There were rumours a while ago that Woody Harrelson was playing Garris Shrike, Han’s mentor from the AC Crispin novel, The Paradise Snare: The Han Solo Trilogy Book 1, in the Han Solo standalone movie, although it was soon shot down (here).
However, the actor did confirm he was playing a mentor to Han Solo and now we have some further information… like his character’s name.
Appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (watch it below), the actor was talking about the role and revealed a few fun details:
“I wasn’t ever a fanatic [of Star Wars], but it’s nice to be a part of it,” said Harrelson.
“I play a guy named Beckett who’s kind of a criminal and a mentor to Han. That’s all I can say!”
He also confirmed he’ll be filming in London until June.
Beckett isn’t a familiar name to Star Wars fans, so it’s likely he’ll be a new character in the story.
Given that we know the movie will cover Han meeting Chewie and Lando as well as getting the Millenium Falcon and becoming the famous smuggler, we can also assume that Beckett will be a pivotal character in this chapter in Han’s life.
Where it goes from there is something we’re all excited to see….
Directed by “The Lego Movie” helmers Phil Lord and Chris Miller from a script by Lawrence and Jon Kasdan and starring Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo, Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca, Emilia Clarke, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Michael K. Williams and Woody Harrelson, the still-untitled Han Solo “Star Wars” anthology film is scheduled to hit theaters on May 25, 2018.
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