Given that reports suggested Lucasfilm tested over 2500 actors before casting Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo, it’s probably harder to find a young actor in Hollywood who wasn’t up for the Star Wars spinoff than one who was. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter to promote his new play Incognito, Daredevil star Charlie Cox has revealed that he […]
The Week in Star Wars – Everything you need to know about the Rogue One reshoots, Han Solo movie update and more
It’s been a big week for Star Wars this week – and not all of its good. We’ve got the latest on those Rogue One reshoots, an update on the Han Solo spin-off movie and more… Blimey, we know what we’re kicking things off with this week don’t we? It was reported by Page Six […]
Lawrence Kasdan says the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff will shoot in January
Earlier this month Disney and Lucasfilm announced that they’ve found their young Han Solo in Alden Ehrenreich, and now screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan has revealed that production on the Star Wars Anthology movie will kick off in January. “You know, Chris Miller and Phil Lord are going to direct it,” said Kasdan (via Star Wars News […]
The Week in Star Wars – Young Han Solo cast, The Force Awakens original opening, LEGO Rogue One, and more
Following on from our special May The Fourth Edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got a slightly smaller Sunday edition – but one that brings some huge news for Han Solo: A Star Wars Story… We’re going to kick things off this week – of course – with the announcement of Alden Ehrenreich as […]
Alden Ehrenreich is the new Han Solo
After several months of casting rumors and a search that included over 2,500 actors, we finally have our new Han Solo: Hail, Caesar! star Alden Ehrenreich. The news was first reported by PageSix, and then further confirmed by trades such as THR and TheWrap. Ehrenreich will of course fill the iconic shoes originally worn by Harrison Ford, and is […]
Christopher Miller teases Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie
One-half of the directing duo who will be helming 2018’s Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie, Christopher Miller, took to Twitter today to tease the upcoming project. In honor of May the 4th, Star Wars Day, Miller posted the following picture… Can't wait to get "shooting"!#MayThe4thBeWithYou pic.twitter.com/HlteYut6m0 — Christopher Miller (@chrizmillr) May 4, 2016 Highlighted in […]
The Week in Star Wars – Darth Vader in Rogue On casting, Young Han Solo casting, Rey’s parents in The Force Awakens and more
Order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US We’ve got a bit of EXCLUSIVE news in the latest edition of The Week in Star Wars, and some updates on the casting for Young Han Solo, Rey’s parents and more… We’ll kick things off this week by talking about Darth Vader in […]
Alden Ehrenreich reportedly frontrunner to play young Han Solo in Star Wars spinoff film
After conducting more screen tests, Alden Ehrenreich (who also had a breakout role earlier this year in the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar!) is being reported by Deadline as the frontrunner to play a young Han Solo in Disney’s Star Wars spinoff film. Ehrenreich was also a part of the short list that emerged online a […]
Taron Egerton addresses young Han Solo rumours
A few days ago, it was reported that Disney and Lucasfilm have whittled down the 2500-strong contenders for the role of the young Han Solo in the 2018 Star Wars Anthology movie to just three candidates: Alden Ehrenreich (Hail, Caesar!), Jack Reynor (Transformers: Age of Extinction) and Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service). Appearing on The […]
The Week in Star Wars – Episode VIII set photos and scene descriptions, Young Han Solo casting update, The Force Awakens concept art, Vader and Ahsoka and more
Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US More set photos have landed for Episode VIII in this edition of The Week in Star Wars. We’ve also got some casting updates for Young Han Solo, a load of concept art for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One comic book details […]
