It was never Luke. It was always Solo. Solo was the hero I wanted to rescue me {as Princess Leia} when I was 7 playing Star Wars in my backyard. And when his horrible son did what he did to him in Star Wars: A Force Awakens, I audibly gasped. I loved Han Solo.
So the news out today made me SMILE.
The newest Star Wars movie announcement: The untitled Han Solo Star Wars Story began principal photography on February 20th at Pinewood Studios, London.
Photo credit: Jonathan Olley ©2017 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
The movie will be about Han Solo & Chewbacca’s adventures before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, and it will feature a few characters we love (and hate) from the franchise.
Here’s all the specifics we were able to find:
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. Must we wait that long??
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