GAME OF THRONES Actress Emilia Clarke Joins The Cast Of The HAN SOLO Origin Movie

GAME OF THRONES Actress Emilia Clarke Joins The Cast Of The HAN SOLO Origin Movie

It's just been announced that the still untitled Han Solo movie has added another cast member, and it's none other than the Mother of Dragons herself, Emilia Clarke. More past the jump...

By MarkCassidy - Nov 18, 2016 03:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Game of Thrones
Star Wars.com has just officially announced that Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones, Terminator: Genisys) will join Alden Ehrenreich (Han) and Donald Glover (Lando) in the Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie, which will focus on the early days of the iconic space smuggler and his closest allies. Though her character is not named, the site does reveal that "Clarke’s role will round out a dynamic cast of characters that Han and Chewie will encounter on their adventures."

Apparently the likes of Kiersey Clemons, Tessa Thompson and fellow Game of Thrones alum Jessica Henwick were also in the running for this part.

The untitled Han Solo movie, helmed by directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, is set for release in 2018.
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Craigferguson67
Craigferguson67 - 11/18/2016, 3:58 PM
I'm not trying to start anything but I'm seriously asking... HAS there ever been a woman of color(don't care what) had a prominent role in Star Wars or has it always been white brunettes?
AwesomePromoz
AwesomePromoz - 11/18/2016, 4:03 PM
@Craigferguson67 -

Oola is black.



And Mas is black.

Fekkius
Fekkius - 11/18/2016, 4:05 PM
@Craigferguson67
I can't think of any. Least we got Finn tho.
ScarlettFever
ScarlettFever - 11/18/2016, 4:05 PM
@Craigferguson67 - Does this count? She's orange.



:)
BloodyBed
BloodyBed - 11/18/2016, 4:07 PM
@TheFamousJMC - the colorblind is real with this one

:)
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 11/18/2016, 4:11 PM
@Craigferguson67 -
We currently have Jyn Erso and Rey as key female characters. They may not be of colour, but it's a start. Plus, there's Maz Kanata, who is played by a black actress.
CinemaJackXCI
CinemaJackXCI - 11/18/2016, 4:14 PM
@TheFamousJMC - gotta give these sequels some sort of credibility, right?
DerekLake
DerekLake - 11/18/2016, 4:16 PM
@TheFamousJMC - I think the key word was "prominent." The answer is no. There hasn't been a woman of color in a prominent Star Wars role yet. Granted, there haven't been a lot of women period in prominent Star Wars roles.
AwesomePromoz
AwesomePromoz - 11/18/2016, 4:20 PM
@ScarlettFever - I was sorry for what happened to Aayla Secura



She made me a happy boy.

AwesomePromoz
AwesomePromoz - 11/18/2016, 4:21 PM
@DerekLake - Mas isn't prominent? Or does her work not count if it's motion capture?

Oola had a prominent influence on me in my adolescence.
Craigferguson67
Craigferguson67 - 11/18/2016, 3:59 PM
Cool casting, I got a feeling she replaced Tessa Thompson.
ScarlettFever
ScarlettFever - 11/18/2016, 3:59 PM
Well... this is definitely a surprise.
Prime
Prime - 11/18/2016, 4:00 PM
Why Han Solo though? Obi-wan would have been better.
Craigferguson67
Craigferguson67 - 11/18/2016, 4:01 PM
Dammit can I get a [frick]ing Obi-Wan movie
GhostDog
GhostDog - 11/18/2016, 4:02 PM
What happened to them?

Craigferguson67
Craigferguson67 - 11/18/2016, 4:02 PM
@ComicsBornAndBred - they weren't white
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