Ron Howard Confirms Empire For Han Solo Movie

Ron Howard ’s latest adjust photo from theyoung Han Solospinoff flick confirms the Galactic Empire will have a presence in the flick . Since taking over for the fired Phil Lord and Chris Miller in tardy June , the Oscar win director has been drumming up excitation for his entry into theStar Warsfranchise via several behind - the - scenes effigy that illustrate everything is running smoothly and everyone is having a fun time making the pic . With Lucasfilm prioritizingThe Last JedioverHan Soloin terms of prescribed selling , Howard ’s social medium activity has been the lone author of wrong control for the standalone comply the infamous commotion .

The film maker has already given fans their first look atDonald Glover ’s Lando CalrissianandtheMillennium Falconflying through hyperspace(among other revelations ) . To escort , most of the publicity has focused on the protagonists of the photo , go out the antagonists shrouded in mystery for the time being . That alter now , thanks to yet another word picture courtesy of Howard . viewer can gestate to see some classic foes on the big screen again .

Taking to Twitter , Howard share the following image of what seems to be an Imperial ascendance dialog box with a helmet resting on top . Captioned"The Empire Looms Large,“this seems to be the director ’s way of saying Han and company will have some regal entanglement to screen out through during the movie .

The Empire , or some iteration of it , has served as the basal villains for six of the nineStar Warsfilms to escort ( includingThe Last Jedi ) . Some viewers may bewail this decision as a mark of waning creativity , but it make sense for a Han Solo beginning story to include the imperial in some electrical capacity . This film is said to embrace how the villain formed his womb-to-tomb bond with Chewbacca , whom he rescue from captivity ( reference in the canon novelLife Debt ) . Fans of the onetime expatiate Universe know Han pass some time in the Imperial Academy before becoming a smuggler , so perhaps the anthology film will borrow some elements from Legends . Given thatHan Solois supposedto overcompensate a catamenia of six years , it ’s possible the Empire is featured in pocket-sized sections and is n’t the principal enemy through the full film . Han has fly from one side of the galaxy to the other , so some of those worlds were likely out of the majestic reach .

Teases like this are enjoyable for fans , provide them with Modern subject to mull over about , but they also raise the demand for something a little more concrete to be released . Considering all this film has been through , there is much anticipation to see the firstHan Solotrailer , and many are wondering when an official preview will be released . At D23 , Lucasfilm promised more information on the spinoff would amount shortly , which is a vague full term . With all the focus onEpisode VIII , it may not be until the holiday time of year ( or later on ) we finally get our first tangible look at what Howard and gang have in store .