Han Solo Movie Said To Have Best Star Wars Screenplay Yet

It seems we should have high hopes for Han Solo’s ‘Star Wars’ spin-off…

During a recent conference, ‘Star Wars’ concept artist Iain McCaig (via Star Wars News Net) shared his thoughts on the upcoming Han Solo movie… and it sounds as though he was blown away.

“[The Han Solo movie] has by far the best Star Wars script, and one of the best scripts period, that I have ever read,” he revealed. “I laughed, I cried, I did all the things you should do when reading a good script. You’re in for a treat.”

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Of course, the Han Solo script was written by ‘Star Wars’ legend, Lawrence Kasdan.

That’s right – the same Lawrence Kasdan who wrote ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ and ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’. There were also some additions by his son, Joe Kasdan as well as directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

Clearly, the writers are very familiar with the ‘Star Wars’ universe… and the same can be said of concept artist Iain McCaig, too – after all, he was responsible for the awesome design of the best prequel baddie, Darth Maul.

Not to mention, he contributed to the design of ‘The Force Awakens’.

It’s great to hear that the Han Solo movie is as good as we all hoped. But that’s not the only bit of info McCaig had about the ‘Star Wars’ universe - including George Lucas’ secret ‘Star Wars 7’ script.

“[George] Lucas initially wanted nothing to do with VII, but in a short while after pre-production began, he decided he wanted to submit a script,” they explained. “He brought in Ian and another prequel artist (possibly Doug Chiang) to the Ranch to help him realize his concepts. The script was rejected outright, as a result of Disney’s banishment of anything mildly prequel-related. Usage of prequel-only characters, environments etc were banned, as to not incur the fan base’s wrath.”

What did this script include? Sadly, we have no idea.

But it looks as though George Lucas may have had a hand in ‘The Force Awakens’ after all.

Let’s just hope that the Han Solo movie is as good as it sounds.

The Han Solo ‘Star Wars’ spin-off heads to cinemas on 25 May 2018.

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