Ron Howardisn’t shy about sharing minor teases from the upcomingHan Solo movie, and yesterday he shared another featuring a familiar-looking helmet:
For those who are still wondering, that looks a lot like a Death Star trooper’s helmet. However, Howard only tweeted “The Empire Looms Large,” so while an Imperial presence is likely, that doesn’t necessarily mean the Death Star is in play. Keep in mind, overall we’ve seen very little of the Empire when you think about it. We’ve seen the Star Destroyers, and we’ve seen multiple Death Stars, but that’s about it. It’s possible that there are other Imperial bases, and that this is the helmet troopers on those bases wear.
I make all of these excuses because Ireallydon’t want to see the Death Star in the Han Solo movie. There have been eightStar Warsmovies and the Death Star has been featured in almost half of them. Enough with the Death Star already. Also, when Han encounters the Death Star inA New Hope, he doesn’t recognize it. So bringing it into his orbit in a spinoff would only lessen its impact inA New Hope.
Hopefully, we’ll start getting some answers soon on what the basic plot of this movie is supposed to be. TheHan Solomovie is in an interesting position because it’s still on track for a May 2018 release, which means they’ll probably have to start marketing it beforeStar Wars: The Last Jedicomes out otherwise they’d only have five months to promote a major tentpole. I wouldn’t be surprised if we get our firstHan Solotrailer sometime in October or November.
The untitled Han Solo movie opens June 07, 2025. The film also starsAlden Ehrenreichas Han Solo,Joonas Suotamoas Chewbacca, andDonald Gloveras Lando Calrissian alongsideWoody Harrelson,Emilia Clarke,Michael K. Williams,Thandie Newton, andPhoebe Waller-Bridge.
