, sure, but it wasn't just the leads.
- 04/01/2016 11:28:12 PM
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Was finn as strong as Leia? I would say not even close
- 05/01/2016 05:55:51 PM
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I don't see how it makes sense to compare their roles, but Finn is certainly plenty strong.
- 05/01/2016 07:38:05 PM
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Finn reacts and is pretty much drug through the story
- 06/01/2016 02:52:58 PM
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- 06/01/2016 05:50:08 PM
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I don't have an issue with a strong female jedi
- 07/01/2016 02:49:44 PM
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Okay so about the big bad guy *spoilers*
- 05/01/2016 06:27:37 PM
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I may be alone on this, but...
- 05/01/2016 08:07:26 PM
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- 05/01/2016 08:42:42 PM
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What speaks against is for me...
- 05/01/2016 10:57:44 PM
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Re: What speaks against is for me...
- 06/01/2016 10:08:35 AM
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It's all good stuff, like the first book in a good sci-fi/fantasy trilogy!
- 07/01/2016 06:44:45 AM
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Andy Serkis confirmed that Snoke is "just Snoke" and a new character.
- 08/01/2016 03:39:47 AM
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Re: Andy Serkis confirmed that Snoke is "just Snoke" and a new character.
- 08/01/2016 02:52:46 PM
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Of course an actor would have to lie at this point. I'd expect him to.
- 09/01/2016 01:14:09 PM
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- 09/01/2016 06:58:07 PM
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