Ron howard officially named new director of han solo movie. Ron howard steps in to direct han solo star wars film. Ron howard posts video from the untitled han solo film set. The untitled han solo movie already has its new director just two days after it was announced phil lord and chris miller were fired from the star wars standalone project. Aug 10, 2017 the untitled young han solo film hits theaters on may 25th, 2018 and stars alden ehrenreich hail caesar. Solo mason novel, a 1992 science fiction novel by robert mason. The untitled han solo film is currently in production, and director ron howard has been documenting his experience on twitter and instagram with everything from photos with cast members to teases of vehicle controls to shots of his morning coffee.
Jun 21, 2017 the upcoming han solo film may have hit a few bumps in the road. The star wars sequel trilogy is the third trilogy of the main star wars franchise, an american space opera created by george lucas. The second anthology spinoff star wars story focuses on how young han solo became the smuggler, thief, and scoundrel whom luke skywalker and obiwan kenobi first encountered in the cantina at mos eisley. A star wars story, a 2018 star wars film featuring a young han solo. So if you want to revisit some of his updates, if youve never seen them, or if you might have missed some, fear not. Feb 21, 2017 the untitled han solo star wars story is currently slated for release on may 25, 2018 just five months after the release of the last jedi episode viii on dec.
Untitled han solo star wars anthology film 2018 full. Han solo star wars film loses its directors during production. Trank left the project, however, following troubles on the set and poor reception of his film fantastic four, and lucasfilms reluctance to continue with him as director. Working title for untitled star wars han solo film revealed.
What if the untitled 2018 han solo film features a lot of george lucas story for the young life of han solo. Disney and lucasfilm are zeroing in on their young, scruffylooking nerfherder for the upcoming, untitled han solo standalone film set before a new hope. Directors phil lord and christopher miller are no longer directing the star wars anthology movie about the adventures of young han solo. Untitled han solo star wars anthology film news, recap. The second is that solo feels somewhat clunky or as if the movie is being too obvious when it brings in iconic items for han or connects to the larger star wars. Untitled han solofilm alden ehrenreich wird han solo movie. Jun 22, 2017 lucasfilm is pleased to announce that academy awardwinning filmmaker ron howard has been named director of the untitled han solo film. It stars alden ehrenreich as han solo in the years prior to star wars. Untitled star wars film still set for 2022 release. The story follows the exploits of a young han solo who joins up with a band of mercenaries to help. The film explores the early adventures of han solo and chewbacca, who join a. Working title for untitled star wars han solo film.
After speculation as to the changes with the untitled han solo movie, ron howard confirms bradford young is still the director of photography on the film. Feb 21, 2017 today, star wars shared the first official cast shot from as of yet untitled han solo movie, set for release in 2018. Untitled han solo film prepares for shooting at fuerteventura by noah villaverde on march 11, 2017 a few weeks back, principal photography for the upcoming young han solo star wars story began. Over the last year, weve heard a lot of rumors from the set of the new untitled han solo film. Plot details are largely unknown, but the film will cover hans life from the ages of 1824 and explore key events such as meeting his lifelong friend chewbacca and winning the. The untitled han solo star wars story is currently slated for release on may 25, 2018 just five months after the release of the last jedi episode viii on dec. Dirk libbey view profile dirk or stephen, depending on whos asking is a northern california native. Aug 30, 2016 untitled han solo star wars anthology film 2018 fullmovie. A popular prequel era eu characters surname linked to.
Rumors have indicated star alden ehrenreich signed a three picture deal with lucasfilm when he was cast, so this conceivably could be the first installment of a standalone han solo trilogy. Underworld have featured episodes about a jedi that survived order 66, having previously infiltrated the level and the underworld who then fled to it for protection from palpatines empire. The picture features alden ehrenreich, who will play solo, donald. A new hope, including encounters with lando calrissian along with ehrenreich, glover, and clarke, the cast also includes woody harrelson, thandie newton, phoebe wallerbridge, and joonas suotamo as chewbacca. We have a wonderful script, an incredible cast and crew, and the absolute. The asyetuntitled han solo movie has been filming in england since february, though was noticeably absent from the highprofile star wars celebration event in april.
Production begins on the untitled han solo star wars story. With that in mind, were thrilled to announce that ron howard will step in to direct the untitled han solo film. At lucasfilm, we believe the highest goal of each film is to delight, carrying forward the spirit of the saga that george lucas began forty years ago, said kathleen kennedy, president of lucasfilm. We havent even learned of the actual title for the film yet, but reports in the form of image leaks suggest that it could be.
Lucasfilm is pleased to announce that academy awardwinning filmmaker ron howard has been named director of the untitled han solo film. A new hope, like the other star wars standalone project, rogue one. Solo, a tamilmalayalam film directed by bejoy nambiar. Jun 22, 2017 the han solo movie that lucasfilm still cant be bothered to title will soon resume filming with a new director. We havent even learned of the actual title for the film yet, but reports in the form of image leaks suggest that it could be very significant albeit minimal in terms of title. The untitled han solo star wars anthology film is slated for release on may 25, 2018. Solo, a 2018, spanish adventure film starring aura garrido. The currently untitled han solo origin film has gone through muchpublicized production troubles, and while this announcement may not guarantee that the movie will be good, it. Jul 30, 2017 after speculation as to the changes with the untitled han solo movie, ron howard confirms bradford young is still the director of photography on the film. Ron howard confirmed as new star wars han solo director. Reports suggested that the film was to center on bounty hunter boba fett and was slated for a release in 2018.
