Han Solo has a New Face

It’s official. We have a new Hans Solo.

Alden Ehrenreich nabbed the part of a young Han Solo in the spinoff movie, as was confirmed today from the stage at the Star Wars Celebration in London.

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The 26-year-old actor will star in the untitled 2018 “A Star Wars Story” film, directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Production is expected to begin in January or February.

Lord and Miller revealed that they auditioned 3,000 actors from across the globe to play the young Han Solo before settling on Ehrenreich. As it turns out, the young actor (who’s perhaps best known for his role in ‘Hail, Caesar!’ & ‘Beautiful Creatures‘) had been the first person to audition for the role.

Ehrenreich performed multiple screen tests, some of which included scenes with Chewbacca and the Millennium Falcon.

We’re cautiously optimistic for this movie. It’s going to be hard to see someone other than Harrison Ford play the wise cracking smuggler, but we’re going to keep an open mind.

 

~Seppin

~Rek