Star Wars' New Han & Leia Wedding Backlash Explained (Is It Deserved?)
An upcoming Star Wars novel will reveal the wedding of Han Solo and Leia Organa — and it's provoked a surprising backlash. Although the franchise is best known for its films, in truth Star Warsis a trailblazing transmedia franchise. Many key parts of the Star Wars story are told in other mediums, including in tie-in novels. Lucasfilm took advantage of Valentine's Day 2022 to announce an upcoming book by Beth Revis that would tell the story of Han and Leia's wedding.
Revis is no stranger to Star Wars fiction, but now she gets to tell the canon version of the franchise's greatest love story. The story picks up straight after the events of Return of the Jedi, with Han Solo proposing in the aftermath of the Rebel victory. After a hurried ceremony on Endor, the newlyweds head for a honeymoon aboard the Halcyon starcruiser. Revis is clearly excited at the opportunity to write these two iconic characters, and after rewatching the original trilogy she's developed a deep understanding of their relationship — of the contrast between Han's spontaneous commitment and the fact Leia needed all that time to think, but ultimately decided Han was the one she wanted to marry. The doomed love of Han and Leia is the greatest love story in the history of Star Wars, and no doubt Lucasfilm expected this to be fan-pleasing. Instead, it's generated a strong backlash.
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The core problem lies in Lucasfilm's decision to tie the wedding of Han and Leia to the Halcyon. This is the luxury Star Wars themed hotel at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, scheduled to open on March 1, 2022. Lucasfilm has been attempting to promote the hotel through various tie-ins, but this is the most
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