First Look at Han Solo's New Clothes and the New Stormtrooper Helmet in 'Star Wars'
by Andy NeuenschwanderSince the new "Star Wars" movie will take place a number of years after the original trilogy, we can expect a lot of things to change.
And fashion is one of them, apparently!
New photos circulating online are claiming to be concepts for the upcoming "Star Wars: Episode VII" directed by J.J. Abrams, and reveal a couple of outfits for Han Solo as well as a fully built Stormtrooper helmet.
For Solo, he's sporting a much different look in the first sketch, in which hes' wearing a long brown coat. Might there be a bit of "Firefly" inspiration in that design? We're definitely seeing a little bit of Captain Mal in there.
Meanwhile, the other sketch features the aged Solo in some winter gear, much like what he wore on Hoth in "The Empire Strikes Back."
There have also been a number of Stormtrooper helmet designs circulating, including a very sleek new one with less bulk at the bottom and a modified visor. There have been a couple of other designs that are supposed leaks as well, meaning that either there will be multiple types of Stormtrooper in the new trilogy, or that all of them are just fan-made.
What's interesting are the implications that arise if there are in fact Stormtroopers in the film at all. We saw the beginning of the end of the Empire in "Return of the Jedi," and considering we're at least a couple of decades after that point in the new trilogy, why would there be Stormtroopers around? Will our heroes still be dealing with the last remnants of the Empire? Or will a rising Sith presence co-opt the clones?
Check out the alleged leaked photos below: