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 The Walt Disney Co said in July the space saga hero would get
his own film, set for release in May 2018.
Asked about the project and who he thought should be cast, Ford
told Reuters: "I don't think it's about being like me, it's
about us being like Han Solo.
"So I'm sure whoever is responsible for that film, and I'm not,
will think through the issues and problems of doing such a thing
... Let's make them responsible for those questions you might
think to ask me because I'm not involved."
Disney said the standalone would look at how Han Solo became the
smuggler Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first meet in the
1977 original "Star Wars" film.
Asked if he would provide any tips on how to be Han Solo in the
spin-off, Ford, 73, said: "No, I'm not going to do that."
The upcoming "The Force Awakens", the first "Star Wars" film
installment in 10 years, has been kept under wraps bar some
broad character outlines.
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"I'm pleased to see the skill with which the story has been
rendered," Ford said. "I think it all came together very well."
The movie will premiere in Los Angeles on Monday and hit cinemas
soon after in one of the most-anticipated releases of the year.
"I don't really worry about it any more. I didn't worry about it
then because I felt like it had very little to do with me," Ford
said when asked how the upcoming release compared to the one in
1977.
"I don't worry about it now because it's just going to be whatever
it is."
(Reporting by Rollo Ross in Los Angeles; writing by Marie-Louise
Gumuchian in London; editing by Andrew Roche)
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