As expected, the Star Wars movies will keep coming out, as long as they keep making money. It was announced recently that director Rian Johnson, who is helming this December's Episode VIII: The Last Jedi,
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, one that takes place in a new part of the galaxy that has yet to be explored. On top of that, we're also getting a new
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.With the new trilogy will more than likely come new spin-off films, like Rogue One or 2018's Solo: A Star Wars Story. Exploring the vast reaches and history of the current SW universe, we have 10 ideas for solo films we'd love to see on the big screen, some of which have yet to be explored in the expanded universe.
Boba Fett
Ever since Rogue One and Han Solo were announced, people have been clamoring for a Boba Fett feature, which is still being considered,
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. Fett has a very fleshed-out past thanks to his appearances on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series, where we slowly watch his rise as a bounty hunter while he puts together his own team of assassins. Growing up, reading Tales of The Bounty Hunters, I always wanted to see a movie what of happened to him after the sarlacc pit. However, his rise to power is so much more interesting, and while it's mostly been covered on the small screen, it would still make a phenomenal film.Doctor Aphra
Chances are, you don't know who Doctor Aphra is, but she's one of the best new additions to the new Star Wars expanded universe in the past few years. She first appeared in the pages of the Darth Vader comic--which takes place between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, right after the Battle of Yavin--as an archaeologist who gained Vader's favor after he learned about her ability to upgrade droids. This incredibly knowledgeable character, who has a vast amount of information about the history of the Jedi, became the Sith Lord's right-hand-woman, slicing droids for him and doing his dirty work. While the rise and fall of this character, along with her protocol droid 0-0-0, has been told within the pages of the comic book series, it's a character that could easily hold her own as a movie.
IG-88 Droid Army Uprising
The only bummer about Disney's buyout of Lucasfilm was that the expanded universe was no longer canon, which wiped IG-88's history off the map. This bounty hunter's story is one that deserves its own film, as it is insane. When IG-88A was originally activated, it went rogue, realizing it had a passion for killing. It did what any superior droid would do and uploaded its consciousness into three other droids: IG-88B--the bounty hunter from Empire Strikes Back--followed by models C and D. The four started a revolution on Mechis III--a volcanic planet known for manufacturing droids--with the hopes of using the facility to build a droid army. It is one of the craziest stories in the old expanded universe and one that would make a great film.
Republic Commando
You may remember the game
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from 2005. It followed the Delta Squad, an elite group of Clone Troopers during The Clone Wars. Their story was covered in the video game, but the real question is, "What happened to these troopers after the game and after the Clone Wars?" As most SW fans know, these clones aged at twice the rate of normal people, but what were their final days like? Did they find a way around the aging process? Did the Delta Squad work for the Empire? It's hard to imagine that all of the troopers, including the Delta Squad, were simply just forgotten.Ahsoka Tano
Earlier, we mentioned Doctor Aphra being one of the best new additions to the new expanded universe. The single best addition happens to be Ahsoka Tano, the star of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, who also appeared in Rebels. Obviously, this film would have to retread some familiar ground, but the story of her journey, which started as a padawan to Anakin Skywalker that led to her going into hiding after Order 66. She then became Fulcrum, a covert agent that provided intel to the Rebels. During her final moments, she battled Darth Vader, seemingly to her death. Her story deserves a big-screen adaptation.
Darth Maul
Wasn't Darth Maul's appearance in The Phantom Menace one of the coolest things about that film? The answer is "yes." Even though the Sith apprentice was cut in half, he had a full life and story which took place during the animated series Clone Wars and Rebels. His brother took his body to the Nightsisters in order to restore him, and during this time, there was a bit of Maul being tortured by his former master, Darth Sidious. Where his story gets even more compelling is during Rebels, when Maul worked with Ezra Bridger and had seemingly become a hero. However, Maul was using him in order to get closer to his ultimate goal: get revenge on Obi-Wan for cutting him in half. This, as well as the rest of his journey afterwards, needs to be told as a feature film.
Shadows of the Empire
Longtime Star Wars fans have more than likely either read the novel or played the video game
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, which is no longer canonical. This may be tough to do, since it takes place between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and the story involves Luke Skywalker quite a bit. Regardless, what makes this story great is that it follows Prince Xizor, the leader of the criminal organization Black Sun. He attempts to gain the Emperor's favor, all while making Vader look bad. It's a great story that looks at the dynamics within the Empire, and how the criminal underworld within the galaxy operates. Also, we get a new smuggler to love: Dash Rendar.The Hutts
The criminal underbelly of the Star Wars universe doesn't get the credit it deserves when it comes to feature films. The Clone Wars animated series covered Jabba and the Grand Hutt Council pretty well, but there's more to this world than meets the eye. While he runs the seedy elements on Tattooine, Jabba has worked with the Sith, including Darth Maul, and the Galactic Empire. It's amazing how the underworld leader of a desert planet could have such reach and influence. In addition, it would be great to see some more of Bib Fortuna, Jabba's chief steward of his household.
The Old Jedi Order
We know about two eras of the Jedi: Pre- and post-Clone Wars, when all those Jedi were murdered. However, there is a very important era for this order that has never been covered on television or on the big screen: The Old Jedi Order. These are the fine folks who came together to create the Jedi. Prior to this, there were people that studied the Force and how it works, but there were no Jedi. What's great about this is that it takes place more than 30,000 of years before the Battle of Yavin. About 10,000 years later, the Force Wars happened, which is when the light side and dark side users--once united--fought each other, leading to the separation of Jedi and Sith. The story may not be canon anymore, but this the history of the Jedi is one that needs to be told.
Baze and Chirrut
Both Baze and Chirrut, who were first introduced in Rogue One, have exceptionally interesting yet unexplored histories. The two were originally Guardians of the Whills, protecting the Temple of the Kyber on Jedha. During Rogue One, we saw the Empire on Jedha, mining all the kyber crystals, which are used to make lightsabers. We don't know a lot more about the Guardians of the Whills or how Baze and Chirrut came to be members of it, so a feature film would be a great way to expand on this.
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