The millisecond it was revealed that Disney had bought Lucasfilm, the rumour mill went into overdrive, and as a result it’s been a good idea to treat any info that hasn’t come from official sources with a healthy dose of scepticism.
A few days ago there was a suggestion that Yoda would be getting a standalone movie that will be separate from the main new trilogy that we do know Disney is planning.
Now EW reports that some of their sources say that a Boba Fett movie and a Han Solo movie are also in the works, and will be released before the end of 2019. The Han Solo movie would be an origin story looking at the character’s early days, while Boba Fett’s film will likely be set somewhere during the timeline of the original trilogy. By setting them with the era of the earlier film, the idea is they can also include other characters such as Darth Vader and Jabba The Hutt.
Of course none of this has been confirmed by Disney, although a few days ago Disney CEO Bob Iger did say that the company was indeed in the early stages of planning some standalone Star Wars movies to go alongside the main new trilogy, which will be released sometime between 2015 and 2021. What he didn’t give was any hint about what those standalone films will be about – and even if Han Solo and Boba Fett movies are being planned, they’re still in the very early stages and a long way from getting the greenlight.