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Ron Howard’s latest Han Solo Star Wars set photo features a new R2 unit

August 3, 2017 by Gary Collinson

It seems a day doesn’t go by without Ron Howard giving us a peek at Lucasfilm’s Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie, and sure enough he’s been back on social media today, unveiling a behind-the-scenes image of himself alongside a brand new R2 unit…

Howard also shared a second photo of a different kind of droid hard at work…

Meanwhile, the filmmaker also spoke briefly to THR about his excitement over the project (which saw him stepping in as a late replacement following the firing of Phil Lord and Chris Miller), stating that: “It’s a fantastic script, a great cast and I am having a fantastic creative experience with it.”

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), Michael K. Williams (The Night Of) 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: Han Solo: A Star Wars Story, Ron Howard, 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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