Young Han Solo 'Star Wars' Movie Will Span 6 Years, Reveal 'How He Got His Name' (?!)

If the powers that be don't want you to have Star Wars details, you're not getting Star Wars details. So today's an intergalactic holiday, because Disney CEO Bob Iger dropped a few thermal detonators about Young Han Solo: The Movie – A Star Wars Story (working title, exclusively in my brain and this post).

Hail, Caesar!'s Alden Ehrenreich will portray Solo for the six years (!) from ages 18 to 24. Harrison Ford's version we meet in 1977's A New Hope is 29, "which means," Slashfilm points out, "there’s another five years of criminal mischief going on before we even get to the original trilogy (which means plenty of room for more solo Solo movies)."

Of the story itself, Iger revealed in today's interview, "There are a few significant things that happen in Han Solo’s life, like acquiring a certain vehicle and meeting a certain Wookiee [editor's note: CHEWBACCAAAAA!] that will happen in this film. But you will also discover how he got his name."