The young Han Solo is the most coveted Star Wars role for young male actors, and the race is coming to an end as an insider has revealed that Alden Ehrenreich is set to be the frontrunner for the role.
Deadline reported that Ehrenreich became the favourite for the role after a screen test narrowed down the search to a handful of actors. The frontrunner gained a lead over other hopefuls that included Taron Egerton (Kingsman: the Secret Service) and Jack Reynor (Transformers: Age of Extinction).
Ehrenreich, a Los Angeles native has previously appeared in Coen Brothers’ Hail, Ceasar! as the lovable but simple cowboy, Hobie Doyle, in which, he gave an excellent performance.
Aside from that, he will also be appearing in forthcoming Howard Hughes Biopic that is expected to be released in fall this year.
The Han Solo origins film would be the next in the recent Star Wars film and will come after Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which is scheduled for release on May 25, 2018. The film will be directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the team responsible for the upcoming Lego Batman Movie.
The yet to be titled film will focus on Han Solo before his involvement with the rebel alliance. Star Wars veteran Lawerence Kasdan, will take on executive producing duties as well as script writing duties. Kasdan, who wrote the script to The Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi and The Force Awakens will co-write the film with his son Jon Kasdan.
