For a movie that’s already in production, we know shockingly little aboutPhil LordandChris Miller’sHan Solomovie. While that’s pretty much par for the course with any Lucasfilm endeavor, this is an especially mysterious case considering we only know four cast members so far –Alden Ehrenreichas young Han Solo;Donald Glover, as young Lando Calrissian;Woody Harrelson, as Han’s roguish mentor, andEmilia Clarkein an unknown role. That’s it. That’s it. For a Star Wars movie, which usually has a huge ensemble cast.
Today brings news of a possible new addition.Varietyreports thatFleabagcreator and breakout starPhoebe Waller-Bridgeis in talks to join the film in a key CGI role. While the outlet’s sources declined to say who Waller will be playing, the report states that her role would a CGI-driven performance as a significant member of the ensemble on par with classic key characters like Chewbacca and C3PO.
Production on theHan Solomovie kicked off a the end of January, but plot and character details are still scare. Back in October, cinematographerBradford Youngtold us that the spinoff will be “dirty sci-fi” and that the film will be“unexpected” and “dramatic," confirming that Lord and Miller will keep up their subversive tone, emphasizing that they “are prepared to say exactly what they wanna say and it’s complex.”
Waller-Bridge earned heaps of critical acclaim for her breakout Amazon seriesFleabag, including plenty from our own Allison Keene, who gave the series the #9 spot on herBest TV Shows of 2016list and selected Waller-Bridge as one of thebreakout performers of the year. Fleabag also picked up two Critics Choice Award nominations for Best Comedy Series and Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
TheHan Solospinoff will be Lucasfilm’s second Star Wars anthology story following the hugely successfulA New HopeprequelRogue One.
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