"several expanded universe books and other media. The anthology film """" reveals Han Solo's father, whose name is not revealed, constructed ships in planet Corelia, where Han was born. The name of Han's dad is not known. In the Legends-canon his name was Jonash Solo. Han's surname Solo, was not his birth name, with Han being given his Solo surname by an imperial officer right before Han joined the imperial flight academy, which he would leave three years after. Han Solo's first film appearance however was in 1977's ""Star Wars: A New Hope"" where he is played by Harrison Ford."
"Award in 2009, the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy in 2010, and the Al Ueltschi Humanitarian Award in 2013. In 2013, ""Flying Magazine"" ranked him number 48 on their list of the 51 Heroes of Aviation. Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor, writer and film producer. He gained worldwide fame for his starring roles as Han Solo in the ""Star Wars"" film series and as the title character of the ""Indiana Jones"" film series. Five of his movies are within the 30 top-grossing movies of all time at the US box office (when adjusted for"
"Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor, writer and film producer. He gained worldwide fame for his starring roles as Han Solo in the ""Star Wars"" film series and as the title character of the ""Indiana Jones"" film series. Five of his movies are within the 30 top-grossing movies of all time at the US box office (when adjusted for inflation). Ford is also known for playing Rick Deckard in the neo-noir dystopian science fiction film ""Blade Runner"" (1982) and its sequel ""Blade Runner 2049"" (2017); John Book in the thriller ""Witness"" (1985), for which"
"Solo: A Star Wars Story Solo: A Star Wars Story (or simply Solo) is a 2018 American space Western film based on the ""Star Wars"" character Han Solo. Directed by Ron Howard, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the second ""Star Wars"" anthology film following ""Rogue One"" (2016). Alden Ehrenreich stars as Han Solo alongside Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Joonas Suotamo, and Paul Bettany. The plot takes place approximately ten years prior to the events of ""A New Hope"", and explores the early adventures of Han Solo"
"Harrison Ford filmography Harrison Ford is an American actor, screen writer, and film producer, who has appeared in numerous films. He is known for portraying Han Solo in ""Star Wars"" (1977), ""The Empire Strikes Back"" (1980), ""Return of the Jedi"" (1983), and """" (2015); Indiana Jones in ""Raiders of the Lost Ark"" (1981), ""The Temple of Doom"" (1984), ""The Last Crusade"" (1989) and ""The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"" (2008); and Rick Deckard in ""Blade Runner"" (1982) and ""Blade Runner 2049"" (2017). He also played Jack Ryan in ""Patriot Games"" (1992) and again in ""Clear and Present Danger"" (1994). Ford"
"was revealed for the role of young Han Solo, including [[Miles Teller]], [[Ansel Elgort]], [[Dave Franco]], [[Jack Reynor]], [[Scott Eastwood]], [[Logan Lerman]], [[Emory Cohen]] and [[Blake Jenner]]. In March 2016, it was reported that Alden Ehrenreich, Reynor and [[Taron Egerton]] were on a shortlist for the role. In May 2016, Ehrenreich was reported to have been cast as the young Han Solo, and was revealed in the role at [[Star Wars Celebration#Celebration Europe III|""Star Wars"" Celebration Europe III]] two months later. Miller called casting the role one of ""the hardest casting challenges of all time"", adding that they ""saw over"
"her son from the dark side. Han's surname Solo, was not his birth name, with Han being given his Solo surname by an imperial officer right before Han joined the imperial flight academy, which he would leave three years after. Han Solo's first film appearance however was in 1977's ""Star Wars: A New Hope"" where he is played by Harrison Ford. He and his Wookiee co-pilot and best friend, Chewbacca are initially hired to transport Luke Skywalker and Obi-wan Kenobi. Han and Chewbacca later become involved in the Rebel Alliance and are committed to its cause. Over the course of"
"in the original ""Star Wars"" trilogy as well as in the sequel trilogy. Mythologist Joseph Campbell said of the character, ""He thinks he’s an egoist; but he really isn’t. ... there’s something else pushing [him]."" In 1997, creator of the franchise George Lucas described Han as ""a loner who realizes the importance of being part of a group and helping for the common good"". Alden Ehrenreich portrayed a young Han in the 2018 spin-off film """". Additionally, the character is the subject of many books, comics and other media based on the franchise. Han Solo is introduced in ""Star Wars"""
