A recent   photo of Ron Howard and Thandie Newton from the Seth of the untitledHan Solomovie   includes a clue that suggests the Westworld actor might be portraying an Imperial policeman in theStar Warsuniverse . With the consummate absence seizure   of marketing forHan Solo , very little is know about the movie ’s plot or eccentric other than pocket-size detail able to be gleaned from the legion placed photos replacement manager Ron Howard has posted to his Twitter and Instagram since he took over the output .

While production of the   secondStar Warsspin - off motion-picture show seemed like it was in major troubleafter the exit of the original directors , Phil Lord and Chris Miller , Ron Howard has clear been hard at piece of work , and based on prison term spent and the routine of dissimilar sets featured in the range of a function post to social medium by Howard , the fresh manager is tight near the point where he could have logically complete eclipsed the work done by Lord and Miller , giving even more evidence to the fact that he ’ll in the end be the credited film director at the close of the Clarence Shepard Day Jr. .

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Despite the strong work put into this pic ( both useable and unusable ) , there has been very piffling revealed about the literal plot of ground or characters outside of venture and rumor . However , thanks to Howard ’s new set photo with Thandie Newton , we might have our first openhanded jot at her purpose , as just scantily peeking out from under Ron Howard ’s hand on her shoulder is what appear to be a patch bearing an Imperial insignia .

While Newton is outwear a red scarf joint , possibly to cover details of the uniform ( particularly the beat giveaway eminent neckband ) , the rest of the uniform behave a striking resemblance to the uniform of Imperial naval officers . Interestingly enough , another hallmark of naval officer uniform / gear has already been previewed in aprevious Ron Howard photowhen we got our first confirmation of an purple mien in the Han Solo movie . The photo in interrogative is of the contraband open helmet on a command place . Whether or not that equipment belongs to Newton ’s character is impossible to ascertain , but base on what we can see of her uniform , her persona belike don a very similar helmet and works at a similar place .

Of course , this isStar state of war , so do n’t rule out the hypothesis that she ’s only wear down the uniform as a camouflage during the scene in question as we ’ve seen hero do countless times before .

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If the uniform indicates that Newton is , in fact , and majestic officer , however , then this novel information make her the close matter we have to an antagonist for the moving-picture show , as   Alden Ehrenreich ’s Han Solo , Donald Glover ’s Lando , Emilia Clarke ’s Kira , and Woody Harrelson ’s Beckett are all potential somewhere on the anti - bomber spectrum . While we know the Empire will have a front in the picture , and rumors evensuggest Darth Vader make an show , we have yet to get any hints about what character stand in opposition to Han Solo and his goals .

Other hearsay suggest that Jabba the Hutt and/or a diversity of Bounty hunters could serve as Solo ’s adversaries , and while that ’s very potential , it ’s appear more and more like the Scruffy Looking Nerf Herder is work with or for Jabba , with the Empire - and perhaps Newton ’s character - serving as his independent opposition . give , the uniform does n’t necessarily indicate a richly - ranking position , so there could yet be a bigger scoundrel to be revealed answer as Newton ’s commanding officer .

With recent hints that the events of Han Solo will bring our motley gang of villain to theSpice Mines of Kessel , Newton ’s character could be stationed there or on a ship in the same organization , but at this stop we ’re extend the meager trail of breadcrumb a bit far , especially considering the numerous potential way her theatrical role could factor in , but this newest pinch definitely provides a rare but tempting coup d’oeil into the chronicle detail of a movie that - despite the impression given by Ron Howard ’s social media - has been defined by a more than tightlipped   surroundings compare to otherStar Warsprojects this near to their release date .

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Regardless , withHan Solo’sproduction timeline inching closer and closer to prime merchandising season forThe Last Jedi , at this pointedness it ’s fairly safe to assume that any major details about the pic are n’t potential to arrive until afterThe Last Jedihits theaters in December andHan Solo’smarketing begin - hopefully in the weeks follow . In the modified time sinceStar Warsmovies have started being made again , the selling has n’t overlap , althoughHan Solowill also be the shortest gap between film , with only 5 months between it andThe Last Jedias opposed to the 12 month col enjoyed byRogue OneandThe Last Jedi , unlessHan Soloalso moves to December , but that ’s unlikely at this point .

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