Han Solo film will span six years, Luke Skywalker has a lot of lines in The Last Jedi, and more from Bob Iger
The Wall Street Journal writer Ben Fritz is currently at an event at USC where Dean Willow Bay is interviewing her husband, Disney CEO Bob Iger. Fritz shared a few interesting tidbits on Twitter:
At USC business/tech event, USC Annenberg dean Willow Bay interviewing her husband, Disney CEO Bob Iger
— Ben Fritz (@benfritz) March 23, 2017
Bob Iger on Tuesday wore a helmet and used AR technology to have a lightsaber duel
— Ben Fritz (@benfritz) March 23, 2017
Iger: "I’ve exhorted our team to not create VR experiences at the parks. Augmented yes, but virtual, no."
— Ben Fritz (@benfritz) March 23, 2017
Han Solo movie will follow him from age 18 through 24 and show him finding the Falcon, meeting Chewbacca, and getting his name, Iger says
— Ben Fritz (@benfritz) March 23, 2017
Mark Hamill has a big role in episode 8 and will do "a lot of talking," says Iger
— Ben Fritz (@benfritz) March 23, 2017
It’s really interesting and nice to hear that the Han Solo film will span such a large time frame. That leaves a lot of room for adventure and the ever sought-after “character development.”
In other Iger news, the head honcho at Disney has extended his contract until 2019, but assures he’s really retiring after that.