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Van Lathan

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4881 total appearances

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The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

But the original, when the Trade Federation, when it first started, everybody that they were fighting, it was all droids. So maybe they didn't like droids. They didn't want droids around.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

But the original, when the Trade Federation, when it first started, everybody that they were fighting, it was all droids. So maybe they didn't like droids. They didn't want droids around.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

So many drinks they need to turn over.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

So many drinks they need to turn over.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

So many drinks they need to turn over.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

Because it's central to Han Solo's character.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

Because it's central to Han Solo's character.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

Because it's central to Han Solo's character.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

They change it to where Greedo takes a shot at Han.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

They change it to where Greedo takes a shot at Han.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

They change it to where Greedo takes a shot at Han.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

And then Han kills Greedo.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

And then Han kills Greedo.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

And then Han kills Greedo.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

And this is the thing, right? This is, to me, emblematic of what happens to something when it is consumed by the masses. Solo has already been established as a good guy. He goes from being a scoundrel and someone who only thinks about himself to being a good guy. We don't need to make him a good guy at his core.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

And this is the thing, right? This is, to me, emblematic of what happens to something when it is consumed by the masses. Solo has already been established as a good guy. He goes from being a scoundrel and someone who only thinks about himself to being a good guy. We don't need to make him a good guy at his core.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

And this is the thing, right? This is, to me, emblematic of what happens to something when it is consumed by the masses. Solo has already been established as a good guy. He goes from being a scoundrel and someone who only thinks about himself to being a good guy. We don't need to make him a good guy at his core.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

His character arc is that he finds value in his friends and in his relationships and then becomes- He comes back at the end. That's the value of it. We don't need him to always at his core have been a good guy. He is the type of guy that says, oh, you're here for this. I recognize my opportunity. I will kill you before you have the opportunity to kill me.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

His character arc is that he finds value in his friends and in his relationships and then becomes- He comes back at the end. That's the value of it. We don't need him to always at his core have been a good guy. He is the type of guy that says, oh, you're here for this. I recognize my opportunity. I will kill you before you have the opportunity to kill me.

The Rewatchables
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

His character arc is that he finds value in his friends and in his relationships and then becomes- He comes back at the end. That's the value of it. We don't need him to always at his core have been a good guy. He is the type of guy that says, oh, you're here for this. I recognize my opportunity. I will kill you before you have the opportunity to kill me.