FILM-STAR WARS/HAN SOLO Han Solo gets his own film as Disney expands 'Star Wars' universe

Record ID: 148151

  • Title: FILM-STAR WARS/HAN SOLO Han Solo gets his own film as Disney expands 'Star Wars' universe
  • Date: 7th July 2015
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF DIRECTORS PHIL LORD AND CHRISTOPHER MILLER AT PREMIERE
  • Embargoed: 22nd July 2015 13:00
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  • Story Text: "Star Wars" space hero Han Solo will be getting his very own standalone film, Disney said on Tuesday (July 07), directed by the "Lego Movie" filmmakers.
    The untitled Han Solo project, slated for release on May 25, 2018, will be the second standalone "Star Wars" anthology film, following the release of "Rogue One" next year.
    These films will explore a separate part of George Lucas' intricate intergalactic universe and will intersperse the new trilogy of "Star Wars" movies kicking off with December's highly anticipated "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
    The new Han Solo film will focus on the origin story of the character made famous in the "Star Wars" films by actor Harrison Ford, who will be reprising the role in "The Force Awakens."
    Once a smuggler, Han Solo becomes the lovable ruffian of the Rebel Alliance, fighting against Darth Vader's oppressive Galactic Empire.
    "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," Disney said.
    Filmmakers Chris Miller and Phil Lord, best known for "Lego Movie," rebooting the "21 Jump Street" films and also Fox TV's hit new comedy series "The Last Man on Earth," will direct the movie, which has yet to announce a cast.
    "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," Miller and Lord said in a statement.
    Writer-director Lawrence Kasdan, best known for co-writing "The Empire Strikes Back," "Return of the Jedi" and "The Force Awakens," will pen the screenplay with his son Jon Kasdan.
    "The Force Awakens" is the first of three new "Star Wars" films being produced by Walt Disney Company since it purchased the franchise from Lucasfilm in 2012 for $4.05 billion.
    The six previously released "Star Wars" films have grossed more than $4.4 billion at the worldwide box office since 1977 and spawned a legion of devoted fans.
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