We’re nonetheless buzzing after the season one finale of Tony Gilroy’s unbelievable “Star Wars” sequence “Andor,” a prequel going down earlier than the occasions of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” One of the extra well-written and executed fashionable “Star Wars” initiatives that confirmed that there have been nonetheless some untapped locations that creatives may discover inside the universe that really feel recent and thrilling. One has to marvel, given its potential, whether or not Lucasfilm circles again to “Solo: A Star Wars Story” in an analogous manner. More ‘Solo’ stays to be seen, however the movie’s co-writer, Jonathan Kasdan, remains to be hopeful that he would possibly be capable to play with these characters once more someday.
Kasdan is behind the sequel sequence “Willow” that’s now airing on Disney+ and is doing the press rounds to advertise the sequence. During a chat with The Hollywood Reporter, Kasdan talked about a couple of issues he’d wish to discover, just like the Qi’ra and Han relationship, together with retconning one merchandise from the movie that irks him.
“As the years have gone by and there has been more ‘Star Wars,’ my enthusiasm for doing more ‘Solo’ has waned only because there’s so much great ‘Star Wars’ out there right now,” he defined. “But the thing that I would love to revisit is the relationship between the two of them because there’s so much fun and complexity to be found in the relationship between Han and Qi’ra.”
When requested if the author was optimistic about Disney+ changing into a path for Qi’ra’s return Kasdan mentioned that Marvel’s “Werewolf By Night” may very well be a manner Lucasfilm may discover live-action “Star Wars” with out having to do an entire sequence by embracing short-form storytelling, presumably by way of a singular presentation format that Marvel Studios has adopted.
“I don’t honestly know. I’m always afraid to ask Kathy [Kennedy] because she can see right through me,” he admitted. “Despite all my resistance, she instantly sees right through me, and she can see my desire to tell more stories there. But in recent months, I have been intrigued by the wonderful ‘Werewolf By Night’ as a potential form of storytelling on Disney+. So, I would love to see Lucasfilm embrace a short-form novella version for telling some of their stories. That certainly seems like a place where future stories about those characters could live.”
Additionally, Kasdan introduced up one factor from “Solo,” which bothered him sufficient that he’s hopeful that he’ll be capable to “retcon” someday sooner or later if he’s fortunate sufficient to deal with these characters once more.
“I’ll tell you the biggest problem that has always haunted me about ‘Solo,’” Kasdan mentioned of the principle drawback with the movie he’d like to repair. “I’m going to reveal the writer’s nightmare right now. If Dryden Vos [Paul Bettany] is so concerned about exposing his gang in the [Kessel] heist, why does he send his most trusted aid [Qi’ra] to be the most visible member of the team that steals the coaxium? It seems to me that he’s going to have to kill her almost immediately just to separate himself from that job. So it always drove me crazy, and it was a problem that I was eager to retcon in a sequel.”
There are actually gaps they might discover, reminiscent of Qi’ra’s time earlier than her reunion with Han or what occurs to her after the occasions of the movie, reminiscent of coping with the gangster incarnation of Darth Maul.
In the previous, there had been on-line chatter that Qi’ra actress Emilia Clarke may very well be concerned within the beforehand introduced “Lando” sequence, however the actress denied it. Director additionally Ron Howard debunked a rumbling {that a} sequel to “Solo” was within the works. We’re nonetheless ready to be taught if “Lando” remains to be even taking place because the present’s creator Justin Simien (“Dear White People”), went off to make Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” reboot and has different TV commitments scheduled after that. While “Solo” actors is likely to be eager to return, all of it comes right down to what Lucasfilm in the end needs to do with them. Then once more, it’s not like Clarke isn’t already doing issues on Disney+, because the actress is a part of the solid of Marvel’s “Secret Invasion” sequence, the place she performs a S.W.O.R.D. agent. So, you by no means know if we’ll see Qi’ra once more, however to the unique level, it’s not an ideal movie, however ‘Solo’ had potential, and Qi’ra appears like essentially the most viable and thrilling character to try to proceed exploring. Fingers crossed for someday.