This news came out a while ago, but I was preoccupied with the convention circuit and my book release, so it fell through the cracks a little bit. There’s something new to add today, so I figured now was an appropriate time to bring it back.
In the lead up to Captain America, director Joe Johnston (who worked on the original trilogy of Star Wars films) was doing interviews. While talking to ScreenRant, Johnston was asked if his mentor, George Lucas, had seen Captain America.
His response?
“You know if he wants to see it, I would show it to him. I’m trying to get George to make a feature based on Boba Fett.”
It was a pretty off-handed remark, and when pressed for follow-up, he reiterated his desire to participate in making said Boba Fett film.
Boba Fett has inexplicably always been a fan favorite character and in my mind, I can see this movie having a lot of potential. When I heard of the idea of a Boba Fett movie, it had conjured a lot of images like an old Kurosawa movie like Yojimbo or Sanjuro. Or having Boba Fett take part in some other galactic conflict. Or even a movie about him just hunting down a Jedi. It has a lot of possibilities.
Well, armed with this knowledge, MovieWeb had the chance to talk to Jeremy Bulloch (the actor who portrayed Fett in Empire and Jedi) and asked him what he thought. He seemed a little skeptical, though he likened the possibilites to a Clint Eastwood western (which were moves based on the Samurai movies I referenced above.
But the most interesting part of the interview for me happened later. Bulloch let out a tidbit of what, in his opinion, is something in Boba Fett’s past.
From MovieWeb:
“I believe, to this day, that somewhere along the line, Boba Fett and Han Solo flew the Millinium Falcon together. Something went wrong, and they split up as a couple of friends. I always remember the line, “Boba Fett? Where?” Han wants to settle something. I think that’s what that scene means. I think there is a respect for both of them. They respect each other.”
Now that could be an interesting movie, though I’d much rather see that animated than trying to cast a new Han Solo.
And if there were a Boba Fett movie, I’d love to see Daniel Logan reprise the part from Attack of the Clones and the Clone Wars TV series. He’s got a good head on his shoulders and loves the character and the movies.
Bryan Young is author of Lost at the Con and Man Against the Future.