It Would Be A Star Wars Film With A Different Perspective
Certainly, Logan highlighted Mangold’s knowledge of – and appreciation for – the sensibilities of Western movies. As we all know, these typically feature gruff loners navigating in harsh, morally-compromised environs.
We’ve already seen aspects of this during Solo: A Star Wars Story, with Alden Ehrenreich’s Han brushing shoulders with some of the galaxy’s criminals. But a Boba Fett movie could explore these tropes from a slightly different perspective.
Indeed – as Emilia Clarke’s Qi’ra points out – despite his rascally career as an outlaw, Han is a virtuous person at heart. The heroes of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story were as well, since they put aside their pasts and differences to fight for the Rebellion. And, though he will face some sort of physical or emotional strife, it’ll be the same for Obi Wan in his standalone picture as well. These characters may have flitted around the fringes of villainy, but they’re good guys first and foremost. In his own movie, Boba Fett may not be tied by such moral constraints.
Certainly, in his first – and most infamous live-action appearance – in The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader warned Fett against indiscriminately disintegrating his targets. Plus, in the old Star Wars EU (which Lucasfilm still uses for inspiration), Fett was commonly depicted as a formidable and ruthless individual.
Boba may have his occasional moral hang-ups (in The Clone Wars TV show, he was shown to be averse to murdering clone troopers), but aside from Darth Vader, he’ll be the evilest character to headline a Star Wars movie yet, let alone a spinoff. Thus, a veteran, bounty hunter–centric film may lend a fresh and unique twist to this fictional world.