Han Solo: Warwick Davis' Role Reportedly Revealed

VeteranStar Warsactor Warwick Davis is rumored to be portraying a new robot call " Fight Droid 2 " in theyoung Han Solospinoff picture show . The player has been a part of the galax far , far out since he was a child , famously portraying the Ewok Wicket in 1983’sReturn of the Jedi . Since then , he ’s had multiple cameo roles in other enfranchisement installments , appearing as a patron in Maz Kanata ’s castle duringThe Force Awakensand one of Saw Gerrera ’s Rebel extremist inRogue One . This year , fan will get a double serving of Davis , who vocalise Rukh onStar Wars Rebelsand will show up inThe Last Jedi .

Since Davis has been an integral part of theStar Warsfamily for decades ( he ’s also a great promoter hosting Celebration panels ) , it go without saying there would be a pip for him inHan Soloas well - especially once Ron Howard , Davis’Willowdirector , stepped in to take over for the fired Phil Lord and Chris Miller . While Davis ' enigma part in the anthology was never ask to be all that square , it will still be fun for viewers to espy him out amongst the bevy of spear carrier that will live rough recess of the Galax urceolata . Now , they have some idea of what to seem for next summer .

According toMaking Star Wars , Davis is rifle to play a novel take on the classical mightiness droid , calledFight Droid 2 . Whereas the original avatar of this robot was essentially a"box with legs,“what Howard has in storage has the potentiality to be a little more entertaining onscreen . Fight Droid 2 is allegedly"decked out with weapons,“including a bombilation power saw and a chainsaw . It is unidentified if there ’s a Fight Droid 1 ( or if there is , what happen to it ) , but it nevertheless should be fun to see this creation in action . The context of how Fight Droid 2 fits into the narrative is a mystery for now , but it ’s potential Han pay heed some kind of combat droid event where machines combat to the dying or he passes it on the street .

rumor ofa Darth Vader appearancecoupled with presumed plot of ground developments like Han ’s first meeting with Chewbacca andwinning theMillennium Falconfrom Lando Calrissianhave make some to fear the anthology is going to tend too heavily on familiar franchise elements in guild to appeal to audiences . WhileHan Solowill for sure flesh out things alluded to in the original trilogy , the film is poised to have its fair share of unparalleled aspects to standout . location likeKira ’s ( Emilia Clarke ) museumandthe spice mine of Kesselhave never been seen on the grownup concealment , and Fight Droid 2 sound to be quite different as well . Prequels start the endangerment of making their respective universe smaller , butHan Solo ’s emphasis on its title graphic symbol ’s pre - novel Hopeexploits theoretically should have the diametrical essence . After all , Han had seen a luck of strange stuff in his clip , so this represent an chance for Lucasfilm to get " weirder " with what can be inStar Wars .

With the terminal of September fast approaching , Howard continues to make his way through production , and it ’s unidentified when he will enwrap filming . Since cast members likeDonald GloverandPaul Bettanyhave already complete their scenes , it seems probable the Oscar - achiever will soon be able to move to post . Hopefully then , Lucasfilm will kickstart their merchandising efforts . All center are onThe Last Jedifor now , butHan Solois only eight months away from its premiere , entail a teaser should be on the horizon .