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MOVIES: Solo: A Star Wars Story - News Roundup *Updated 10th May 2018*

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24th May 2018 - Scoundrels Featurette




10th May 2018 - Sneak Peek 3 + "Lieutenant" TV Spot





9th May 2018 - 2 Sneak Peeks





8th May 2018 - "Risk" TV Spot




5th May 2018 - "Ride" TV Spot




5th May 2018 - "Ride" TV Spot




4th May 2018 - "190 Years Old" Clip




3rd May 2018 - 360 Sneak Peek




3rd May 2018 - "Rivals" TV Spot




2nd May 2018 - Tour The Millennium Falcon with Donald Glover




1st May 2018 - "Team" TV Spot




30th April 2018 - Dolby Cinema Poster




29th April 2018 - Becoming Solo Featurette




28th April 2018 - "Han" TV Spot




23rd April 2018 - UK Character Posters

Thanks to Chewie for the heads up.






23rd April 2018 - Character Posters








20th April 2018 - New TV Spot

Thanks to Ivan for the heads up.




19th April 2018 - New Poster




17th April 2018 - "Risk" TV Spot




15th April 2018 - "Crew" TV Spot




8th April 2018 - Trailer + New Poster






7th February 2018 - Promotional Photos

Thanks to Miss Ellys for the heads up.




5th February 2018 - Teaser Trailer




4th February 2018 - Big Game TV Spot

Solo: A Star Wars Story. Trailer Tomorrow.




16th January 2018 - Synopsis
Walt Disney Studios has released the very first plot synopsis from the upcoming SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY. The film hits theaters on May 25, 2018. The synopsis is as follows:

"Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in Solo: A Star Wars Story, an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga's most unlikely heroes."

Solo: A Star Wars Story features Hail, Caesar's Alden Ehrenreich as Han, with Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian and The Force Awakens' Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca. Woody Harrelson portrays Han's mentor, Beckett. Emilia Clarke, Thandie Newton, Paul Bettany, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge also star.

Source:
Disney


17th October 2017 - Title Revealed




1st September 2017 - Paul Bettany Joins Cast






22nd August 2017 - Michael K. Williams Role Cut Amid Reshoots

EXCLUSIVE: Michael K. Williams, an Emmy nominee for his supporting role in HBO’s The Night Of, will not be in the new Star Wars stand-alone Han Solo movie after all. His part has been cut amid the reshoots now underway with new director Ron Howard. Williams said the revamped production schedule conflicted with his commitment to spy drama The Red Sea Diving Resort, his new movie now shooting in South Africa with Ben Kingsley and Chris Evans.
Source:
Deadline


2nd August 2017 - Clint Howard to Appear




26th July 2017 - Warwick Davis Joins Cast



Warwick Davis will appear as an unspecified character, director Ron Howard revealed slyly on Twitter Wednesday.
Source:
The Hollywood Reporter


18th July 2017 - BTS Photos



lining up a shot today from my director's monitor

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10th July 2017 - Set Photos



More photos here.


22nd June 2017 - Ron Howard Steps in to Direct

Lucasfilm is pleased to announce that Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard has been named director of the untitled Han Solo film.

“At Lucasfilm, we believe the highest goal of each film is to delight, carrying forward the spirit of the saga that George Lucas began forty years ago,” said Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm. “With that in mind, we’re thrilled to announce that Ron Howard will step in to direct the untitled Han Solo film. We have a wonderful script, an incredible cast and crew, and the absolute commitment to make a great movie. Filming will resume the 10th of July.”

Howard has made some of the biggest hits and most critically-acclaimed movies of the modern era. Among his many films are Lucasfilm’s Willow, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind (winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director), The Da Vinci Code, Frost/Nixon, and Rush. He also narrated and produced the beloved comedy series Arrested Development, starred in George Lucas’ American Graffiti, and remains a TV icon for his roles in The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days.

The untitled Han Solo film is slated for a May 25, 2018, release.
Source:
Star Wars

The movie was scheduled to shoot for three and a half more weeks, with five weeks of reshoots built into the schedule — the latter a standard procedure on large franchise productions.

Howard, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter, will meet with the actors — Alden Ehrenreich is playing the iconic smuggler, Donald Glover is playing Lando Calrissian, with Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke and Thandie Newton also on the roll call — to soothe a rattled set and will pore over a rough edit to see what the project needs. Filming will resume on July 10.
Source:
The Hollywood Reporter


20th June 2017 - Ron Howard Emerging as Front Runner to Direct

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline hears that Ron Howard has emerged as front runner to replace Phil Lord & Christopher Miller on the untitled Han Solo Star Wars spinoff film.

