After the official announcement yesterday, Howard spoke out to the press today (via Variety) about taking the Han Solo directing job.
I hope to honor the great work already done & help deliver on the promise of a Han Solo film.
The untitled Han Solo film is set to feature Hail, Caesar‘s Alden Ehrenreich as Han, with Atlanta‘s Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian and The Force Awakens‘ Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca.
It remains to be seen how the situation will evolve, and whether Han Solo can keep its previously-announced May 25, 2018 release date.