The news comes courtesy of That Hashtag Show, who didn’t name a specific source, but say that they have received word that the story in the Han Solo movie does involve Jabba the Hutt, who Han has a pretty significant history with in the Star Wars universe.
As previously reported, it certainly sounds like Jabba the Hutt has a very important role to play in Han Solo: A Star Wars Story.
So the Jabba puppet seen in Han Solo will be a newly reconstructed version, not the actual one that was seen the third Star Wars movie.
Jabba the Hutt originally appeared in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and has become a fan-favorite character over the years.