Star Wars Celebration Unveils Alden Ehrenreich As Han Solo

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450489305,E99EC4B3993EB3AE660 Today at Star Wars Celebration Europe, Alden Ehrenreich was introduced to fans for the first time as Han Solo, the new star of the untitled Han Solo Star Wars Story at the Future Filmmaker Panel.  Alden has previously appeared in Coen Brothers’ Hail Caesar! and Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine.

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The panel featured Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy (Producer) and Kiri Hart (Senior Vice President of Development), who were joined by director Rian Johnson (Star Wars: Episode VIII) and directing duo Chris Miller and Phil Lord (the untitled Han Solo Star Wars story).  The new Han Solo movie is set to be released in 2018 and focus on the origin story of Han Solo and Chewbacca.

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Hosted by Lucasfilm Story Group’s Pablo Hidalgo, the filmmakers were joined by surprise guests John Boyega (Finn), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) and Carrie Fisher (General Leia Organa) from Star Wars: Episode VIII.

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