Book Of Eli Prequel Series In The Works, John Boyega Stepping In For Denzel Washington - SlashFilm
John Boyega is attached to star in a prequel series to the hit 2010 Denzel Washington post-apocalyptic film The Book of Eli.
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The Book Of Eli (prequel series)
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Dan H
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Hmm.
Story stands alone, but I like Boyega … IDK
Story stands alone, but I like Boyega … IDK
Stout
Hold onto the ball, Murray!
A prequel to a 2010 movie that doesn't really evoke anything from that long ago? No thanks.
Hollywood needs to quit it with the prequels already. It's hard to get excited for the events of the movie/show when you know the ultimate outcome of it all. How can I really get super exited for anything in say the Star Wars shows when all roads lead to Jake Skywalker? There's few characters across all of cinema that need their backstory fully fleshed out. Most are better off left with some mystery.
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Case in point - a Han Solo prequel was not needed whatsoever. Han had a great character arc in the original Star Wars trilogy.
Town Drunk
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I enjoyed it, I thought it was one of the better movies Star Wars has put out in recent years.
I think an even stronger example was the Obi-Wan series. I enjoyed the story, but talk about absolutely zero stakes as far as Leia or Ben.
"Gee, I really hope they manage to survive this perilous predicament!"
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My point with Han. For him to start out as a scoundrel in Star Wars he needs to be a scoundrel at the end of any prequel so where is the character growth or arc going to come from...?I think an even stronger example was the Obi-Wan series. I enjoyed the story, but talk about absolutely zero stakes as far as Leia or Ben.
"Gee, I really hope they manage to survive this perilous predicament!"
I really liked Solo.
It wasn't about fleshing out Han so much as going back and seeing the stories as they happened. Seeing the Kessel run...the first meeting with Chewie...it was awesome
