Ford says no Solo
Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ offshoot will explore Han Solo’s origin story
Harrison Ford reprises the role of Han Solo in the upcoming film, but the Hollywood actor says he will not be involved in the character’s own standalone movie.
The Walt Disney Co said in July the space saga hero would get his own film, set for release in May 2018. Asked about the project, Ford said: “I don’t think it’s about being like me, it’s about us being like Han Solo.
‘DON’T ASK ME’
“So I’m sure whoever is responsible for that film, and I’m not, will think through the issues and problems of doing such a thing ... Let’s make them responsible for those questions you might think to ask me because I’m not involved.”
Disney said the standalone would look at how Han Solo became the smuggler Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first meet in the 1977 original Star Wars film.
Asked if he would provide any tips on how to be Han Solo in the spin-off, Ford, 73, said: “No, I’m not going to do that.”
The Force Awakens, out in the UAE onThursday, is the first Star Wars film instalment in 10 years, and has been kept under wraps bar some broad character outlines.
GOOD TURNOUT
“I’m pleased to see the skill with which the story has been rendered,” Ford said. “I think it all came together very well.”
“I don’t really worry about it any more. I didn’t worry about it then because I felt like it had very little to do with me,” Ford said when asked how the upcoming release compared to the one in 1977. “I don’t worry about it now because it’s just going to be whatever it is.”