TELL US THE ODDS: The Han Solo Film Gifts Us Plot Deets & An A+ Cast Photo

 
It’s super easy to be nervous when a fictitious idol gets the reboot treatment, and we know full well that plenty of ‘Star Wars‘ fans out there are a bit nervy about the new Han Solo spin-off film. 
However, this should make you a little more comfy – ‘Star Wars’ have dropped a statement on us to announce the beginning of filming, and it includes some loose plot details, the full main cast list, and a photo. 
We’ll start with the photo. If you were previously looking at photos of Alden Ehrenreich and saying ‘ARGH I don’t see it, how can he play a young Han Solo?!’ then this photo oughta change your mind, because he looks EXACTLY goddamn like that gorgeous scoundrel:
In this photos, there’s also: 
Woody Harrelson (who will play a mentor of Solo’s – we explain more HERE.)
Emilia Clarke
Donald Glover (who plays a young Lando Calrissian, which is beyond perfect casting imho.)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge (who will reportedly play the first-ever main cast female droid!) 
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (directors and fearless leaders)
– and of course, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca.
 (Thandie Newton will also star, but sadly isn’t in this iconic picture.)

According to the release on StarWars.com, the film will follow Han and Chewie in the years leading up to ‘A New Hope’:

“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.”
Filming officially started on February 20th at Pinewood Studios in London. The film is slated for release in May of 2018. 
We’re already goddamn excited. 
Source: StarWars.com.
Photo: Twitter / @starwars.

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