"Solo family The Solo family is a fictional family of characters in the ""Star Wars"" franchise, whose most key member is smuggler Han Solo, one of the central protagonists of the franchise starting in the original film trilogy which he is featured prominently throughout. Subsequent to these films' events, Han marries Princess Leia, hence connecting her family tree to his; their son Ben Solo is introduced in the 2015 film """". In the alternate ""Star Wars"" expanded universe of novels and comic books, Han and Leia have three children: Jaina, Jacen and Anakin Solo, who appear as lead characters in"
"Kylo Ren Kylo Ren is a fictional character in the ""Star Wars"" franchise. Introduced in the 2015 film """", he is portrayed by Adam Driver. ""Kylo Ren"" is the chosen name of Ben Solo, the son of original ""Star Wars"" trilogy characters Han Solo and Leia Organa. Though trained by his uncle Luke Skywalker as a Jedi, he has been seduced to the dark side of the Force by Supreme Leader Snoke and aspires to be as powerful as his grandfather, Darth Vader, and create a new order in the galaxy separate from the legacies created by Luke and the"
"haunting contours."" Kyle Buchanan of Vulture.com was underwhelmed by the reveal of Driver under the mask. Leon, however, argued: Driver won a 2016 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal. In January 2018, Kylo was voted seventh greatest movie villain of all time by the readers of ""Empire"". Kylo Ren Kylo Ren is a fictional character in the ""Star Wars"" franchise. Introduced in the 2015 film """", he is portrayed by Adam Driver. ""Kylo Ren"" is the chosen name of Ben Solo, the son of original ""Star Wars"" trilogy characters Han Solo and Leia Organa. Though trained by"
"one of the signers of the Declaration of independence. King received a degree in drama from Yale University, and also studied at Juilliard. King made his film debut, aged around 23, in the 1972 film ""Slaughterhouse-Five"". In 1975, he portrayed Hammond Maxwell in the exploitation film ""Mandingo"". Since the 1970s, he has appeared in dozens of feature films, television series and television movies. He auditioned for the role of Han Solo in ""Star Wars"", but the role ultimately went to Harrison Ford. However, he played the character in the radio adaptations of ""Star Wars"" and both its sequels. In 1984,"
"name and familiar aspects of his backstory materialized in the second draft. Lando was portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in ""The Empire Strikes Back"" and ""Return of the Jedi"", and was played by Donald Glover in the film ""Solo: A Star Wars Story"". Website The Verge noted that despite Han Solo's first name being written as ""Han"" and franchise creator George Lucas also pronouncing the name as ""Han"" () off-screen, within the films most characters, including Luke Skywalker, pronounce it as ""Hahn"" (). The Verge also noted how Billy Dee Williams' Lando seems to be the only character to pronounce"
"announced at Comic-Con International 2013. Povenmire said, ""May The 'Ferb' Be With You and with all of us who for decades have dreamt of a chance to work with the great characters and stories of Star Wars."" None of the original ""Star Wars"" actors reprised their roles for this special. Voice actor Christopher Corey Smith voiced Luke Skywalker as well the Toydarian, Blatto, the son of Watto from """"; actor Ross Marquand played Han Solo; voice actress April Winchell played Princess Leia; writer Eddie Pittman provided one line as Darth Vader; regular Perry the Platypus voice actor Dee Bradley Baker"
"lines for actors auditioning for roles in his then-upcoming film ""Star Wars"" (1977). Lucas was eventually won over by Ford's performance during these line reads and cast him as Han Solo. ""Star Wars"" became one of the most successful movies of all time and established Ford as a superstar. He went on to star in the similarly successful ""Star Wars"" sequels, ""The Empire Strikes Back"" (1980) and ""Return of the Jedi"" (1983), as well as the ""Star Wars Holiday Special"" (1978). Ford wanted Lucas to kill off Han Solo at the end of ""Return of the Jedi"", saying, ""That would"
"Solo action figure with ""human proportions"" was released in 1977 to follow with the initial release of the original Star Wars films, while a figure created for the films' mid-1990s re-release was criticized as ""unrealistically muscled."" In June 2018, Han Solo's Blaster from 1983's ""Return of the Jedi"" was auctioned for $550,000. Ripley's Believe It Or Not bought the item at the Hollywood Legends auction at Planet Hollywood casino-resort in Las Vegas. Han Solo Han Solo is a fictional character in the ""Star Wars"" franchise, who is a pilot from the planet Corellia. A primary character in the original film"
"characters, it whiffs. ""Solo"" is no exception."" Alden Ehrenreich confirmed his contract deal to appear as Han Solo extended for two additional films, giving the studio the option to pursue a sequel to ""Solo: A Star Wars Story"", or feature him in other anthology films in a supporting capacity. Ehrenreich said he would like any sequels to differentiate themselves from the previous ""Star Wars"" trilogies by being standalone, in the vein of the [[Indiana Jones (franchise)|""Indiana Jones""]] films, rather than direct follow-ups. Emilia Clarke, who played [[Qi'ra]], also signed on for future installments. Ron Howard said that while no sequel"
