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Untitled Han Solo film
Directed by
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBradford Young
Edited byChris Dickens[1]
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
  • May 25, 2018 (2018-05-25) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

An upcoming untitled space Western film centered on the Star Wars character Han Solo is being directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from a screenplay by Lawrence and Jon Kasdan. It is being produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film will be the second installment of the Star Wars Anthology series: a standalone film following a young version of Han Solo that stars Alden Ehrenreich as Solo, alongside Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Joonas Suotamo. The film is set in the Star Wars universe before the original 1977 film Star Wars and explores Han Solo and Chewbacca's adventures, including meeting Lando Calrissian.

Filming began in January 2017, with principal photography starting the following month, at Pinewood Studios. The film is scheduled to be released on May 25, 2018.

Premise

Themed as a space Western,[2] the film is centered on a young Han Solo, the roguish smuggler who later meets Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker in the Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Wars (1977) and his adventures with his Wookiee partner Chewbacca, including their encounter with Lando Calrissian.[1][3]

Cast

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Alden Ehrenreich is portraying a young Han Solo in the film.
Main articles: List of Star Wars characters and List of Star Wars cast members

Michael K. Williams and Ian Kenny are also cast in undisclosed roles.[11][12]

Production

Development

In February 2013, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed the development of two standalone films, each individually written by Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg.[13] Shortly after, it was reported that Disney was working on two films featuring Han Solo and Boba Fett.[14] Disney CFO Jay Rasulo described the standalone films as origin stories.[15] Kathleen Kennedy explained that the standalone films would not crossover with the films of the sequel trilogy, stating, "George [Lucas] was so clear as to how that works. The canon that he created was the Star Wars saga. Right now, Episode VII falls within that canon. The spin-off movies, or we may come up with some other way to call those films, they exist within that vast universe that he created. There is no attempt being made to carry characters (from the standalone films) in and out of the saga episodes. Consequently, from the creative standpoint, it's a roadmap that George made pretty clear."[16] In April 2015, Lucasfilm and Kennedy announced that the standalone films would be referred to as the Star Wars Anthology series.[17][18]

In July 2015, Lucasfilm announced that an Anthology film, focusing "on how [a] young Han Solo became the smuggler, thief, and scoundrel whom Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first encountered in the cantina at Mos Eisley",[19] would be released on May 25, 2018. The project would be directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from a script by Lawrence Kasdan and Jon Kasdan. Kennedy would serve as a producer on the film, with Lawrence Kasdan and Jason McGatlin executive producers;[3] Allison Shearmur and Simon Emanuel also produce.[1] The Han Solo project was separate from a film that was originally being developed by Josh Trank, which was pushed back to an unconfirmed date.[20] Solo's friend, the Wookiee, Chewbacca, would also appear in the film.[21][22] In May 2016, Lawrence Kasdan stated that filming would start in January 2017.[23]

Casting

Donald Glover will portray Lando Calrissian in the film.

In January 2016, a shortlist of actors was revealed for the role of young Han Solo, including Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Dave Franco, Jack Reynor, Scott Eastwood, Logan Lerman, Emory Cohen and Blake Jenner.[24] In March 2016, it was reported that Alden Ehrenreich, Reynor and Taron Egerton were on a shortlist of actors considered for the young Han Solo role.[25] In May 2016, Ehrenreich was reported to have been cast as the young Han Solo,[4] and was revealed in the role at Star Wars Celebration: Celebration Europe III two months later.[5] Miller called casting the role one of "the hardest casting challenges of all time" adding they "saw over 3,000 people for the part".[26]

By the following October, Tessa Thompson, Naomi Scott, Zoë Kravitz, Emilia Clarke, Kiersey Clemons, Jessica Henwick and Adria Arjona were being considered for the female lead,[27][28] while Donald Glover was being considered to play a young Lando Calrissian.[27] Glover was confirmed for Calrissian shortly after,[9] with Clarke cast as the female lead the following month.[8][28]

In early January 2017, Woody Harrelson was revealed to be in negotiations to portray Han Solo's mentor,[29] and was confirmed to be appearing in the film shortly after.[6] A subsequent interview with Harrelson bolstered speculation that he may be specifically playing Star Wars Legends character Garris Shrike,[30][31] but Harrelson revealed the character's name as Beckett in March 2017.[7] In February 2017, Phoebe Waller-Bridge joined the cast in an undisclosed role, said to be "a CGI-driven performance" similar to Alan Tudyk in Rogue One as the droid K-2SO.[10] Additionally, it was reported that Thandie Newton was in negotiations to star in the film.[32] Waller-Bridge and Newton were confirmed as being cast by the end of February, alongside the announcement that Joonas Suotamo would appear as Chewbacca, reprising the role from The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi that he shared with original Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew.[1] Michael K. Williams entered talks to join the film in early March 2017,[33] and was confirmed shortly after.[11] By the end of the month, Ian Kenny had joined the cast.[12]

Filming

Filming began on January 30, 2017,[34] at Pinewood Studios,[26] under the working title Star Wars: Red Cup.[34] Lucasfilm announced that principal photography started on February 20, 2017.[1] Bradford Young serves as the cinematographer for the film.[35]

Release

The untitled Han Solo film is scheduled to be released on May 25, 2018.[3]

References

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