{"id":85600,"date":"2016-03-16T09:42:59","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T09:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=85600"},"modified":"2016-03-16T09:43:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T09:43:32","slug":"star-wars-han-solo-movie-narrows-down-its-leads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/star-wars-han-solo-movie-narrows-down-its-leads\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars: Han Solo movie narrows down its leads"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s certainly a big news week for Harrison Ford fans. Following in the wake of the massive list of potential leads that was distributed a while back, The Hollywood Reporter is claiming that the list has been narrowed down to just five candidates for the lead role in Star <\/strong>War<\/strong>s<\/strong><\/em>‘ upcoming Han Solo spinoff movie. In case you were wondering, here are the five in question:<\/p>\n

1) Taron Egerton\"Han
\nA while ago we’d have been a bit more sceptical about this one, but having seen him turn in a great performance in Kingsman: The Secret Service<\/strong><\/em>, we feel much better. Looking forward to seeing him in Eddie The Eagle<\/strong> <\/em>too.<\/p>\n

2) Jack Reynor<\/p>\n

\"TRANSFORMERS:<\/p>\n

Don’t judge him solely on Transformers: Age Of Extinction<\/strong><\/em>; this guy has serious acting chops, as evidenced by his role in Irish indie What Richard Did<\/strong><\/em>. He’s got charisma by the bucket load, and might just be our pick of the bunch.<\/p>\n

3) Aldren Ehrenreich\"Han
\nActually, maybe it’s this guy. Having starred in Francis Ford Coppola’s underrated Tetro<\/strong><\/em>, he then proceeded to be overlooked for various Hollywood lead roles for years before finally getting his dues in the Coen Brothers’ brilliant Hail Caesar!<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

4) Jack O’Connell\"Han
\nAnother great choice, considering that we’ve loved him in everything he’s been in, from Skins<\/strong><\/em> all the way up to ’71<\/strong><\/em>, Starred Up<\/strong> <\/em>and Unbroken<\/strong><\/em>. If he can nail the Han Solo accent then he might well be the best candidate here.<\/p>\n

5) Blake Jenner\"Han
\nOut of the five, we’ll confess that he’s the one we know the least about. Still having starred in Glee<\/strong><\/em>, he’ll have that particular mammoth fanbase on board, which can only only be a good thing.<\/p>\n

The Star Wars: Han Solo standalone movie will be released in cinemas on 25 May 2018 – you can download Star Wars: The Complete Manual <\/a>from GreatDigitalMags.com. For more news about the biggest movies, pick up the latest issue of SciFiNow.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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