"early interviews, it was suggested the series might comprise nine or twelve films. ""Star Wars"" launched the careers of Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher. Ford, who subsequently starred in the ""Indiana Jones"" series (1981–2008), ""Blade Runner"" (1982), and ""Witness"" (1985) after working on the film, told the ""Daily Mirror"" that ""Star Wars"" ""boosted my career"", and said, ""I think the great luck of my career is that I've made these family movies which are introduced to succeeding generations of kids by their families at the time it seems appropriate."" The film has spawned a series of films consisting"
"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"
"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 trilogy, Han is the captain of the ""Millennium Falcon"", along with his Wookiee co-pilot Chewbacca, whereby both pilots became involved in the Rebel Alliance's struggle against the Galactic Empire. During the course of the ""Star Wars"" narrative, Han becomes a chief figure in the Alliance and the love interest of Princess Leia. In the sequel trilogy, Han is Leia's husband and the father of fallen Jedi, Kylo Ren. Harrison Ford portrayed Han"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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."
"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"""
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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,"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"Wars Weekends as he gave his ""inside the saga"" story. Daniels is an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center. Anthony Daniels Anthony Daniels (born 21 February 1946) is an English actor and mime artist. He is best known for playing C-3PO in the ""Star Wars"" film series. He is the only actor to have appeared in all of the major films in the series, as well as its many spin-offs (TV shows, video games, etc.). Daniels was the voice of Legolas in the Ralph Bakshi animated adaptation of ""The Lord of the Rings"" (1978). He has appeared"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"officer who is choked by Darth Vader in ""Star Wars"" (1977), after Vader finds his ""lack of faith disturbing"". Mark Newbold, writing on the official ""Star Wars"" website, described the role as leaving ""an indelible imprint on the ""Star Wars"" galaxy, helping to illustrate the fearsome powers of Lord Vader as well as the arrogance and malice of a bloated and over-confident Empire."" LeParmentier had auditioned for the role of Han Solo, one of the film's main characters. The auditions for ""Star Wars"" were also used for Brian DePalma's ""Carrie"" and LeParmentier was cast as the high school principal in"
"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"
"[[Category:2010s prequel films]] [[Category:2010s science fiction films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:American heist films]] [[Category:American science fantasy films]] [[Category:American science fiction films]] [[Category:English-language films]] [[Category:Films about aviators]] [[Category:Films about orphans]] [[Category:Films about robbery]] [[Category:Films directed by Ron Howard]] [[Category:Films produced by Kathleen Kennedy]] [[Category:Films scored by John Powell]] [[Category:Films shot in the Canary Islands]] [[Category:Films shot at Pinewood Studios]] [[Category:IMAX films]] [[Category:Lucasfilm films]] [[Category:Space Western films]] [[Category:Star Wars anthology films]] 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,"
"Anthony Daniels Anthony Daniels (born 21 February 1946) is an English actor and mime artist. He is best known for playing C-3PO in the ""Star Wars"" film series. He is the only actor to have appeared in all of the major films in the series, as well as its many spin-offs (TV shows, video games, etc.). Daniels was the voice of Legolas in the Ralph Bakshi animated adaptation of ""The Lord of the Rings"" (1978). He has appeared intermittently on British television in various dramas, including playing a pathologist in ""Prime Suspect"" starring Helen Mirren. Daniels is currently an adjunct"
"Luke Skywalker Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the original film trilogy of the ""Star Wars"" franchise created by George Lucas. Skywalker, portrayed by Mark Hamill, is a pivotal figure in the Rebel Alliance's struggle against the Galactic Empire. He is the twin brother of Rebellion leader Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan, a friend and brother-in-law of smuggler Han Solo, an apprentice to Jedi Masters Obi-Wan ""Ben"" Kenobi and Yoda, the son of fallen Jedi Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) and Queen of Naboo/Republic Senator Padmé Amidala and maternal uncle of Ben Solo / Kylo Ren."