Production started on Disney and LucasFim’sHan Solo spin-offback in February, and, as expected, we haven’t gotten many sneak peeks from the set, aside from the first official cast photo, and an Omaze video, where directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller revealed a unique alien creature. While production continues, one of the stars,Emilia Clarketeased in a recent interview that this upcoming movie is even more secretive than her hit seriesGame of Thrones. While she couldn’t divulge anything about the plot, she did have this to say about her co-star Alden Ehrenreich, while teasing that it’s scarier talking about this movie, than it is aboutGame of Thrones.
“I genuinely can’t tell you anything other than Alden (Ehrenreich, who playsHan Solo) is magnificent, and it’s a delight to do something on that level with really cool actors and nice people. But it’s even scarier talking about that thanGame of Thrones.”
The actress wouldn’t divulge any more about theStar Wars spin-offin her interview withThe Independent, not even her character name, which hasn’t been officially revealed. Aside fromAlden Ehrenreichas Han Solo,Donald GloverasLando Calrissian, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca andWoody Harrelsonas Garris Shrike, none of the other characters have been confirmed at this time. The cast also includes Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Michael K. Williams and the latest cast member Ian Kenny.
LucasFilm presidentKathleen Kennedyalso shot down another interesting report, which claimed that Han Solo will actually get a new name. Disney CEO Bob Iger recently teased that the story begins with Han Solo at age 18 and takes him all the way up to age 24, while teasing that fans will also learn how he got the name Han Solo. This sent fans into quite the furor, with Kathleen Kennedy assuring fans last week that Han Solo will always be this smuggler’s name, but she did tease that there is “more to his name” than we previously knew. Regardless of what this mystery is, we likely won’t find out more about his name until this movie hits theaters next May.
Phil Lord and Chris Millerare directingHan Solo: A Star Wars Storyfrom a script by Lawrence Kasdan and his son Jon Kasdan. Disney and LucasFilm have set a July 01, 2025 release date for this spin-off, but there have been rumors that it may be pushed to December. While the first sixStar Warsmovies were all released in May, that tradition was broken withStar Wars: The Force Awakens, along withRogue One: A Star Wars Storyand the upcomingStar Wars: The Last Jedi, which all have December release dates. Hopefully we’ll have more onHan Solo: A Star Wars Storyas production continues.
