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"The recently announced Star Wars stand-alone films could feature Han Solo and Boba Fett, according to reports. Disney announced this week that a series of films set in the Star Wars universe will be produced separately from JJ Abrams&amp;#039;s Episode 7 and the ensuing 8 and 9.   [Harrison Ford as Han Solo, left, and Boba Fett] A highly-placed source revealed to Entertainment Weekly that a Han Solo origin story and a bounty hunter-themed movie are being developed by Disney, but cautioned that it is still very early in the planning stages. The Han Solo origin film would be set before A New Hope and would show how he became a galactic smuggler. Harrison Ford could potentially appear to set up a flashback of Han Solo&amp;#039;s background, but a younger actor would play the character throughout most of the film. The Boba Fett adventure would see him attempting to collect a bounty while outsmarting other galactic travellers. This film would apparently slot in somewhere between A New Hope and Return of the Jedi. Both of these movies could potentially feature appearances by Darth Vader and Jabba the Hutt, who was presented as one of Han Solo&amp;#039;s greatest enemies in the original trilogy.   [Darth Vader, left, and Jabba the Hutt with Princess Leia] Disney has not officially commented on these latest spinoff movie reports. The company&amp;#039;s chairman Bob Iger did confirm earlier in the week that The Empire Strikes Back screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan and Mr &amp;amp; Mrs Smith&amp;#039;s Simon Kinberg are working on stand-alone projects. &amp;quot;So we plan to make Star Wars 7, 8 and 9 over roughly a six-year period of time starting in 2015. But there are going to be a few other films released in that period of time too,&amp;quot; Iger explained. There have been additional reports this week that another stand-alone film could be focused on Yoda, although again there has been no confirmation. Abrams&amp;#039;s Star Wars Episode 7 will be based on a script written by Toy Story 3&amp;#039;s Michael Arndt. . Photo Gallery: &amp;#039;Star Wars&amp;#039; in pictures  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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