TheUntitled Gareth Edwards Directed Star Wars Spin-Offis expected to start shooting in the coming months, as we head into spring. The film will reportedly overlap withSpectreshooting at London’s Pinewood Studios sometime in late March or early April. Which means an official casting announcement should be made soon. In the meantime, we have a new rumor that reportedly already knows who will play a young Han Solo in this first standalone adventure. If we’re to believeThe Sun, it will beKingsman: The Secret Servicebreakout starTaron Egerton.
Gary Whittawrote the first draft of the Untitled Gareth Edwards Directed Star Wars Spin-Off, withChris Weitzcoming on for a new draft. No story details have been revealed, and the rumors regarding the plot have been a little erratic. Way back when these spinoffs where first announced, it was believed that the first would follow Han Solo, while the second would follow bounty hunter Boba Fett. It was later said that this particular movie would include both Han Solo and Boba Fett, with a story that focused on a young Han as he teams up with a group of space pirates. There have also been reports that the story will follow a group of spies who steal the plans to the Death Star.The Sungoes back to earlier claims that this is Han Solo’s origin story. They go onto say that this film will show “howHarrison Ford’s iconic character got the Millennium Falcon, as well as showing how he fell out with Jabba the Hutt.”
It was previously reported thatOrphan BlackstarTatiana Maslanyhad won the lead female role in the spinoff. She was later said to be playing Mandalorian weapons expert Sabine Wren, one of the main characters on the animatedStar Wars Rebelsseries. These rumors seemed to disappear once it was announced in the trades thatFelicity Joneshad actually won the female lead. That has never been confirmed by Disney nor LucasFilm.
While the studios have had nothing to say about any official Star Wars Spin-Off casting,Kingsman: The Secret ServicewriterMark Millardid add a ‘wee’ bit of validity to this rumor by Tweeting: ‘Taronshot first’. What are your thoughts on this? IsTaron Egertona good replacement forHarrison Ford? Here isMark Millar’s tweet:
