Many fans have been skeptical of having someone else take on the role of Han Solo, especially after Ford’s return to the character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens being so fresh in everyone’s mind.
Yes, the Hail Caesar! actor will be playing a young version of Han Solo in the Phil Lord and Chris Miller directed Star Wars spinoff tentatively titled Han Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Like it or not, the Han Solo movie is happening and is set for release on May 25, 2018.
For one, Ehrenreich is currently 11 years younger than Ford was when he first portrayed Han Solo in A New Hope, so we are not being forced to accept somebody taking over the role of Han Solo in the timeline established by the original trilogy.