It might not have an official title yet but we get our first look of some of the cast and crew of the upcoming Han Solo film. In the photo we see Woody Harrelson, Chris Miller (director), Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Joonas Suotamo (as Chewbacca), Phil Lord (director), and Donald Glover. Cast member Thandie Newton isn’t in the photo.
The story will take place prior to the events of Star Wars: A New Hope and it’ll follow Han and Chewbacca’s adventures, “including their early encounters with that other card-playing rogue from a galaxy far, far away, Lando Calrissian.” As we know, Calrissian will be played by Donald Glover. The titular character will be played by Alden Ehrenreich and Joonas Suotamo will play Chewbacca. However, Disney and Lucasfilm haven’t confirmed the roles of the others in the photo above, namely Woody Harrelson, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Emilia Clarke. Rumor has it Harrelson will play Han’s mentor and Waller-Bridge will be a droid in a CGI-driven performance.
There are some big names working behind the scenes, too. In this post announcing that filming has started at Pinewood Studios in London, we get to see the list of notable crew members:
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 film is slated for May 25, 2018 release. Are you excited?
