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Sorry if this has been suggested already, but I finally got around to watching all of the Firefly episodes this last week along with Serenity and a realization suddenly hit me. Mal Reynolds is basically the same character as Han Solo. Sure Mal is a bit more witty and sarcastic, but they are very similar characters otherwise.

With this in mind I tried to envision what Solo would of been like if Fillion portrayed him, and the idea seemed pretty cool. So I was thinking that it would be cool if thy cast Fillion as Han Solo's son in the new trilogy! I assume that the movies will be set in the era with that generation of characters, so he would be almost perfect in that role in my opinion.

Also, yes I recently read that both of Han's sons have personalities that don't really match with this idea, but chances are they will say screw the expanded universe canon and go with their own, so why not this idea?

TL;DR-Cast Nathan Fillion as Han Solo's son in the new trilogy.

  • 11.29.2012 5:50 PM PDT
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Nathan as Jacen? I dunno man

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Posted by: Toad117
Nathan as Jacen? I dunno man
I don't remember how old Jacen gets to be, but it'd definitely have to be towards the end of his life for Fillion to be believable for the role. I don't think Fillion would make a good Darth Caedus.

  • 11.29.2012 5:53 PM PDT
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Never mind. Still can't see Nathan as Anakin or Jacen.

[Edited on 11.29.2012 5:54 PM PST]

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Posted by: Not The Joker
I sincerely doubt Han, Luke, Leia or the main cast of the original trilogy will be in the new movies.
Everything known so far leans strongly towards that possibility.

  • 11.29.2012 5:56 PM PDT

I would definitely love to see Nathan Fillion in the new star wars movie. Not sure what role he would play best but a smuggler would definitely be a good fit.

  • 11.29.2012 6:09 PM PDT

Yeah, reading up on his canon sons neither seem very Filliony, but I hope he makes it in there somehow. If only his sons took after Han more...what a shame. Maybe he would work better as a friend or something, like an apprentice to Han. Or better yet the new owner of the Falcon who still talks to Han every now and then for advice. Heck, it would be great to have the whole Firefly cast make a random appearance as the crew of a rival ship or something.

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No, just no. Fillon would be a HORRIBLE Solo. He's too nice. Solo needs to have a rough side.

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Cast Arnold Swarchzenegger as the main protagonist

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Posted by: SRQ baller24
I would definitely love to see Nathan Fillion in the new star wars movie. Not sure what role he would play best but a smuggler would definitely be a good fit.
They should just have the entire cast of Firefly flying around in a Star Wars-ified Serenity.

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Posted by: Haloroach
Cast Arnold Swarchzenegger as the main protagonist


Arnold plays every character.

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Posted by: Haloroach
Cast Arnold Swarchzenegger as the main protagonist


Arnold plays every character.


Tommy Wiseau needs a role too

  • 11.29.2012 6:18 PM PDT

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I think it would be cool if the Millennium Falcon was redesigned, just like how the Chief was redesigned in H4.

Make it less ugly, move the cockpit into the middle. Give it some color. Cover it in lights.

  • 11.29.2012 6:22 PM PDT

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  • 11.29.2012 6:23 PM PDT

..add a giant light up engine on the back end...(forgot to quote the guy two posts behind me)

Also, I'm not suggesting he be Han Solo, at this point it would be cool just to have him in the movie at all.

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Posted by: flamedude
I think it would be cool if the Millennium Falcon was redesigned, just like how the Chief was redesigned in H4.

Make it less ugly, move the cockpit into the middle. Give it some color. Cover it in lights.
That ship already exists in the form of the YT-2000 light freighter.

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If Nathan Fillion made it into the new Stars Wars flicks, I would have a nerdgasm.

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Posted by: flamedude
I think it would be cool if the Millennium Falcon was redesigned, just like how the Chief was redesigned in H4.

Make it less ugly, move the cockpit into the middle. Give it some color. Cover it in lights.

No. That would be murder.

OT: Cast him as a Mandalorian. Anyone can act when in beskar'gam.

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  • 11.29.2012 6:40 PM PDT

My troll sense is tingling.

At first I thought you were referring to Han himself and I thought "-blam!- no". But as his son? I can actually see that working.

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Posted by: darthnazgul
At first I thought you were referring to Han himself and I thought "-blam!- no". But as his son? I can actually see that working.

Unless Han suddenly and miraculously had a third son, not really. Fillion's too old for young Jacen, which is the role which most matches his temperament. Ditto for Anakin. And he's not quite serious nor psychopathic enough for post-NJO Jacen.

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  • 11.29.2012 6:46 PM PDT

Break down, every single one of you.

No one can take Harrison Fords place. Not even Fillion.

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It's Disney.
I expect Miley Cyrus to play Princess Leia or Zac Efron as Luke.

  • 11.29.2012 7:13 PM PDT