He’d scowl at that word.
But the ‘Star Wars’ veteran did offer insights into the smuggler.
Tell them I told you everything you needed to know, and that you cant tell anyone.
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There is honor among thieves.
I gotta stick to my orders from the man himself, Ehrenreich says.
It was perfect, classic Harrison, Kennedy says, breaking into his signature low-key grumble.
Good kid, good kid.
She had also sent Ford the script, which she said he read and gave a thumbs-up.
But Ford is a living repository of knowledge about Hans origins.
He gave Alden that kind of insight which was invaluable.
I think that was really, really helpful to him.
Make it your own.
How did he feel about someone else picking up the blaster?
Ford smiled: I never thought about it.
It turns out Ford had considered it alotsince then.
I thought that was pretty interesting.
No Aunt Beru and Uncle Owen from Tatooine.
No Bail Organa or Queen Breha from Alderaan.
Instead, we will see Han as hardscrabble kid trying to make a name for himself in the underworld.
Crime seems like a good living, especially after washing out of the Imperial Flight Academy.
Solos goal is to achieve a bit of independence.
He doesnt want to rely on anybody.
(Guess how both of those work out.)
Han remembers being a young nobody.
(Never tell me the odds!)
Hes not really smart.
Thats not the word he used.
Hans not ason top of itas he needs to be.
So he wants to give the appearance of [control], but in fact, hes often scrambling.
I think Harrison played that beautifully, and Alden and I talked about both of those ideas a lot.
Hes forever trying insisting that none of it matters to him.
Just more proof, in case we needed it, thatHarrison Ford really is Han Solo.
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