Ron Howard Teases Tag and Bink for Han Solo Standalone Film

<p>On Saturday morning&comma; director Ron Howard <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;RealRonHoward&sol;status&sol;919270625696538625">tweeted<&sol;a> out a picture that featured himself and two actors dressed in Imperial garb&period; The picture&comma; which is most likely from the <em>Han Solo<&sol;em> standalone film he is directing&comma; came with the hashtag &&num;8220&semi;&num;tagandbink &quest;&&num;8221&semi; and as one would expect&comma; it stirred up quite a reaction&period; The two actors starring as the less-than-dynamic duo are actually <em>Han Solo<&sol;em> screenwriter Jon Kasdan&comma; son of famed screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan&comma; and Toby Hefferman&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"500" data-dnt&equals;"true">&NewLine;<p lang&equals;"und" dir&equals;"ltr"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;tagandbink&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;tagandbink<&sol;a> &quest; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;1EzUbS3MQs">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;1EzUbS3MQs<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&mdash&semi; Ron Howard &lpar;&commat;RealRonHoward&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;RealRonHoward&sol;status&sol;919270625696538625&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">October 14&comma; 2017<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Tag and Bink have a very interesting history in what is considered the <em>Star Wars<&sol;em> <em>Extended Universe<&sol;em>&comma; which as most fans know and many loathe&comma; is no longer canon according to Disney&period; The two starred in a number of comic series written by Kevin Rubio&comma; which were hilarious re-tellings of the first two sets of trilogies from the points of view of Tag and Bink&period; These two were rebels that always seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time&period; Numerous events occur in the comics that are shown as having been influenced by Tag and Bink as they more or less observe from the background&period; The two are generally compared to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern&comma; as minor players that end up influencing the <em>Star Wars<&sol;em> stories through their meddling and antics&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;130575" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-130575" style&equals;"width&colon; 1000px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"size-large wp-image-130575" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;10&sol;15175821&sol;Star-Wars-Tag-Bink-Are-Dead-1-2-1024x739&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"722" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-130575" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Tag and Bink comics&comma; Dark Horse Comics<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>While the appearance in the <em>Han Solo<&sol;em> film will more than likely be nothing more than a cameo&comma; the fact that the screenwriter himself is writing them in gives some hope for a bit of depth to the characters and impact&period; Additionally&comma; as Disney basically wiped the old Extended Universe stories and characters from current and official canon&comma; it gives hope that older characters from the books and comics may make appearances&period; <em>Star Wars Rebels<&sol;em> has already introduced massive <em>Extended Universe<&sol;em> villain Thrawn and made him official in the new canon&period; Tag and Bink being teased for the new <em>Han Solo<&sol;em> film also gives hope that we may see other favorites like Kyle Katarn or Mara Jade one day&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;RealRonHoward&sol;status&sol;919270625696538625">Ron Howard&&num;8217&semi;s Twitter Account<&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;