Han Solo almost made a brief appearance in 2005s Revenge of the Sith.
Here’s a look at the cameo that never was…
This article originally appeared on Den of Geek UK.
For Ehrenreich, the original Han Solo is a tough act to follow.
Indeed, its still difficult to imagine anyone else in the role.
At one point inStar Wars casting, Christopher Walken was one of the actors in contention for the role.
This is perhaps the greatest question Lucasfilm-Disney currently faces in its post-George LucasStar Warssaga.
For better or worse,The Phantom MenaceandAttack of the Cloneswere finished and released.
Wed finally see how Obi-Wans good friend became twisted into the masked, thoroughly evil Darth Vader.
Lucas had called it his epic of fathers and sons.
He said, before he put pen to paper, thatEpisode IIIwould be the most fun to write.
Except that wasnt how it panned out.
Filming onEpisode IIIwas scheduled to begin in June 2003.
In March of that year, Lucas was still battling through the writing of the first draft.
He had numerous plot strands fromAttack of the Clonesthat he wanted to slip in.
Solos appearance inRevenge of the Sithwould have been fleeting perhaps amounting to a few seconds.
I think its still sending and receiving signals.
Good, good, Yoda would have replied.
Track this we can back to the source.
Find General Grievous, we might…
Most of all, removing Han Solo fromRevenge of the Sithleft the character unaffected by Lucas prequel melodrama.
WhetherSolo: A Star Wars Storycan bring new dimensions to Han Solo that satisfies fans remains to be seen.
As Han himself once said, Never tell me the odds…
