Apr 16, 2018 check out the new trailer above, and solo. After a series of adventures on vandor and kessel, chewbacca embarks on the smuggling trade, serving as han s copilot on the millennium falcon for the rest of han s life. Han solo and the lost legacy is the third novel in the trilogy, published in august 1980. Hans commanding officer ordered him to kill chewbacca, but han refused. A star wars story to reveal how han and chewbacca met. The original mention of the slaver story is in 1978s the wookiee storybook, though that doesnt mention life debt yet. Solo is set before george lucas 1977 star wars, so that means a freshfaced han played by alden. However, in the old canon, han solo was training to be a storm trooper as a teenager, and the imperials made him kill a rebellious wookiee named chewbacca. The star is actually a finnish basketball player, and stands at a. Chewbaccas alter ego is now joonas soutamo and yes he really is. A star wars story changes how han solo meets chewbacca. Disney chief bob iger revealed a piece of news weve all been waiting to hear. Jul 12, 2016 han solo was a member of the imperial navy and saved chewbacca from enslavement as the empire occupied the wookiee home planet kashyyyk. Its not everyday that you get invited by disney, all expenses covered, to attend a star wars press junket, and this happens to be the event of all events.
Solo is attacked and killed by a group of native americans, and, 126 years later, his skeleton is discovered by the. Its a bond that spans the beloved franchise, from their introduction in a seedy cantina in 1977s a new hope to their emotional reunion with the millennium falcon in 2015s the force awakens. The official synopsis from disney has revealed that the pair won. Solo a star wars story chewbacca featurette show the. Check out a new solo a star wars story chewbacca featurette that shows us the walking carpet is quite the diva in between takes on the set of the han solo origin story.
He was around twenty five years old, and the chewbacca sat down next to him, making them the perfect pair. This answer is no longer true, at least for the disney universe. With alden ehrenreich, woody harrelson, emilia clarke, donald glover. Han solo meets his mighty future copilot chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler lando calrissian. During an adventure into the criminal underworld, han solo meets his future copilot chewbacca and encounters lando calrissian years before joining the rebellion. Theres something different about chewbacca in the new han. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Nadia said, as they walked towards a table where a young man was sitting.
If han solo can understand chewbacca, why does he answer. Han solo meets his mighty future copilot chewbacca and. He is a wookiee, a tall, hirsute, bipedal, intelligent species originating from the fictional planet of kashyyyk. But remember, this is movie chewbacca, so he isnt nearly. See young chewbacca in pic from han solo spinoff set photo. Han solo meets chewbacca in new star wars clip hypebeast. A star wars story, makes big changes to how han solo meets chewbacca compared to their introduction in legends. Ben solo, the son of senator leia organa and general han solo, is sent off at the young age of 10 to train with his uncle, the war hero luke skywalker, in his new jedi order with the hope of protecting him from a sinister presence that has haunted him since the womb. Some parts of it were in the hutt gambit second book in a. Board the millennium falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in solo.
As to lians question, han solo can hear paragraphs of chewies language by the same way c3p0, luke skywalker and everybody else can understand the bwooootbippitybipdit of r2d2. See young chewbacca in pic from han solo spinoff set. A star wars story is set to arrive in theaters on may 25. Interspecies relationships i want to apologize to everyone but it seems that i am now a furry. Unlike the first two books, which introduced and largely fleshed out the corporate sector, in this book han and chewbaccas adventures take place in the tion hegemony. Because of this, chewie felt he owed han a life debt, and stayed by his side through thick and thin. Join luke skywalker as he meets obiwan kenobi, han solo, chewbacca, and princess leia in this hardcover book with a diecut cover. Meeting han solo and chewbacca an adventure to remember. Weve know for almost a year that chewbacca would be involved in the han solo movie, but today information came out confirming theres something different about the character this time around.
