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Ron Howard announces title and wrap on Solo: A Star Wars Story

October 17, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Ron Howard has taken to Twitter today to announce that filming has wrapped on the Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie, and we’ve now got something official to refer to it to as well, as the filmmaker has taken the opportunity to reveal that it is going by the title Solo: A Star Wars Story…

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Hey #Twitterville we just wrapped production so here's a special message #StarWars pic.twitter.com/8QJqN5BGxr

— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 17, 2017

Thus ends the speculation as to whether it’ll be called Solo: A Star Wars Story or Han Solo: A Star Wars Story!

Han Solo stars Alden Ehrenreich (Hail, Caesar!) as the famous smuggler, Donald Glover (Atlanta) as Lando Calrissian, Woody Harrelson (War for the Planet of the Apes) as Beckett (Solo’s mentor), Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag), Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones), Thandie Newton (Westworld), Paul Bettany (Avengers: Infinity War), Ian Kenny (Sing Street), and Warwick Davis (Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) in as-yet-unrevealed roles. It is set for release on May 25th 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ron Howard, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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