Solo: A Star Wars Story‘s Alden Ehrenreich addresses his attainable return as beloved franchise scoundrel Han Solo. Released in 2018, the Star Wars spinoff movie depicted the titular character’s origin story, from a low-level thief on Corellia to his fateful assembly with future co-pilot Chewbacca and finally changing into the charmingly overconfident smuggler followers fell in love with in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Unfortunately the Ron Howard-directed entry was met with less-than-stellar critiques that didn’t assist its middling field workplace returns.
In a latest interview with IndieWire, Ehrenreich addresses probably reprising his function as Han Solo. When requested if he would ever return to the character, the actor displays on his work in Solo: A Star Wars Story and expresses a want to play the house outlaw yet another time. Read all of what he says under:
With the Star Wars franchise revived following the discharge of Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, a set of spinoff movies have been deliberate. Other than Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Solo: A Star Wars Story, motion pictures centered on bounty hunter Boba Fett and Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi have been within the works. As a results of Solo: A Star Wars Story‘s underwhelming efficiency, nevertheless, the manufacturing slate was restructured, with Boba Fett’s movie scrapped in favor of integrating the character into The Mandalorian sequence, and the Kenobi movie reworked right into a Disney+ tv present.
Initially, Ehrenreich signed a contract to reprise the function of Han Solo for no less than two extra movies, both as sequels to Solo: A Star Wars Story or in different anthology entries. Following the film’s poor field workplace receipts, his return has turn into more and more unlikely. The movie’s co-writer, Jonathan Kasdan, beforehand acknowledged that he had heard no traction for an additional Han Solo undertaking, however not too long ago admitted he would like to return to write down a sequel. Late final yr, Howard shared {that a} Solo 2 film will not be within the works or a precedence at Lucasfilm, however that Ehrenreich’s return to the Star Wars franchise could finally be as much as the followers.
Although Solo: A Star Wars Story bombed on the field workplace, with some critics pointing to Ehrenreich’s portrayal of such a beloved character to be distracting, the years since have allowed followers to reevaluate their misgivings. Ehrenreich’s latest feedback point out he understands he was solely simply starting his journey towards the Han Solo efficiency that made Harrison Ford a family title in 1977. Barring any future official Solo 2 bulletins, followers can solely speculate and hope to see Ehrenreich return as Han Solo.