Alden Ehrenreich, star of Solo: A Star Wars Story, has revealed that he would like to see a Star Wars film set during the Old Republic.
The Old Republic has been a time period that fans have wanted to see explored on film for years but so far have yet to have their wish fulfilled. With all the new Star Wars movies on the way, the hope is that one of these will focus on this fascinating time in Star Wars history.
Alden Ehrenreich, who stars as Han in the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story, is also someone who wants to see the Old Republic come to the big screen, telling CinemaBlend that he’s got a personal interest in seeing a film based on the Republic Scout Service:
“When I was learning about this, there’s something called scouts, which is early days of the Republic, there were scouts whose job it was to basically go, they were like settlers,” Ehrenreich said. “They were pioneers. They would go to unknown planets and learn about them and learn about these various planets. That seemed like a very interesting part of this world.”
The Republic Scout Service, an organisation funded by the Old Republic, would certainly provide an interesting vehicle in which to explore this dynamic period in the galaxy. What do you think? Would you like to see the scouts on the big screen or should Lucasfilm look elsewhere for an Old Republic movie?
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A new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.
Solo: A Star Wars Story features Alden Ehrenreich (Hail, Caesar!) as the famous smuggler, Donald Glover (Atlanta) as Lando Calrissian, Woody Harrelson (War for the Planet of the Apes) as Tobias Beckett, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca, Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) as L3-37, Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) as Qi’Ra, Thandie Newton (Westworld) as Val, Ian Kenny (Sing Street) as Rebolt, Harley Durst (Wonder Woman) as Moloch, Jon Favreau (Spider-Man: Homecoming) as Rio Durant, Tien Hoang (Now You See Me 2) as Moloch’s henchman, Paul Bettany (Avengers: Infinity War) as Dryden Vos and Warwick Davis (Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) in an as-yet-unrevealed role.
Originally published May 22, 2018. Updated May 23, 2018.
