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Apparently Daisy Ridley has never been to Skywalker Ranch. But you could go there.

Just last night, Woody Harrelson offered a few details regarding his role in Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s young Han Solo movie, in which the actor (and former pothead, thankyouverymuch) will play mentor to Alden Ehrenreich. As for the rest of it, Disney CEO Bob Iger has revealed some new plot intel for the Star Wars spinoff, which apparently explores how Han met Chewie and acquired the Millennium Falcon, as well as…well, that’s the confusing part.

Oh boy, the cast for Star Wars’ Han Solo spinoff is quickly becoming one of the most exciting in ages. Omar Michael K. Williams of The Wire is the latest actor tapped to join the galaxy far far away.

A remarkable thing happened in movie theaters in the winter and spring of 1997. For six out of seven straight weekends, the top slot at the domestic box office was held by an old movie.

And here…we…go. As of today, filming has officially begun on Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s young Han Solo movie, Lucasfilm’s next Star Wars Story standalone project. To commemorate the occasion, Miller shared a teaser photo that pays homage to the epic “who shot first?” debate — a timely nod, as this month marks the 20th anniversary (yep, you’re old) of George Lucas’ notorious Special Editions.

Just a couple of weeks back we learned that Woody Harrelson was in talks to join the young Han Solo movie, the next spinoff under the Star Wars Story banner. Today, directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller officially confirmed the actor’s casting via Lucasfilm with a statement in which they praised Harrelson’s talents — both in front of the camera and behind a ping pong table. Hopefully those skills come in handy for the role of Han Solo’s mentor.

The shift from summer to Christmas for The Force Awakens came as a bit of a shock to Star Wars fans, who were so used to seeing the earlier installments of the first two trilogies hit theaters in the warmer months. Summer releases for Star Wars movies had become something of an unspoken tradition, so the holiday release had some feeling a little perturbed. Disney and Lucasfilm sure weren’t, though, as The Force Awakens raked in that holiday box office cash, topping every Star Wars movie before it in less than twelve parsecs. Now, a rumor has surfaced that the Han Solo spinoff, which has so far been scheduled for May 2018, might get bumped forward to December.

Things are real tough for everyone right now. Our current election is bonkers, Twitter and Netflix were down for most of the day, and Jennifer Lawrence is probably dating Darren Aronofsky. Life is hard, you know? But sometimes the world is OK and dreams can come true, and if you need proof of that, look no further than this amazing casting news: Donald Glover is playing young Lando Calrissian in Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s Han Solo movie. PRAISE HANDS EMOJI, AMEN.

We only just (officially) met the new Han Solo, but we might be seeing him onscreen longer than expected.

We know who’s playing Indiana Jones; the old Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford. But the old Han Solo is not playing Han Solo in the upcoming movie about the famous smuggler’s exploits in the days before Episode IV - A New Hope. So who will it be? Who will argue with Chewbacca and pilot the Millennium Falcon and wear a very roguish vest?

You know how scientists, and internet trolls like to remind us of the huge "mistake" in Star Wars about Han Solo making the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs? Well...they shoulda done their research! It all makes sense after this explanation.

An original script for Star Wars has been found in the University of New Brunswick library. In the script, the famous debate about whether Han shot first has been laid to rest.

NASA picked up an interesting image on the surface of Mercury two years ago. The image wasn't made public until this week. I don't know about you, but that looks at least a little like Han Solo frozen in carbonite on the surface of Mercury!

Now that it is official that there will be a 'Star Wars: Episode VII' to be released in 2015, many fans are wondering just what is it going to be about. Will the original cast be in it? Harrison Ford said that he is game to play smuggler turned general Han Solo again.

Luke Skywalker once called the Millennium Falcon a "piece of junk". You do know that it's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs. Well, someone decided to make a coffee table based on Han Solo's infamous ship. Or is it that scoundrel Lando Calrissian's ship? I just hope it doesn't smell like Chewie. Pictures after the jump.