"1977), ""L'arma"" (Squitieri, 1978), ""Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?"" (Kotcheff, 1978), ""Child of the Night"" (Gobbi, 1978) ""Corleone"" (Squitieri, 1978), ""Hypochondriac"" (Cervi, 1979), ""The Terrace"" (""La terrazza"", Scola, 1980) and ""One Hundred Days in Palermo"" (""Cento giorni a Palermo"", Tornatore, 1984), playing a variety of roles in more than 60 films, His role as the smuggler and rakish hero Han Solo in the original ""Star Wars"" trilogy was instrumental in establishing the importance of star power in Italian voice acting. He also used his voice talents in ""Alien"", as the fearless Captain Dallas, as well as in"
"Writing for ""[[Rolling Stone]]"", [[Peter Travers]] gave the film 2.5 stars out of 4, complimenting the cast but criticizing the lack of creativity, saying, ""somehow Han Solo—the roguish ""Star Wars"" hellion famous for breaking all the rules—finds himself in a feel-good movie that doesn't break any."" Bernard Boo of ""[[PopMatters]]"" wrote, ""If what you want from a ""Star Wars"" movie is an action-adventure romp, and the last two movies in the franchise (""The Last Jedi"" and ""Rogue One"") felt a little too dreary and heavy on pathos, ""Solo"" is sure to lift your spirits and give you more thrills than"
"have given the whole film a bottom,"" but Lucas refused. Ford reprised the role of Han Solo in the sequel """" (2015). During filming on June 11, 2014, Ford suffered what was said to be a fractured ankle, when a hydraulic door fell on him. He was rushed to hospital for treatment. Ford's son Ben released details on his father's injury, saying that his ankle would likely need a plate and screws, and that filming could be altered slightly with the crew needing to shoot Ford from the waist up for a short time until he recovered. Ford made his"
"film ""Hail, Caesar!"", alongside a cast that included Josh Brolin and George Clooney. Many critics praised Ehrenreich's performance in particular. That same year, Ehrenreich starred in the leading role of Frank Forbes in Warren Beatty's romantic comedy-drama ""Rules Don't Apply"". He then starred in ""The Yellow Birds"" with Tye Sheridan, Jack Huston, and Jennifer Aniston, which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Ehrenreich starred as Han Solo in the ""Star Wars"" anthology film """" (2018), following Solo's early life before the events of the original 1977 ""Star Wars"". In March 2016, ""The Hollywood Reporter"" wrote that Ehrenreich had made"
"the audio serial was not as easy as had been hoped; while the producers were able to secure the actors Mark Hamill and Anthony Daniels from the original film, Harrison Ford was unavailable as he was filming ""Raiders of the Lost Ark"" at the time, and his place was taken by Perry King, an actor who once auditioned for the part of Han Solo in the 1977 film. Led by Mankiewicz, NPR's promoted the ""Star Wars"" serial with a successful publicity campaign, attracting coverage in ""Playboy"", ""The New York Times"" and ""Time"", who hailed the production with the headline, ""Radio"
"spent time alone thinking about the role of the Force, and would get into arguments with his brother Jacen on the subject. However, his uncle Luke still sees Anakin as too young and reckless. Solo family The Solo family is a fictional family of characters in the ""Star Wars"" franchise, whose most key member is smuggler Han Solo, one of the central protagonists of the franchise starting in the original film trilogy which he is featured prominently throughout. Subsequent to these films' events, Han marries Princess Leia, hence connecting her family tree to his; their son Ben Solo is introduced"
"and touches his face before falling off the bridge to his death in the reactor. A film featuring Han Solo before the events of the 1977 film was released on May 25, 2018. Actor Alden Ehrenreich portrays Han in the film, which also stars Donald Glover, Emilia Clarke, and Woody Harrelson. In the film, young Han is characterized to be an orphan on the planet Corellia. He and his lover, Qi'ra, attempt to escape from a criminal gang and bribe an Imperial officer with a stolen sample of coaxium, a powerful hyperspace fuel, in exchange for passage on an outgoing"
"Alden Ehrenreich Alden Caleb Ehrenreich (; born November 22, 1989) is an American actor. He made his feature-film debut in Francis Ford Coppola's ""Tetro"" in 2009, and also appeared in Coppola's subsequent film, ""Twixt"" (2011). In 2013, he appeared in Woody Allen's ""Blue Jasmine"" and Park Chan-wook's ""Stoker."" In 2016, Ehrenreich gained significant critical praise for his scene-stealing role as Hobie Doyle in the Coen brothers comedy ""Hail, Caesar!"" and for his leading role in Warren Beatty's romantic comedy-drama ""Rules Don't Apply"". He played the Young Han Solo in """", which focuses on the early years of the character, before"
