Editorial Staff
Those who’ve seen “Solo : A Star Wars Story” will know that, although we didn’t get to see the crooked colossal blobby fish, Jabba the Hutt is referenced a couple of times – in particular, right at the end of the film. *spoiler* In fact, the movie ends with Han and Chewbacca trekking off to meet the gangster for the first time.
Writers Lawrence Kasdan and Jonathan Kasdan tell The L.A Times that Jabba will likely be a big focus of a sequel.
“For me, as fun as that Chewie entrance is, I think seeing Han and Chewie with Jabba [the Hutt] could have equal amounts of fun”, says Jonathan. I would go to that movie in a heartbeat. I was very passionate that it ended with the promise that they’re going to go meet that guy, not because I thought it was a great tease but because I thought Alden as Han was ready for that.”
“And it’s certainly not the debt that he owes Jabba in “A New Hope.” There’s ten years of business dealings”, adds Lawrence.
“It’s going to be a long, complicated relationship between those two guys. And [Emilia Clarke’s] Qi’ra is not done in Han’s life. So yeah, we’d love to tell more stories there.”
The character of Jabba the Hutt was first introduced in 1983’s “Return of the Jedi”.
