As evidenced by its latest trailer, “Solo: A Star Wars Story” will be far from a solo mission. True, Alden Ehrenreich stands front and center as the younger version of Harrison Ford’s character, but we also get extended looks at Emilia Clarke as Han Solo’s comrade-in-arms/love interest, Woody Harrelson as his shady mentor, and Donald Glover as the smuggler Lando Calrissian. Mr. Glover seems to be doing a vocal imitation of his predecessor, Billy Dee Williams, as he warns Han, a passenger on his spaceship, “You might wanna buckle up, baby.”
Trailer: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
A preview of the film.
Photo by Lucasfilm.
Nonhuman figures on display include the Wookiee Chewbacca, who reveals that he’s 190 years old (“You look great!” says Han), and Lando’s droid co-pilot L3-37, voiced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge of the British sitcom “Fleabag.” Two other English actors, Thandie Newton and Paul Bettany, can be briefly glimpsed. “Solo” reunites Mr. Bettany with his “A Beautiful Mind” director Ron Howard, who took over the prequel late in its production after the original helmers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller left, citing creative differences.
“I’ve got a really good feeling about this,” Han says at one point in the trailer. Disney hopes fans of the franchise will share that enthusiasm when “Solo: A Star Wars Story” lands in theaters on May 25.
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