Jun 22, 2017 the still untitled han solo film is still expected to hit theaters in may 25th, 2018. Ron howard announced as han solo director two days after lord. Up to this point, weve been forced to call disneys next standalone star wars film the cumbersome asofyetuntitled han solo film. Ron howard top choice to take over han solo film deadline. Lucasfilm announced today that the untitled han solo film. Ron howard is stepping in to direct the new han solo star wars film. Star wars han solo film loses directors phil lord and. Donald glover portrays lando calrissian and joonas suotamo portrays the wookiee chewbacca. The untitled young han solo film hits theaters on may 25th, 2018 and stars alden ehrenreich hail caesar.
Jun 20, 2017 the asyet untitled han solo movie has been filming in england since february, though was noticeably absent from the highprofile star wars celebration event in april. Untitled han solo film will move forward with new directors. Ron howard is taking over the han solo standalone film. Jun 20, 2017 a notso long time ago earlier today, in fact in a galaxy far, far away star wars official website, to be precise, lucasfilm announced it would be moving forward on the untitled han solo film. Kasdan, who cowrote 2015s the force awakens and is heavily involved once again on han solo, holds a special place in star wars fans hearts for his work on the saga. Emilia clarke of game of thrones fame will also be joining the cast. Earlier this year at star wars celebration europe, we learned that alden ehrenreich was cast as a young han solo in an upcoming untitled han solo star wars film. Untitled han solo film rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Jun 22, 2017 ron howard is stepping in to direct the new han solo star wars film. All the while, though, he was referring to the film as the untitled han solo movie. Untitled han solo star wars anthology film 2018 full movie. What do you think about howard coming on board to direct. Star wars untitled han solo directors leave film e. The trilogy consists of episodes vii through ix, chronologically following the prequel trilogy episodes iiii.
May 25, 2018 solo s past has been shrouded in mystery in star wars canon, and this film hopes to shed more life on his earlier days before he became a rebellion hero. Ron howard, who starred in george lucass first hit film, 1973s american graffiti. During an adventure into the criminal underworld, han solo meets his future copilot chewbacca and encounters lando calrissian years before joining the rebellion. Board the millennium falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in solo. Sep 19, 2017 the untitled han solo film is currently in production, and director ron howard has been documenting his experience on twitter and instagram with everything from photos with cast members to teases of vehicle controls to shots of his morning coffee. The search for disney and lucasfilms young han solo heats up, as a potential cameo in rogue one. Han solo film notso secretive after all for next years untitled han solo film, however, an inkling of information could mean a lot. Aug 30, 2016 untitled han solo star wars anthology film 2018 full movie. Jun 22, 2017 ron howard has been set to replace phil lord and chris miller on the star wars han solo movie. Jun 26, 2017 kasdan, who cowrote 2015s the force awakens and is heavily involved once again on han solo, holds a special place in star wars fans hearts for his work on the saga. Ron howard to assume directorial duties on the untitled. Ron howard to assume directorial duties on the untitled han. Today, star wars shared the first official cast shot from as of yet untitled han solo movie, set for release in 2018.
Oct 05, 2017 the worlds of the untitled han solo star wars story. Solo is a good oldfashioned star wars adventure unlike the travesty that was the last jedi. The worlds of the untitled han solo star wars story. A star wars story, an allnew adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Kathleen kennedy and allison shearmur will produce with. Ron howard announced as han solo director two days after. The move was a surprising one seeing that the film. Oct 17, 2017 up to this point, weve been forced to call disneys next standalone star wars film the cumbersome asofyet untitled han solo film. Everything we know so far about the untitled han solo film. A star wars story or simply solo is a 2018 american space western film based around the star wars character han solo, also featuring his original trilogy coprotagonists chewbacca and lando calrissian. Ron howard has been set to replace phil lord and chris miller on the star wars han solo movie. With alden ehrenreich, woody harrelson, emilia clarke, donald glover. The han solo movie that lucasfilm still cant be bothered to title will soon resume filming with a new director. The untitled han solo film is slated for a may 25, 2018, release.
An untitled standalone star wars film was planned to be directed by josh trank from a screenplay by simon kinberg. The han solo movie is so cool even its logo is badass. Im generally the most interested in what new worlds we will visit in each new film that arrives. Directors phil lord and christopher miller have both stepped down from the project. Ron howard to assume directorial duties on the untitled han solo film. Well, tuesday, with production now apparently finished, he revealed the real title. A star wars story is a standalone star wars film directed by ron howard from a screenplay by lawrence kasdan and jon kasdan, released worldwide on may 25, 2018. Director ron howard wraps shooting on the untitled han solo film and announces the movies muchanticipated title. The untitled han solo movie finally has a pretty obvious title.
The untitled han solo pic is set prior to star wars. A star wars story is the name of the upcoming han solo. Ron howard had only been named the new director of the untitled han solo film for less than 24 hours before he found himself facing questions during an appearance at the cannes lions advertising. Ron howard is taking over the han solo standalone film the. Jun 22, 2017 the untitled han solo film is slated for a may 25, 2018, release. The stilluntitled han solo film is still expected to hit theaters in may 25th, 2018. Official name for the untitled han solo film revealed. The upcoming han solo film may have hit a few bumps in the road. Young han solo star wars film loses directors phil lord. Untitled han solo star wars anthology film 2018 fullmovie.