In Howard, Disney’s getting a pro who can step right in and keep the picture on track for May, 2018 release. Howard has been busy as ever and recently agreed to direct a feature docu on Luciano Pavarotti while developing numerous features that includes an adaptation of the publishing phenomenon of Hillbilly Elegy, but I am hearing that he might well step right in here and keep the film on track. Trying to confirm with Disney.
Source:
Deadline


20th June 2017 - Directors Exit + Details Why They Were Fired

The friction was felt almost immediately into shooting, sources say, but the directors always thought it would be worked through. Kennedy, the producer and head of Lucasfilm, decided to back her lifelong colleague, who shaped much of Solo’s character in Empire and ‪Return of the Jedi and who had a specific tone in mind for the new movie. The duo also didn’t feel they had the support of producer Allison Shearmur, who was acting as Lucasfilm’s representative on the London set.

Sources say that Lord and Miller, who had relocated to London with their families for pre-production and production of the movie, were said to have been blindsided by the firing, which they learned Monday, although another source disputed that account.

The production had gone on a short hiatus to review what had been shot and to clear the air.

Sources say that Ron Howard is one of the names that has emerged, although some say that Kasdan, who directed movies like ‪The Big Chill and Silverado, will step in as he is already in prime position to know what needs to be fixed.
Source:
The Hollywood Reporter

Miller and Lord were stunned to find that they were not being granted freedom to run the production in the manner that they were accustomed to. They balked at Kennedy’s tight control on the set.

A person with knowledge of the production said that the chemistry between the directors and Kennedy was never right.

“It was a culture clash from day one,” the source said. “She didn’t even like the way they folded their socks.”

The source said that while Lord and Miller were supposedly hired for their vision and distinctive brand of filmmaking when it came to the “Star Wars” production, Kennedy did not approve of their shooting style and process of interacting with actors and crew. “They weren’t given the leeway to do what they had to do,” the source said.

The duo also clashed with Kasdan, who has been an integral creative part of several “Star Wars” movies, dating back the the 1980 “The Empire Strikes Back.” Like Kennedy, he questioned many of the pair’s directing choices.

“Kathy, her team and Larry Kasdan have been doing it their way for a very long time. They know how the cheese is made and that’s how they want it made,” said the source. “It became a very polarizing set.”

Kennedy promised a new director would be announced shortly. It is unclear if and how Lord and Miller will be credited on the movie. Hollywood insiders said their forced departure in the middle of filming was a highly unusual situation.

The directors did not leave the production voluntarily, but were fired by LucasFilm. The decision comes as the Han Solo film still has several weeks left to shoot, according to another individual with knowledge of the production. An additional several weeks of reshoots have been planned to take place later this summer.

Some insiders believe that while Kennedy wants to make a splash by hiring young indie directors such as Gareth Edwards (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”) and Rian Johnson (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”), she’s ultimately unwilling to empower them to make their own creative decisions.

Unlike Edwards and Johnson, Miller and Lord felt they had earned their stripes, having worked extensively in the major studio system.
Source:
Read More on Variety

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are no longer directing the Han Solo Star Wars spin-off.

"Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are talented filmmakers who have assembled an incredible cast and crew, but it’s become clear that we had different creative visions on this film, and we’ve decided to part ways. A new director will be announced soon,” said Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm in a statement.

“Unfortunately, our vision and process weren’t aligned with our partners on this project. We normally aren’t fans of the phrase ‘creative differences’ but for once this cliché is true. We are really proud of the amazing and world-class work of our cast and crew,” stated Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
Source:
The Hollywood Reporter


24th March 2017 - Ian Kenny Joins Cast

Ian Kenny, one of the actors in the acclaimed British movie Sing Street, has joined the cast of Disney’s Han Solo movie, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Details for Kenny’s character were unavailable.
Source:
The Hollywood Reporter


24th March 2017 - Disney CEO Bob Iger Reveals We Will Learn How Han Solo Got His Name

“Carrie Fisher appears throughout VIII. And what I can say about that is, we’re not changing VIII to deal with her passing,” Iger said. “So her performance, which we’re really pleased with, remains as it was in VIII.”

Now for the part that will relieve many fans of General Leia. “In Rogue One we created digitally a few characters. One had been an actor who actually passed away and was in an earlier Star Wars film,” he said, referring to Peter Cushing’s Grand Moff Tarkin. “We’re not doing that with Carrie.”

Iger shifted to the young Han Solo movie, and broke some news about the plot.

“That picks up Han Solo when he was 18 years old and takes him through when he was 24,” the CEO said. “There were a few things that happened [that were] significant in Han Solo’s life, like acquiring a certain vehicle and meeting a certain Wookiee, that will happen in this film. But you’ll also discover how he got his name.”
Source:
Read More on EW


6th March 2017 - Michael K. Williams Joins Cast



Michael Kenneth Williams is going from his hometown of Brooklyn, New York, to a galaxy far, far away.

StarWars.com is thrilled to announce that Williams has officially signed on for the upcoming untitled Han Solo Star Wars movie. Williams comes to Star Wars having played many memorable roles in both TV and film, including Omar Little in The Wire and Albert “Chalky” White in Boardwalk Empire, bringing charisma, humanity, and nobility to all his performances.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are directing the untitled Han Solo Star Wars movie from a script by Lawrence and Jon Kasdan, with a cast that includes Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, Thandie Newton, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, with Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca.
Source:
Star Wars


3rd March 2017 - Michael K. Williams in Talks to Join Cast

“The Wire” star Michael K. Williams is in final talks to join the upcoming Han Solo spinoff starring Alden Ehrenreich, Variety has learned exclusively.

