WithRon Howard’sSolo: A Star Wars Storynow playing in theaters, I recently sat down withWoody HarrelsonandThandie Newtonfor a video interview. They talked about what people would be surprised to learn about the making of the train sequence, how the scene changed afterPhil LordandChris Millerleft the project, if they have a favorite Lando Calrissian cape, how the film relies on characters and relationships and not just visual effects, and more.
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).Soloalso starsEmilia Clarke,Paul Bettany,Joonas Suotamo,Phoebe Waller-Bridge, andJon Favreau.
Check out what Woody Harrelson and Thandie Newton 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.
