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When writing The Empire Strikes Back, George Lucas planned to introduce a gambler-type character, which developed into Lando Calrissian.Wanting the character to be a foil to the "rough" swashbuckler Han Solo (possibly an old friend), Lucas envisioned Lando as a cool con man with the elegance of James Bond and wit of Star Trek's Spock.
[7] [8] He first appears in the original Star Wars film [d] as the loyal friend of the smuggler Han Solo. He is also the co-pilot of Han's starship, the Millennium Falcon. [1] [9] Chewbacca is portrayed by Peter Mayhew in the original film trilogy, the Star Wars Holiday Special (1978), and Revenge of the Sith (2005).
Han Solo (/ ˈ h ɑː n ˈ s oʊ l oʊ /) [2] is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced in the 1977 film Star Wars, [u] and later appeared in The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), The Force Awakens (2015), and The Rise of Skywalker (2019); Harrison Ford portrays Solo in all five films.
On another such occasion, the Rebel Alliance, before the destruction of the first Death Star, formed a plan to free the Wookiee population from enslavement. Together with Han Solo, the Rebel Alliance attempted to raid the planet but was ultimately stopped by the Empire. Han Solo then fled in the Millennium Falcon. [citation needed] The New Republic
In the 2018 Star Wars Anthology film Solo: A Star Wars Story, Qi'ra is introduced as an orphaned street thief living on the shipbuilding world of Corellia.She and her lover, Han, attempt to use the valuable fuel source coaxium to bribe their way through a checkpoint to escape the planet and the criminal gang pursuing them.
Han's surname, Solo, was not his birth name, with Han being given his Solo surname by an Imperial officer right before Han joined the Imperial flight academy, which he would leave three years after. [14] Han Solo's first film appearance however was in 1977's Star Wars: A New Hope where he is played by Harrison Ford
Han Solo's Revenge is the second book in the trilogy. It was originally published in 1979. It features an ex-smuggler character named Roa who first took Han on the Kessel Run. [7] Down on their luck after a botched smuggling run, Han and Chewbacca resort to accepting a job offer from an anonymous employer.
Solo: A Star Wars Story is a 2018 American space Western film [15] [16] centering on the Star Wars character Han Solo. Directed by Ron Howard , produced by Lucasfilm , and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , it is the second Star Wars anthology film , following Rogue One (2016).