Melbourne, Jul 18 : It's official! Alden Ehrenreich will play young Han Solo in the upcoming 'Star Wars' spin-off.
During the Future Filmmaker panel at the 'Star Wars' Celebration Europe event, Disney announced that the 'Hail, Caesar!' star will play the role made famous by Harrison Ford in the original trilogy, reports News.com.au.
According to directors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, the 26-year-old actor was the first person to audition for the part, with 3,000 other actors also trying for Han Solo.