Star WarsLegends characters Tag and Bink will have a cameo appearance inHan Solo , make them formally part ofStar Warscanon . In the year before Disney brought back theStar Warsuniverse in full force , taradiddle within the galaxy far , far away keep on to be created in various culture medium . This Expanded Universe was designated as non - canonic " Legends " after Disney corrupt Lucasfilm for make way for Modern storytelling . The move was an well-situated one to make as the studio look to clarify the canyon ofStar Wars , but also alien stories and characters that fans had grown to have it off .

But , with so much build lore that would no longer be a part of participating storytelling , Lucasfilm has extend to go back to legend to plunk the skilful piece from it and bring it into the official canon ofStar Wars . It has happened on TV with Grand Admiral Thrawn come toStar warfare Rebels , but the movies have not comprehend Legends characters as often . Yet , it will beHan Solothat bring in in two cult favorites .

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Han Solo ’s unexampled director Ron Howard is continuing his online publicity push , but this clock time the tease will turn Legends into canon . Howard ’s late post onTwitterfeatures a photo of him with two Imperial officers , but it is the caption that will pick up the eyes of Expanded Universe fans . Not only does it substantiate that former Legends theatrical role Tag Greenley and Bink Otauna will be featured in some capacity , but also thatHan Solowriter Jon Kasdan will portray one of them .

tagandbink?pic.twitter.com/1EzUbS3MQs — Ron Howard ( @RealRonHoward)October 14 , 2017

Thank You , Kevin . I ’m a huge fan and I had to get ‘em in there , and then had to play it myself ( with Toby Hefferman ) to do it justice — Jon Kasdan ( @JonKasdan)October 14 , 2017

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Tag and Bink are a duo that had limited run in the Expanded Universe , each appear in four issue of their own comicStar Wars : Tag & Bink . peculiarly enough , the two were bring into the EU by Kevin Rubio and brought a comedic sentiency to theStar Warsworld . With the eccentric person being include inHan Solo , it could be a sign that Lucasfilm and Howard are keep the part of the comedic glide slope everybody was await when Phil Lord and Chris Miller were at the helm .

That said , with them only just now being included in production ( or just now being let out ) , it would be surprising if they had a big office to play - even with their comic selves crossbreed paths with several major lineament in the original and prequel trilogy . At the very least , it shows Jon Kasdan - the Word of legendary screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan - fetch his trend into theStar Warsuniverse , so much so that he was eager to play one of the fictional character . For a movie that spans several years and will introduce many raw characters , peradventure Tag and Bink wo n’t be the only Legends characters to achieve canon condition inHan Solo .