The moment we’ve all been waiting for is here. LucasFilm and Disney have released a brand new poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and it’s got our first look at the latest weirdo haircut that this franchise has forced Carrie Fisher wear, whether she likes it or not.
This time, it appears that Carrie Fisher will be rocking a giant back-bun look, the hairstyle originally pioneered by Gary Oldman in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. One can only imagine the amount of hair product and/or bobby pins necessary to make such a hairstyle possible. Truly Star Wars: The Force Awakens will indeed be a film of wonders.
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We kid, of course. This is a very nice and colorful poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which imagine will be sold ad infinitum at comic book conventions for decades to come. The poster emerges just one day before an all-new trailer for J.J. Abrams’ highly anticipated sequel is set to debut, and in true geek fashion, as a thank you to all the nerdy fans who kept this franchise alive for decades… it will debut during Monday Night Football.
The trailer will premiere during halftime, but that doesn’t matter because it will be on the internet almost immediately, ready to be scooped up and disseminated by all of us excitable denizens of the web. What’s more, tickets to Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be available for pre-order once the trailer debuts, so you’re going to want to be online anyway because… hey, it’s Star Wars.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in the United States on December 18.
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The Almost-Stars of ‘Star Wars’
Almost Stars of Star Wars
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Sylvester Stallone as Han Solo
Sly did indeed audition for the role of Han Solo, and picturing the wise-cracking jet pilot as something more of a Rocky-like lummox is amusing to ponder. Stallone was, however, quickly looked over by George Lucas, and he never got a callback.
Photo – United Artists
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Ryan Phillippe as Anakin Skywalker
When Attack of the Clones was in production, there was a bitter fight in Hollywood as to who would play the young Darth Vader, in the pre-mask days. The pouty-lipped Ryan Phillippe was already a known quantity in the biz, and got so far as readings with other actors, before he lost the role to Hayden Christiansen. Phillippe may have been too young, or perhaps not “dark” enough.
Photo – Columbia Pictures
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James Woods as Han Solo
Harrison Ford may be irreplaceable in people's minds as Han Solo, but James Woods would have, I think, been an improvement. Han Solo is a flip, wisecracker, right? Who better to give off a cynical attitude than the excellent James Woods? He auditioned for the role, but was turned down.
Photo – Universal Pictures
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Karen Allen as Princess Leia
Why she was not hired is anyone's guess, but Karen Allen – pre-Animal House – did indeed audition to play Princess Leia, long before she entered the action/adventure canon as Marion Ravenwood in Raiders of the Lost Ark. I feel she would have made a more human, earthier version of the character, as Carrie Fisher is, comparatively, daintier and prettier.
Picture - Paramount
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Kurt Russell as Han Solo
One can find video evidence of Kurt Russell's audition online, meaning he came close to landing the role of Han Solo. I adore Kurt Russell, as does every right-thinking person, but his audition was a bit awkward, and he is perhaps too genial and heroic to be the cynical sidekick of the series.
Photo – Columbia Pictures
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P.J. Soles as Princess Leia
There was once a rumor that Carrie Fisher was up for the P.J. Soles role in Brian De Palma's Carrie, and Soles was up for Princess Leia, but Fisher was rejected on account of nudity. Fisher would have done the nudity, however, and the rumors are not true. The spunky Soles, however, did audition for Princess Leia. Had she landed the part, it would have made for a very different movie.
Photo – New World Pictures
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Robert Englund as Han Solound
Yes, there was a time when Robert Englund was not known for horror, and was merely a struggling actor just like all his contemporaries. Englund auditioned for Solo, but was considered too young for the part, and perhaps not '70s dashing enough. Legend has it, though, that it was Englund who encouraged Mark Hamill for the role of Luke Skywalker.
Photo – Mars Productions Corporation
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Mel Blanc as C-3PO
The famed voice of Bugs Bunny, Barney Rubble, and a thousand others was once considered to dub over C-3PO's lines the same way James Earl Jones dubbed over David Prowse for Darth Vader. Blanc was, and is, a legend in the voice acting world, and there's no doubt he could have come up with an iconic and great vice for the fey robot. Lucas eventually let actor Anthony Daniels read his own lines.
Photo – public domain
