Disney has released a new look atSolo: A Star Wars Storyby way of an extended TV spot. The second-ever “Star WarsStory” after 2016’sRogue Onechronicles the origin story of Han Solo, charting his beginnings as a smuggler and the relationships that paved the way for his colorful personality.Hail, Caesar!breakoutAlden Ehrenreichfills the role of Han, and this new TV spot for once puts the focus on his titular character. Indeed, the past two trailers haven’t really shown too much of Ehrenreich’s take on Han Solo, but here we get a pretty heavy focus on the relationship between Han and Chewbacca.
Solois poised to reveal how Han and Chewbacca first met, and we get a tease of their initial banter in this TV spot.Joonas Suotamohas officially taken over the role of Chewbacca fromPeter Mayhew, who returned forThe Force Awakensbut whose health meant he had limited ability to play Chewbacca inThe Last Jedi, which is where Suotamo filled the role.
Bradford Young’s cinematography continues to be a standout in theseSolospots as the story and characters remain a bit less intriguing. It’ll be interesting to see if screenwritersLawrence KasdanandJon Kasdanhave crafted a compelling reason to explain Han Solo’s backstory, since that seems to be one of the main complaints lodged againstSoloin the first place—that we have no need to learn anything more about the iconic character.
Check out the new footage in theSolo: A Star Wars StoryTV spot below. Directed byRon Howard, the film also starsEmilia Clarke,Donald Glover,Woody Harrelson,Phoebe Waller-Bridge,Thandie Newton, andPaul Bettany.Solo: A Star Wars Storyopens in theaters on May 25th.
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Here’s the official synopsis forSolo: A Star Wars Story:
Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in “Solo: AStar WarsStory,” an all-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 befriends his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and meets the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of theStar Warssaga’s most unlikely heroes.
