Meet Pan Solo: a life-sized recreation of Han Solo's carbonite moment in Star Wars made out of bread.
A bakery in California has created a Star Wars sculpture of Han Solo frozen in carbonite made entirely out of bread. The humorous project draws inspiration from The Empire Strikes Back, when Darth Vader freezes Solo in carbonite to test if he can use the same process to capture Luke Skywalker. Solo's frozen body is given to Boba Fett, a bounty hunter who flies the pilot to Tatooine, intent on collecting his bounty from Jabba the Hut.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Since the first use of carbonite, the unique imprisonment process has been implemented multiple times in other Star Wars media. Carbonite is featured in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian, where it's revealed the process could cause those who are frozen to go blind. Carbonite has also been featured in multiple Star Wars comics, including an instance where Princess Leia is frozen between the events of Empire and Return.
Homages To Han Solo And Carbonite Go Beyond Star Wars While there's nothing quite like the sculpture the Pervan family has baked, dedications to Han Solo and his experience in carbonite have permeated Star Wars fan culture since The Empire Strikes Back. Artists have dedicated fan art to the concept of carbonite, such as PhaseRunner's The Mandalorian and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed crossover work, featuring The Force Unleashed's Starkiller frozen by bounty hunters.
If the sheer size and effort of One House Bakery's latest fan work is anything to go by, it seems Han Solo's popularity isn't going to be fading any time soon. Working by night to ensure the quality of the project highlights how dedicated fans can be when something inspires them. The same dedication to classic Star Wars is reflected in fans purchasing memorabilia, with Han Solo's original prop blaster having been auctioned for over $1 million back in August.
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