{"id":5640,"date":"2016-03-18T05:33:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T10:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/students.com.miami.edu\/reporting\/?p=5640"},"modified":"2016-03-18T05:33:08","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T10:33:08","slug":"jones-and-solo-join-the-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.com.miami.edu\/reporting\/jones-and-solo-join-the-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Jones and Solo join the conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JEAN-PAUL AGUIRRE<\/p>\n

You probably did not know this about me, but I am a pretty big film fan \/ nerd. It was recently reported that Disney would be teaming up with Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg to develop a brand new \u201cIndiana Jones\u201d movie.<\/p>\n

The report also stated that the series\u2019s iconic star, Harrison Ford, would be returning to reprise his role as the titular character.<\/p>\n

The character originated from the same studio that brought the \u201cStar Wars\u201d saga to our galaxy, Lucasfilm, which was recently purchased by Walt Disney Studios.<\/p>\n

Other news involving another one of Ford\u2019s characters, Han Solo, has been surfacing as well. Disney has released information regarding the casting of Solo for its new film, which would involve a young Solo and his adventures with Chewbacca.<\/p>\n

To my surprise, I discovered this information as I was watching CNN.<\/p>\n

It was a delightful change of pace from all the coverage surrounding the ongoing presidential election and the results of the March 15 primaries.<\/p>\n

Seeing this kind of news make it to the mainstream news stations brought a smile to my face because, normally, in order to come across this information, I would have to go online and search through different news sites, such as Deadline or Variety.<\/p>\n

The only reason I think the coverage over this news is appropriate is because of how iconic and famous these movies are. Had CNN stopped coverage of the primary results for an \u201cAlvin and the Chipmunks\u201d movie, I would have thought it to be misplaced and jarring to CNN\u2019s audience.<\/p>\n

I also believe the amount of time spent on this news was appropriate.<\/p>\n

It was meant as a small buffer from the onslaught of political news that we hear everyday; it was an opportunity to step back and cleanse our pallets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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