Woody Harrelson is top choice to play Han Solo's mentor in the untitled Han Solo spinoff

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Woody Harrelson is one of the most diverse actors in Hollywood and can play almost any role, but it seems he’s about to get into some familiar territory. After playing a mentor to Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games franchise, Harrelson is now in talks to play the mentor of Han Solo in the currently untitled Han Solo anthology film starring Alden Ehrenreich, per Collider.

            There isn’t much known about the project other than that it will take place prior to A New Hope, just like the first standalone project, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Also, Emilia Clarke and Donald Glover have been cast in the film as well. I think this would be a great choice for the mentor, especially because I prefer Harrelson in this role over Christian Bale who was originally Disney’s top choice for the same role. Phil Lord and Chris Miller seem to be doing a great job with this ensemble and I’m very excited for them to start shooting this month.

            Harrelson has had a busy year starring in Triple 9, Now You See Me 2, The Edge of Seventeen and played Lyndon B. Johnson in the aptly titled, LBJ. This year is also filled with what seems to be great projects that include Wilson, The Glass Castle that stars Oscar winner Brie Larson and of course, he’ll play the main villain in War of the Planet of the Apes. The untitled Han Solo project is slated to hit theaters on May 25^th, 2018 though there are rumors that could change to December in which the past two Star Wars movies were released.