Star Wars 8 The Last Jedi: Rian Johnson reveals REAL reason Han Solo’s funeral was cut
STAR WARS 8 The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has revealed why Han Solo’s funeral wasn’t included in the movie.
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Probably the most shocking moment of The Force Awakens was seeing Kylo Ren murder his own father, Han Solo.
Star Wars fans may have been hoping for a funeral scene in The Last Jedi, but one wasn’t included after all.
Now writer and director Johnson has revealed the reason it wasn’t included was simply a pacing issue.
Speaking with Collider, he said: “[There was no debate of showing Han Solo’s funeral], just because pacing-wise it didn’t have a place.”
Star Wars 8 The Last Jedi: Rian Johnson reveals REAL reason Han Solo’s funeral was cut
Han Solo's funeral wasn't included in The Last Jedi for pacing reasons
He continued: “It’s tough in Star Wars because I always think about the mourning that Luke gives to Ben’s death, which is all of four-and-a-half seconds before, ‘Come on kid we’re not out of this yet’ and then boom, you’re into ‘Yay, woo-hoo! Don’t get cocky!’
“There’s the moment for it, but it’s not long. We don’t have time for our sorrows, commanders.
“That’s kind of the thing of Star Wars; you don’t really linger on grief because you’re moving forward.”
Nevertheless the funeral will be included in the upcoming novelisation of The Last Jedi.
Meanwhile the young Han Solo movie trailer is to debut on Monday, according to an apparent leak.
Han Solo's funeral will, however, be included in The Last Jedi novelisation
Solo: A Star Wars Story's trailer is expected to arrive in the next few days
However the trailer could be released to coincide with the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Solo: A Star Wars Story will be released in UK cinemas on May 25, 2018.