WithRon Howard’sSolo: A Star Wars Storyopening this weekend, I recently sat down withEmilia ClarkeandPaul Bettanyfor a video interview. They revealed what it was like being on the set for the first time, memorable moments from filming, how they each landed their role, their favorite Lando cape, if they took home anything from set, and more. In addition, Clarke revealed one of her deleted scenes.
As most of you know, Solo takes place before the first Star Wars movie and follows a young Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) as he befriends his future copilot Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo) and meets the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover). Solo also starsWoody Harrelson,Joonas Suotamo,Phoebe Waller-Bridge,Jon Favreau, andThandie Newton.Solo: A Star Wars Storyopens in theaters on May 25th.
Check out what Emilia Clarke and Paul Bettany had to say in the video player above and a breakdown of exactly what we talked about below, followed by links to more recentSolocoverage.
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Here’s the official synopsis forSolo: A Star Wars Story:
Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in “Solo: AStar WarsStory,” 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 befriends his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and meets the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of theStar Warssaga’s most unlikely heroes.