Details about Williams’ character are unknown, as are plot details for the movie, other then it being an origin tale of the rogue smuggler.
Source:
Variety


21st February 2017 - Production Begins



The adventure-filled past of the iconic scoundrel and everyone's favorite Wookiee is going before cameras this month when principal photography on the untitled HAN SOLO - A NEW STAR WARS STORY officially began February 20th at Pinewood Studios, London. The movie will explore the duo's adventures before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, including their early encounters with that other card-playing rogue from a galaxy far, far away, Lando Calrissian.

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are directors co-piloting the movie, with a cast that includes Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, Thandie Newton, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, with Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca.

"Watching such inspired people from all over the world, with such unique voices, come together for the sole purpose of making art, is nothing short of miraculous," Lord and Miller said. "We can't think of anything funny to say, because we just feel really moved, and really lucky."

Written by Lawrence and Jon Kasdan, it will be produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Allison Shearmur, Simon Emanuel and co-produced by Kiri Hart, Susan Towner and Will Allegra. Lawrence Kasdan and Jason McGatlin will executive produce.

Crewing the ship will be some of the industry's top talent, including Academy Award nominee for his work on "Arrival," Bradford Young (Director of Photography), Chris Dickens (Editor), Dominic Tuohy (SFX Supervisor), Rob Bredow (VFX Supervisor) and Brad Allan (Action Designer).

They will be joining returning Star Wars veteran crew members Neal Scanlan (Creature & Droid FX Creative Supervisor), Neil Lamont (Production Designer), Dave Crossman and Glyn Dillon (Co-Costume Designers), Jamie Wilkinson (Prop Master), Lisa Tomblin (Hair), Amanda Knight (Make-Up) and Nina Gold (UK Casting Director).

The untitled Han Solo Star Wars Story is slated for release on May 25, 2018.
Source:
Star Wars


10th February 2017 - Thandie Newton in Negotiations to Join Cast

“Westworld” star Thandie Newton may be heading to a galaxy far, far away.

Sources tell Variety the actress is in negotiations to join the upcoming Han Solo spinoff starring Alden Ehrenreich. Newton’s character is unknown.
Source:
Variety


8th February 2017 - Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Talks for Eye Role

Following her critically acclaimed turn in the Amazon series “Fleabag,” actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge is in talks for a key role in the upcoming “Star Wars” Han Solo spinoff starring Alden Ehrenreich.

The role would be a CGI-driven performance from Waller-Bridge but would still be a significant part of the ensemble, similarly to key Star Wars characters in the past like Chewbacca, C-3P0 and most recently, Alan Tudyk’s K-2SO in “Rogue One.”
Source:
Variety


30th January 2017 - Filming Has Begun




11th January 2017 - Woody Harrelson Joins Cast



Veteran film and television actor Woody Harrelson is stepping aboard the upcoming Han Solo movie set to arrive in theaters next year.

Harrelson, known for wide-ranging roles in film and TV such as The Hunger Games, No County For Old Men, True Detective, Cheers, and Zombieland, will join actors Alden Ehrenreich (Han Solo), Donald Glover (Lando Calrissian), and Emilia Clarke in the adventure. This Star Wars Story is the second in a series of films that live outside the Skywalker family saga, and is set during the early scoundrel days of the iconic characters, prior to A New Hope.

“We couldn’t be more excited to work with an artist with as much depth and range as Woody,” said the film’s directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. “His ability to find both humor and pathos, often in the same role, is truly unique. He is also very good at ping pong.”

The as-yet-untitled movie, which is being produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Allison Shearmur, and Simon Emanuel, is scheduled for release in 2018.
Source:
Star Wars


3rd January 2017 - Woody Harrelson in Early Talks to Join Cast as Han Solo's Mentor

After playing a mentor to Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games” franchise, Woody Harrelson might help guide another iconic character’s journey.

Sources tell Variety that, while talks are still in the early stages, Harrelson is the top choice to play Han Solo’s mentor in the upcoming “Star Wars” spinoff starring Alden Ehrenreich.

The ensemble has already begun filling with rising stars, but executives wanted this role to go to an actor with considerable clout, and started meeting with actors over the past several weeks.
Source:
Variety



  • 18th November 2016 - Emilia Clarke Joins Cast

  • 21st October 2016 - Donald Glover Cast as Lando Calrissian

  • 5th October - Tessa Thompson, Naomi Scott and Zoe Kravitz Testing for Female Lead

  • 11th August 2016 - Casting Young Lando Calrissian

  • 5th May 2016 - Alden Ehrenreich Cast as Han Solo

  • 13th April 2016 - Alden Ehrenreich Emerges As Front-Runner For Han Solo Film

  • 12th January 2016 - Actor Shortlist Confirmed

  • 7th July 2015 - Christopher Miller And Phil Lord To Helm Han Solo Anthology Film
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