This is the chance to live your star wars storyand discover who you truly are in a galaxy far, far away more star wars at disneys hollywood studios. What you need to know about the origin of han solo and chewbaccas lifelong friendship. Within its pages, han solo and chewbacca pilot their starship, the millennium falcon, blindly into hyperspace and end up crashing into the planet earths pacific northwest. Life debt details the new canon backstory of han solo and chewbacca. Picture something funny, sweet, and a little bit risque. Han solo meets his mighty future copilot chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler lando calrissian, in a. Peter mayhew, who originated the role of chewbacca in the original star wars trilogy, will not return for the han solo movie. Ron howard, who took over as director on the still untitled han solo movie last month, posted a photo of the young chewbacca on twitter. Han solo freed chewie from slavery and chewie became his sidekick and wookkiefriday friend for life. The three of them sat down facing the captain and his chewbacca. The force is strong at walt disney world resort with exciting star wars attractions. Mainly extracting files and get ambient occlusion working in sfm recompiling and vmt edits.
The line in the book goes something like few enough humans could understand wookiee. In fall 2019, get ready to explore an allnew star wars land at disneys hollywood studios. Ron howards 2018 star wars film, which is based on a script from screenwriters jon kasdan and lawrence kasdan, aims to tell the definitive origin story of the galaxys most beloved smugglerturned. In one of brian daleys han solo books han solo at stars end, han meets a human and is impressed when chewbacca greets him and the human actually replies in wookiee. In star wars, how does chewbacca and han solo first meet. On one mission, chewbacca managed to free a group of enslaved wookies, but his ship was brought down by a imperial tiefighters led by han solo. A star wars story, in theaters now the friendship between han solo and chewbacca is a cornerstone of the star wars universe.
Han solo has always been my favorite star wars character and therefore my favorite fictional character, and i still think it was a great injustice to completely ignore him in the prequel trilogy. Dec 14, 2017 after peter mayhew, now 73, played the wookie throughout the original series, now joonas suotamo, 31, has stepped up to the plate. Han to meet chewbacca for first time in solo, films synopsis reveals. The following article contains major spoilers for solo. Chewbacca is the loyal friend and first mate of han solo, and serves as copilot on solos spaceship, the millennium falcon.
The new star wars movies have been a blend of old and new, which looks to be. How the pairs friendship began was previously told in a 2000 comic book miniseries. Witness the start of han and chewies legendary friendship in this scene from solo. The new clip shows numerous moments from the film, including a train heist and the first time that han solo meets chewbacca. Meet chewbacca at the launch bay walt disney world resort. Joonas is 7 feet tall, actually he admitted to only being 6 foot 11 inches but anyone that is that tall i dont see how you can tell the difference between one inch. Donald glover as lando calrissian and joonas suotamo as chewbacca. Jan 16, 2018 han will meet chewbacca, lando in solo.
A star wars story to show how han and chewbacca first met. Due to hans disobedience, his flying privileges were stripped and chewbacca was sent to coruscant to work construction. Han solo video trailer from solo star wars story chewbaca. Chewbaccas alter ego is now joonas soutamo and yes he really is that tall. This is devastating star wars hero han solos death at the hands of kylo ren in the force awakens could have been prevented by. A star wars story possible first look at han solo, lando, chewbacca and more in two promo images. Jul 31, 2017 star wars hero han solos death at the hands of kylo ren in the force awakens could have been prevented by chewbacca according to a shocking new theory. Its a bond that spans the beloved franchise, from their introduction in a seedy cantina in 1977s a new hope to their emotional reunion with the millennium falcon in 2015s. Theres a new wookiee in town, or at least a new star putting on chewbaccas suit for the han solo spinoff. With the new han solo star wars movie coming in a little more than a year i thought we would go back to how he first met his partner in crime the wookie chewbacca. Into the great unknown is a tenpage noncanon comic story that was written by w. A star wars story hits theaters this may, fans will get to see how han solo first met his lifelong pal and mellinium falcon copilot, chewbacca.
