Woody Harrelson Talks 'Han Solo' & Brie Larson Geeks Out Over Meeting The Cast

By: Benjamin Hart

Woody Harrelson is one of the biggest and busiest actors in Hollywood nowadays, starring in a variety of films and TV series. Next may, Harrelson will make his first foray into the Star Wars Galaxy by portraying Beckett in the upcoming Han Solo standalone film.

Just recently, Harrelson spoke with Entertainment Tonight about his upcoming film, The Glass Castle. in which he stars alongside Oscar winner Brie Larson. During a recent interview with both of them, ET quizzed Harrelson about several things related to the Han Solo film, including the big director shakeup, to which he responded:

"Fortunately, the force is still very much with us. It's great that Ron[Howard] came along when he did."

He also shared some kind words about his co-star, Alden Ahrenreich, who portrays Han Solo himself:

"He's a great actor and a great guy, [with a] great sense of humor. I think a lot of humor comes through what he's doing. I think it could be one of the funnier Star Wars movies."

You can watch the full interview below:



In relation to this, Brie Larson recently shared photos on Twitter of herself alongside several cast members from the Han Solo film, including Harrelson, Ehrenreich, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emilia Clarke, and Donald Glover, who plays Lando Calrissian. According to Larson, the group had gathered to view an early screening of The Glass Castle. Danny Devito can also be seen in one of the photos, but as Larson confirms, he was just there to geek out with her:

I MET THE CAST OF STAR WARS. THEY WATCHED @GlassCastleFilm. THIS IS FINE. pic.twitter.com/1sLJxyF6PW

— Brie Larson (@brielarson) July 31, 2017

Danny Devito is not in Star Wars. He was a fan girl with me.

— Brie Larson (@brielarson) July 31, 2017

The untitled Han Solo is slated to hit theaters on May 25th, 2018!

Source: ET

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