The only thing we have to compare to the Han Solo movie is Rogue One, and while the distance between The Force Awakens and the first Star Wars spin-off was a full year – twice as long as the wait for Han Solo after Episode VIII – there was no Rogue One footage revealed until well after The Force Awakens.
The live action panel at Disney’s D23 expo brought some big news on the many films Disney has in production, including a section devoted to Star Wars, but the troubled Untitled Han Solo spin-off movie received barely any mention.
With no plans for a Star Wars live-action presence at Comic-Con this year and no Star Wars celebration next year, will there be an official unveiling for Han Solo?
Han Solo is clearly its own property, but ultimately Star Wars is a brand, and the people showing up to buy tickets for Han Solo are the same people buing tickets to every other Star Wars installment.