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Going Solo

Da Vinci Code director Ron Howard is taking charge of the Untitled Han Solo movie

ouble Oscar-Award winning Glover as Lando Calrissian, Woody blockbusting films based on
D director Ron Howard Harrelson as the mysterious Beckett, Dan Brown’s “Robert Langdon” novels,
Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca, and
including The Da Vinci Code (2003).
stepped on board the
Millennium Falcon in June Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke in an His resumé is so impressive, it can be
to take the helm on the upcoming unknown role. easy to forget that Howard started out as
movie about the younger Han Solo. As a director, Howard is best known an actor. He came to fame as a child,
Howard’s appointment as director for bringing the true story of Apollo 13 playing Opie Taylor in eight seasons of
was officially announced just days after to the big screen in 1995, and for The Andy Griffi th Show from 1960 to

the project’s original directing team, making mathematician John Nash a 1968. His big-screen breakthrough came
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, household name with his 2001 biopic, A with American Graffi ti in 1973, which
stepped away from the project in Beautiful Mind. The latter film won Best led to him becoming friends with the

a mutual agreement with Lucasfi lm. Picture and the Best Director award for film’s writer/director, George Lucas.

“I’m beyond grateful to add my voice Howard at the Oscars, a feat Howard The following year he won another
to the Star Wars universe after being repeated with another true story, the long-running TV role, as Ritchie
a fan since 5/25/77,” Howard tweeted. political drama Frost/Nixon, in 2008. Cunningham in Happy Days (1974–
“I hope to honor the great work already Howard is no stranger to sci-fi and 1984), before making the move into
done and help deliver on the promise fantasy movies, having also directed directing. More recently, he served as
of a Han Solo fi lm.” Splash (1984), and Cocoon (1985). the narrator on the cult comedy
The as-yet-untitled picture stars His action credentials are also Arrested Development (2003–2013), on
Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo, Donald impeccable, taking in all three of the which he was also executive producer.

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