One of the most interesting characters in all of "Star Wars" lore is the mysterious bounty hunter Boba Fett.

The man who captured Han Solo in "The Empire Strikes Back" gained major fame after managing this very feat and then being pulverized in the ensuing film in arguably the silliest of ways. He rarely uttered a line of dialogue during either film and yet retained massive cult status with fans.

Between 1983 and 2002, Boba Fett was a character whose mystery fans dreamed about and pondered.

Then George Lucas took a big step toward changing fan perceptions of the character. Boba Fett's introduction in "Attack of the Clones" as a young boy and clone of a deadly bounty hunter was a divisive step that took away some of the mysterious aura but deepened the character.

Disney is apparently looking to expand the lore of the character, which brings up a rather interesting question about the approach.

For those wondering, the prequel films are canon. So Boba Fett is still the son of Jango. Or "was" considering his father's fate in "Episode II: Attack of the Clones." What will make the spinoff film interesting is how the story explores Boba's rise from an orphaned boy to the world's most dangerous bounty hunter.

Some interesting questions are: Who would play Boba Fett, and how would Disney handle that situation? For the special editions of the original trilogy, Lucas changed the voice of the character to be that of Temuera Morrison, emphasizing that the character had grown up to be an exact clone of his father.

Would Disney bring back Morrison to take on the lead role for a spinoff that takes place during the years of the original films? Or will Boba Fett's story take place during the years between "Episode III" and "Episode IV?"

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