'Star Wars' Han Solo Spinoff: Actor Shortlist Revealed

(From left) Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, and Dave Franco are reported to be three of about 12 names under consideration to play young Han Solo

By Justin Kroll

Disney and Lucasfilm are inching closer to finding their young Han Solo for the upcoming untitled Star Wars spinoff.

Sources tell Variety that after seeing thousands of actors, execs have cut the list down to about a dozen actors with Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Dave Franco, Jack Reynor, Scott Eastwood, Logan Lerman, Brooklyn star Emory Cohen and Everybody Wants Some actor Blake Jenner among the names making the cut.

Just like you pictured Young Han Solo? See if you think these reported contenders look the part (also see Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, and Dave Franco above):

Jack Reynor

Scott Eastwood

Logan Lerman

Emory Cohen

Blake Jenner

NDAs and test deals are still being worked out, but producer Kathleen Kennedy and directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller will begin testing the new group with a decision expected in the next couple of weeks.

The film does not shoot until next January, but sources close to the situation say the reason for such an early decision has more to do with another Star Wars film currently shooting, rather than the untitled Han Solo pic. While insiders were unable to confirm, the new Solo could have a small cameo in Rogue One: A Star Wars before appearing in his own standalone pic.

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Rogue One still has a month of shooting to go and is supposed to be set between Episode III and Episode IV, making this new Han Solo age appropriate for an appearance in the film. Disney and Marvel used the same strategy for their new Spider-Man by casting Tom Holland early in order for him to cameo in Captain America: Civil War before appearing in his own film.

With the exception of Eastwood, who’s 29, Disney and Lucasfilm seem to be zeroing in on actors between the ages of 20 to 25. The studios tested actors as young as 17 to as old as 34.

The untitled pic is set to bow on May 25, 2018.

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