The Star Wars spinoff starring Han Solo has finally wrapped production, and to celebrate, director Ron Howard has unveiled the official title!
The Star Wars spinoff is officially called… Solo: A Star Wars Story. Howard made the announcement in a video posted to Twitter on Tuesday morning. He found himself unveiling the news when he got tripped up in making his speech.
Solo was wrapping up production in June under the direction of Chris Lord and Phil Miller when Lucasfilm decided to switch directors. There was apparently a lot of clashing behind the scenes, and of course, Studio President Kathleen Kennedy won that battle.
Since then, Solo has been filming a lot of new material. Like Rogue One, Solo appears to have undergone extensive reshoots that will greatly change what was originally planned for the film.
Lucasfilm and Disney have been drumming up excitement following that shocker of a firing by letting Howard tweet a ton of great photos from set:
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— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 14, 2017
Those #Corellian nights get a little chilly. Screenwriter @JonKasdan and I try to keep warm #UntitledHanSoloMovie pic.twitter.com/3FnUnY8dxo
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 6, 2017
Director's monitor. Turns out Smuggling has its stressful moments in the #Galaxy pic.twitter.com/yFmbo8OdR1
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 5, 2017
Had to say goodbye to my friend @Paul_Bettany today. Another terrific performance from a world class talent. pic.twitter.com/6jkNKQNQZZ
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) September 16, 2017
Wildly impressive @donaldglover wrapped his work on #UntitledHanSoloMovie last night. We're all gonna miss you Donald! pic.twitter.com/04uZIjG0DZ
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) August 26, 2017
Looks like I was clearly enjoying this close up performance today on the set. #UntitledHanSoloMovie #chewbacca pic.twitter.com/yw9F0ZmiTl
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) August 17, 2017
The movie is still slated to hit theaters May 25, 2018. Alden Ehrenreich stars at the titular hero.