They have hired Alden Ehrenreich to play the lead smuggler, and if you saw him in Hail, Caesar!, you know that’s a great choice.
The rest of the cast includes Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, Thandie Newton, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, with Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca.
After the success of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Disney’s plans to move ahead with a solo Han Solo movie, and they’ve hired a few creative voices to guide the ship.
Lawrence Kasdan will co-write the script with his son, Jon, while 21 Jump Street and The LEGO Movie wizards Phil Lord and Chris Miller will share the director’s chair.