"was reluctant to sign onto the sequels of ""Star Wars"". Solo's death in ""The Force Awakens"" came about when writer/director J.J. Abrams felt the character wasn't evolving or contributing to the story's development; he believed that Kylo Ren killing his own father would give him a chance to develop into a worthy successor for Darth Vader. Han Solo is a reckless smuggler with a sarcastic wit; he is ""a very practical guy"" and considers himself ""a materialist""; but the adventures in the first ""Star Wars"" movie evoke his compassion, a trait ""he didn't know he possessed"". The American Film Institute"
"return to filming in mid-August, after a two-month layoff as he recovered from his injury. Ford's character was killed off in ""The Force Awakens""; however, it was subsequently announced, via a casting call, that Ford would return in some capacity as Han Solo in ""Episode VIII"". In February 2016, when the cast for ""Episode VIII"" was confirmed, it was indicated that Ford would not reprise his role in the film. When Ford was asked if his character could come back in ""some form"", he replied, ""Anything is possible in space."" A Han Solo spin-off movie, """", was released in May"
"allows Finn's younger sister to join them in playing with his Lego sets as well, resulting in aliens from the planet Duplon beaming down to the Lego world and announcing their plans to destroy everyone. Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee Williams reprise their ""Star Wars"" roles of C-3PO and Lando Calrissian, respectively, with Keith Ferguson voicing Han Solo (whom he previously voiced in ""Robot Chicken"" and ""Mad""). Shaquille O'Neal voices a Lego version of himself who is a Master Builder alongside two generic members of the 2002 NBA All-Stars. Will Forte, Dave Franco, Jake Johnson, Keegan-Michael Key, Chris McKay and"
"making him a human to better develop the relationship between the three central characters (Luke, Leia and Han) and Chewbacca instead being used for the part of the alien sidekick. By the time of the third draft, Solo had developed into the ""tough James Dean style starpilot"" that would appear in the finished film. Harrison Ford was not immediately cast for the role of Han Solo, as George Lucas had already used him in the film ""American Graffiti"" and wanted somebody new for the role. However he hired Ford to rehearse lines with other actors and he was so impressed"
"providing the voice, reprising the role from ""[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|The Clone Wars]]"" and ""[[Star Wars Rebels|Rebels]]"" animated TV series. Screenwriter Jonathan Kasdan and first assistant director Toby Hefferman portrayed [[Tag and Bink|Tag Greenley and Bink Otauna]], respectively—two characters that first appeared in the ""[[Star Wars expanded universe|Star Wars Legends]]"" [[Star Wars comics|comics]] published by [[Dark Horse Comics]]. The scene was not included in the finished film. In 2012, ""Star Wars"" creator [[George Lucas]] began developing a film about a young Han Solo, and hired veteran ""Star Wars"" screenwriter [[Lawrence Kasdan]] to write the [[screenplay]]. After"
"Jyn Erso Jyn Erso is a fictional character in the ""Star Wars"" franchise, portrayed by English actress Felicity Jones in the 2016 film ""Rogue One"". Jyn is a former criminal who aids the Rebel Alliance in a desperate attempt to steal the plans to the Death Star, a powerful weapon possessed by the Empire. The character was introduced as a child in the 2016 prequel novel """" by James Luceno. Critics have compared Jyn to the characterization of Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in the ""Star Wars"" original trilogy and Rey (Daisy Ridley) in the ""Star Wars"" sequel trilogy. Industrial Light"
"of the original ""Star Wars"". Here (as in the original), Han Solo disputes with the alien bounty hunter Greedo (Paul Blake and Maria De Aragon), whom he kills; and Jabba confirms Greedo's last words and demands that Han pay the value of the payload lost by him. Han promises to compensate Jabba as soon as he receives payment for delivering Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, and C-3PO to Alderaan; Jabba agrees, but threatens to place a price on Solo's head if he fails. This conversation was an unfinished scene of the original 1977 film, in which Jabba was"
"Walken"", playing fictional poet and ladies' man Robert Fulmer. In Woody Allen's 1977 film ""Annie Hall"", Walken played the homicidal and borderline crazy brother of Annie Hall (Diane Keaton). Also in 1977, Walken had a minor role as Eli Wallach's partner in ""The Sentinel"". In 1978, he appeared in ""Shoot the Sun Down"", a western filmed in 1976 that costarred Margot Kidder. Along with Nick Nolte and Burt Reynolds, Walken was considered by George Lucas for the part of Han Solo in ""Star Wars""; the part ultimately went to Harrison Ford. In 1977, Walken also starred in an episode of"