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This 26-year-old actor was just cast as the young Han Solo in a 'Star Wars' spinoff

Kirsten AcunaMay 6, 2016, 08:44 IST

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Disney has finally found its young Han Solo!

Deadline reports 26-year-old Alden Ehrenreich ("Hail Caesar!") will play the gunslinging smuggler in one of the planned "Star Wars" spin-off movies. According to Deadline, the actor is currently negotiating the deal.

Ehrenreich will take on the mantle from Harrison Ford as a young Solo before he was part of the Rebel alliance.

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Lawrence Kasdan, who wrote the original "Star Wars" trilogy, will serve as an executive producer.

The untitled Han Solo film is set for a May 25, 2018 release right now, and will be directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller ("The Lego Movie", "Jump Street" franchise). Yeah, this should be a fun one.

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