February 26 2007

source: IGN • New York Comic Con 2007 & Star Wars Behind The Mask






IGN's Steve Horn spoke recently with Peter Mayhew who played Chewbacca and Daniel Logan who played Young Fett in Episode II: Attack Of The Clones at New York Comic Con 2007:

As for the forthcoming live action Star Wars television show, both Mayhew and Logan would love to be involved. Logan has a meeting with Rick McCallum next week and seems eager to reprise the role. Mayhew, the sage, simply smiled and said "I think he (Chewbacca) is going to be there. He needs to be there. It's all in the lap of the gods."

This is the same Peter Mayhew that joined the JC to ask if he'll be in AotC? I really doubt he's much of a source for info for the series.

That Daniel Logan has a meeting with Dick is more interesting. It could well be for the series, that would fit in well with all the indications of it being a bounty-hunter centered show. Then again, it could be for a damned video game. Or just for some mansex.

I wonder if a Chewie/Solo 'meeting' episode is at all in mind. Allthough I'm not holding my breath because it doesn't seem likely, but a younger Han Solo adventure would be interesting if done right. If they cover it, the Empire enslaving the wookies could include some of that story. Regardless I think we will see Chewie at some point. Ripping peoples arms off would be good.

Maybe it's just me, but Daniel Logan doesn't currently resemble a young Temeura Morrison. So how exactly would that work?

Exactly. Just get Morrison himself to play Boba.

Or the other guy, what's his name, Bodie(?). The guy that played all the young clones on Kamino.

I've got nothing against Daniel Logan, but I personally have no particular interest in seeing any too young Boba Fett again. It was ok in AOTC, but now he needs to start using his abilities. But maybe he's old enough by the time they start to film?

Daniel Logan is 19 years old now. He's plenty old enough to play Boba Fett in an ass-kicking role. Plus he's a cool guy in person. I would like to see him in the Fett role on TV.

I wonder how if they are going to take continuity such as that into account. After Mark Hammill begs and pleads for a role it will be difficult to explain why every cantina owner and space port operator in the series looks exactly like a 50 year old Luke Skywalker