Star Wars: Han Solo to be Featured in Next Anthology Film
The second Star Wars Anthology film will focus on the fan-favorite pilot, Han Solo. StarWars.com dropped the news, along with the reveal that The LEGO Movie directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller will helm the film. Needless to say, they’re both excited.
“This is the first film we’ve worked on that seems like a good idea to begin with. We promise to take risks, to give the audience a fresh experience, and we pledge ourselves to be faithful stewards of these characters who mean so much to us. This is a dream come true for us. And not the kind of dream where you’re late for work and all your clothes are made of pudding, but the kind of dream where you get to make a film with some of the greatest characters ever, in a film franchise you’ve loved since before you can remember having dreams at all.”
The screenplay is written by Lawrence Kasdan and Jon Kasdan. The story “focuses on how young Han Solo became the smuggler, thief, and scoundrel whom Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi first encountered in the cantina at Mos Eisley.”
So the film will be an origin story. Hopefully we’ll get more details as we head towards its May 25, 2018 release date. The next Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, is due out on December 18.