Bleeding Cool bring us the bleeding cool news that the Star Wars spin-off’s will include the tale of a young Han Solo.
I understand that casting for a young Han Solo has been happening for a few months now, alongside the casting for Episode VII. A basic description of the character – about as useful as “Han Solo, but young” – was created, agencies listed the role as a situation vacant and actors started to get in line. I don’t know if anybody has read for the role yet, but if they have, it was under an even heavier veil of secrecy than the saga casting is hiding. My best guess is that the filmmakers are very, very early in the process and just rounding up some candidates for now.
This matches news we received here at Jedi News a few weeks ago via Jedi Master SQL that listed a casting call for a young Han Solo. Jedi Master SQL inferred that the casting call was for a role in Episode VII, hinting at flashbacks, but in all likelihood it will be for a spin-off movie.