Smuggler, scoundrel, nerf-herder – three words one would typically associate with the great Han Solo. And in light of Disney’s two-part trailer showcase for Solo: A Star Wars Story, we’re tempted to add ‘superstar’ to the Lucasfilm lexicon.
Amidst Big Game teasers for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Mission: Impossible – Fallout, the Mouse House rolled out the long-anticipated preview for Solo, Ron Howard’s Star Wars anthology flick that’s now only three-and-a-half months out from release. And May 25th can’t come soon enough.
Whether it’s the A-list cast or the rat-a-tat pacing, Solo has arguably made a good first impression with its trailer footage, while Bradford Young’s cinematography imbues the film with a bleak, gritty color palette – one that fits the title character like a glove. Speaking of which, you’ll be able to catch another peek at the hero made famous by Harrison Ford down below, along with posters for Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover), Qi’Ra (Emilia Clarke) and the world’s most famous Wookiee, Chewbacca.
Similar to Rogue One before it, much of Solo: A Star Wars Story takes place between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, while we expect to check in on Alden Ehrenreich’s smuggler between the ages of 18 and 24. It’s within this window of time that Han encounters Chewie and Lando – two mainstays of the Star Wars saga – along with a whole ensemble of famous faces.
For more, see the official plot summary below:
Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a seres of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.
Now that The Last Jedi has come and gone, all eyes in the galaxy are beginning to turn toward Solo: A Star Wars Story. It’ll take flight on May 25th, thereby following in the footsteps of Avengers: Infinity War and David Leitch’s untitled Deadpool sequel.
