Originally published July 5, 2017. Updated November 21, 2019.
The Han Solo anthology movie seems like it will be keeping to its May 2018 release date.
After all the issues the project has suffered, namely the firing of directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the hiring of Ron Howard, and the reported unhappiness at Alden Ehrenreich’s performance, it seemed likely that the project might get pushed.
The film is currently set to be released in May of 2018 but considering what has been going on behind the scenes, seeing it delayed towards the end of the year or even pushed to 2019, wouldn’t have been a surprise.
However, BrickFanatics is reporting that the release of the tie-in LEGO sets for the untitled Han Solo movie is currently scheduled for April 20th, 2018. This could hold the answers to the film’s release date, as the site explains.
“Despite the production woes, the release date is still currently scheduled for 25 May 2018, which would put the LEGO – and presumably wider – merchandise launch just a month ahead of the movie. This is unusual in recent years, but is similar to how the merchandise was rolled out for the prequels.”
Whether or not this turns out to be the case will remain to be seen, but if the merchandise is still rolling out in this fashion, it would seem unlikely that the film itself will be pushed too far away.
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), Ian Kenny (Sing Street) and Michael K. Williams (The Night Of) in as-yet-unrevealed roles. It is set for release on May 25th 2018.
