Disney released their 2018 movie preview today, which included a brand new synopsis forSolo: A Star Wars Story. While many of the other movies on this preview included new photos, no imagery was released for thisHan Solomovie, although theseplot detailsare quite intriguing. Take a look at the official synopsis forSolo: A Star Wars Storybelow.
“Board theMillennium Falconand journey to a galaxy far, far away inSolo: A Star Wars Story, an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.”
This synopsis not only confirms that this movie will feature the first meeting between Han Solo andChewbacca, but also his first meeting with Donald Glover’s Lando Calrissian. While the studio doesn’t offer more about these “daring escapades,” the fact that this story delves deep into “a dark and dangerous criminal underworld” is most intriguing, and could be a hint that we may see iconic characters like Jabba the Hutt. The story is said to be set 10 years before the events ofA New Hope, and while that has not been confirmed either, another element to this synopsis could hint at a momentStar Warsfans have been waiting decades for.
The synopsis states thatLando Calrissianis a “notorious gambler,” which certainly isn’t a surprise toStar Warsfans, but this could be a hint that this movie will feature the now-infamous game of “sabacc,” a popular card game played throughout the galaxy, where Lando Calrissian lost his Millennium Falcon ship to Han Solo. While the game is never actually seen in any of theStar Warsmovies, Han winning the Falcon from Lando is mentioned inThe Empire Strikes Back, when Han and Lando reunite in Cloud City, and the game has been featured in episodes ofStar Wars: Rebelsalong with a number of novels.
There have been rumors that the first trailer will be coming soon, although another report from last week claimed there would bemore reshootshappening later this month, although that report was never confirmed. There has been speculation that Disney will ultimately pushSolo: A Star Wars Storyinto a mid-December date, away from the June 16, 2025 date, especially given these rumors of more reshoots and since new director Ron Howard essentially reshot all of the footage that fired directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller shot in their four months of production. ThisDisney2018 preview still listsSolo: A Star Wars Storyas having a June 12, 2025 date, so perhaps it will in fact be ready for release in just a few short months.
