Ron Howard's Solo: A Star Wars Story has now been released worldwide and fans have discovered that it contains a quick but significant reference to a character from The Phantom Menace - and no, it's not the one you're probably thinking of.
When Ron Howard's Solo: A Star Wars Story was first announced, a few fans were underwhelmed, to say the least. These same individuals were subsequently outraged to learn the film's main protagonist, Han Solo, had been recast. This was, of course, due to the advanced age of the character's original portrayer, Harrison Ford.
As excitement for Solo: A Star Wars Story builds, fans have started to reminisce about their first introduction to the charming scoundrel, back in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.
Solo: A Star Wars Story introduces Alden Ehrenreich as young Han Solo for the first time. But it turns out that everyone's favorite smuggler were almost revealed in Revenge of the Sith.
Next week, Ron Howard's Solo: A Star Wars Story will finally be released in theaters. While the arrival of a new film set in that galaxy far, far away is normally a cause for excitement, many people are skeptical of this Han-centric pic. Today, though, Lucasfilm hopes to put fans' doubts to rest, as a new critics TV spot for Solo has been unveiled, and it has nothing but positive things to say about the movie.
In celebration of Ron Howard's Solo: A Star Wars Story, which arrives in theaters next week, EA has updated its popular video game, Star Wars Battlefront II.