Han solo would most likely win in long range with his intelligence. Han solo from empire strikes back and chewbacca playermodels. A star wars story have hit the web, giving us our first look at alden ehrenreich as the title character, along with donald glover lando calrissian, emilia clarke, and. Han solo meets his mighty future copilot chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler lando calrissian, in a journey that. In the expanded universe books, han solo and chewie first meet on an empire slave ship while lt. Set before the star wars movie adventures, these books chronicle the comingofage of the galaxys most famous con man, smuggler, and thief. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, han solo befriends his mighty future copilot chewbacca.
Mar 24, 2017 with the new han solo star wars movie coming in a little more than a year i thought we would go back to how he first met his partner in crime the wookie chewbacca. The partnership between han solo and chewbacca, their reckless makeitupasyougoalong approach to getting out of tight corners, and the wide chasm between hans bluster and the teams genuine willingness to. The general consensus seems to be that the disney era of star wars has been pretty great so far. A star wars story synopsis teases han, chewie and lando. The partnership between han solo and chewbacca, their reckless makeitupasyougoalong approach to getting out of tight corners, and the wide chasm between han s bluster and the teams genuine willingness to do the right thing are all captured perfectly. Han solo will meet chewbacca according to official solo. Original chewbacca actor peter mayhew wont return in han solo. A star wars story, an allnew adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Jul 17, 2017 ron howard, who took over as director on the still untitled han solo movie last month, posted a photo of the young chewbacca on twitter. In this puzzle, a comic book portrayal of an xwing, ywing, and the millennium falcon fly together through space past some planets and moons. Feb 21, 2017 weve know for almost a year that chewbacca would be involved in the han solo movie, but today information came out confirming theres something different about the character this time around. Jan 16, 2018 in the nowdiscarded expanded universe of star wars merchandise, the first meeting between solo and chewbacca was revealed in the 2000 comic book miniseries star wars. Theres a new wookiee in town, or at least a new star putting on chewbacca s suit for the han solo spinoff.
Search, watch, and cook every single tasty recipe and video ever all in one place. In a bit of news that should come as no surprise to anyone, solo. Looks like well see the origin of the galactic friendship between han solo, chewbacca and lando calrissian. First released in 1977, many of the characters featured were part of the early bird certificate package including luke skywalker, darth vader, princess leia, han solo, and chewbacca. Solo a star wars story chewbacca featurette show the wookiee. Jan 16, 2018 how han solo met and became partners with chewbacca, everyones favorite wookiee, will be a huge part of solo. The film begins with a freshfaced, younger version of han alden ehrenreich desperate to escape the dismal corellia, a grim industrial planet with. Han to meet chewbacca for first time in solo, synopsis. Apr 08, 2018 the film, which is set to premiere at the cannes film festival on may 15, follows a young and reckless han solo alden ehrenreich as he meets his future bestiecopilotforlife chewbacca joonas. Their connection begins when solo boards a derelict slaving craft to find that its cargo of wookiee children had escaped and all that was left on board was a severely wounded wookiee in the pilots seat. Here is the first book in the blockbuster trilogy that chronicles the neverbeforetold story of the young han solo. The force awakens just aired, and it shows us our first glimpse of han solo and chewbacca, as well as plenty of action, a downed star destroyer, and darth.
The last jedi is finally out in uk cinemas today but whos the man under the chewbacca suit. Peter mayhew has played chewie every time star wars needed him, until now. Meet the handsome actor under the wookie suit star wars. Obviously i feared that the paradise snare and the han solo trilogy wouldnt be able to capture the magic behind the character, but it did. Ron howards 2018 star wars film, which is based on a script from screenwriters jon kasdan and lawrence kasdan, aims to tell the definitive origin story of the galaxys most beloved. The origin and details of the debt is from the books and mostly comics. A star wars story will show how han and chewbacca first met when solo. A star wars story changed a lot about han solo s backstory, but one of the biggest changes was how the infamous smuggler met chewbacca. A star wars story, starring alden ehrenreich as han solo, donald glover as lando calrissian and directed by ron howard, opens on may 25.
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