Disney and Lucasfilm are close to casting their young Hans Solo for the upcoming untitled Star Wars spinoff.
The untitled picture will bow May 25, 2018.
According to sources, execs have cut the list down to about a dozen actors, headed by Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Dave Franco, Jack Reynor, Scott Eastwood, Logan Lerman, “Brooklyn” star Emory Cohen and “Everybody Wants Some” actor Blake Jenner.
Test deals are still being worked out, but producer Kathleen Kennedy and directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller will begin testing the new group with a decision expected in the next couple of weeks.
The film does not shoot until next January, but sources say the reason for such an early decision has more to do with another “Star Wars” film currently shooting, rather than the untitled “Han Solo” picture.
The new Hans Solo could have a small cameo in “Rogue One: A Star Wars” before appearing in his own standalone pic.
“Rogue One” still has a month of shooting to go and is supposed to be set between “Episode III” and “Episode IV,” making this new Han Solo age appropriate for an appearance in the film.
Disney and Marvel used the same strategy for their new Spider-Man by casting Tom Holland early in order for him to cameo in “Captain America: Civil War” before appearing in his own film.
With the exception of Eastwood, who’s 29, Disney and Lucasfilm favors actors between the ages of 20 to 25. The studios tested actors as young as 17 to as old as 34.
