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Emilia Clarke joins the Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie

November 19, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke is heading to the galaxy far, far away, with the official Star Wars site announcing that the actress has joined the cast of the upcoming Han Solo Anthology movie.

Clarke will join a cast that so far includes Alden Ehrenreich (Rules Don’t Apply) as Han Solo and Donald Glover (Atlanta) as Lando Calrissian, while Chewbacca is also confirmed to appear.

SEE ALSO: Alden Ehrenreich talks Han Solo spinoff, Chewbacca and Donald Glover’s Lando

The as-yet-untitled Han Solo movie is being directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The LEGO Movie), and will explore the early adventures of the smuggler prior to A New Hope. It is set for release on May 25th 2018.

Originally published November 19, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Emilia Clarke, Han Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer who is the Editor-in-Chief of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature 'The Baby in the Basket' and suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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