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Production has started for the untitled Han Solo project.
Crews began filming at Pinewood Studios, London for the movie set to explore Han and Chewbacca's adventures before Star Wars: A New Hope. This movie will go into great depth and release a backstory of their encounter with Lando Calrissian.
Here's a first look at the cast:
(Clockwise from bottom left: co-director Christopher Miller, Woody Harrelson, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca, co-director Phil Lord, and Donald Glover. Photo credit: Jonathan Olley ©2017 Lucasfilm Ltd.)
Star Wars also revealed some of the crew working behind the scenes to make this film happen:
Crewing the ship will be some of the industry’s top talent, including Academy Award nominee for his work on Arrival, Bradford Young (Director of Photography), Chris Dickens (Editor), Dominic Tuohy (SFX Supervisor), Rob Bredow (VFX Supervisor) and Brad Allan (Action Designer)
They will be joining returning Star Wars veteran crew members Neal Scanlan (Creature & Droid FX Creative Supervisor), Neil Lamont (Production Designer), Dave Crossman and Glyn Dillon (Co-Costume Designers), Jamie Wilkinson (Prop Master), Lisa Tomblin (Hair), Amanda Knight (Make-Up) and Nina Gold (UK Casting Director).
The untitled Han Solo Star Wars Story is slated for release on May 25, 2018.
The untitled Han Solo film is expected to blast into theaters May 25, 2018.