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Meet the New Han Solo: Alden Ehrenreich, Discovered by Steven Spielberg at a Bat Mitzvah

A STAR IS BORN

Alden Ehrenreich, last seen in Hail Caesar!, has been cast as the young hero in a Han Solo stand-alone film. And his ties to Star Wars creator George Lucas run deep.

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Disney and Lucasfilm have finally found a man who can complete the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs.

On Thursday evening, the news broke that Alden Ehrenreich had landed the coveted role of Han Solo in a Han Solo stand-alone.

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