Han Solo origin film announced - BBC News
A Star Wars spin-off film will tell the back story of space smuggler Han Solo, Disney has announced. The charismatic criminal turned Rebellion hero returns in Star Wars' next instalment: The Force Awakens this Christmas. Actor Harrison Ford last played Solo in 1983's Return of the Jedi. There was a huge excitement in the fan community earlier this year when an extended trailer for the new film featured a brief appearance of Solo and his Millennium Falcon co-pilot Chewbacca, appearing to be on the deck of his famous spaceship,... The untitled Han Solo project is scheduled to be released on 25 May 2018. It follows the first stand-alone Star Wars anthology film Rogue One, which is due next year. Source: www.bbc.com
