HAIL, CAESAR! Actor Alden Ehrenreich Emerges As Front-Runner For Young HAN SOLO Role
The 26 year-old actor was in the running to play Han Solo along with the likes of Jack Reynor and Taron Egerton, but now it seems the Hail, Caesar! breakout star has jumped to the top of the line...
It seems the search for a young Han Solo may be over, as Deadline reports that Alden Ehrenreich has emerged as front-runner for the role after an "impressive round" of screen tests.
Of course that doesn't mean anything is set in stone, and the part could well go to someone else.
The Han Solo origin film will focus on the early life of the iconic space smuggler before the events of A New Hope, and will also feature an appearance from everyone's favorite walking carpet, Chewbacca.
The LEGO Movie duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller will helm the Star Wars spinnoff, which is scheduled to hit theaters in 2018.
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