Rumor: STAR WARS Spin-Off to Focus on Young Han Solo; Aaron Paul Interested in Being Involved

How can we leave 2014 without some more
dubious Star Wars rumors? Last month, we
reported that Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars spin-off
would be a heist film in the vein of The Dirty
Dozen , and featuring bounty hunters stealing the
plans for the Death Star. That sounded like a
great premise, and I would love to see that Star
Wars film assuming it was done well.
I don’t want to see a Star Wars film about a
young Han Solo, so I’m hoping this new rumor is
false. Hit the jump for more. The untitled Star
Wars spin-off is slated to open on December 16,
2016.
According to MakingStarWars.com , the
codename for the spinoff is “Luminac Industrial
Goods”, which isn’t a big deal. The other part of
their four-part rumor shouldn’t even qualify as
“rumor” because it’s obvious: “The filming will
eventually overlap with some of Star Wars:
Episode VIII.” That’s in the realm of possibility,
but I can see it going either way.
Here’s the meat of their rumor: The new film will
be about a young Han Solo and Aaron Paul
wants to be attached “in some fashion”, although
not necessarily playing Han.
Our sources tell us that this rumor is highly
unlikely, and I hope that’s the case. I don’t care
about what a young Han Solo did just like I didn’t
care about a young Darth Vader or a young Boba
Fett or really where any or the original trilogy
characters came from. Yes, execution is part of
it, but I want to go new places in Star Wars , and
I don’t want to be stuck with a film where the
entire time I’m comparing the character to
Harrison Ford. I also don’t want a new back
story changing what I like about Ha, and I don’t
need to know how the Millennium Falcon made
the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs.
Just tell new stories. It’s Star Wars . People will
show up.