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Stars Line-Up To Play Han Solo In Star Wars Spin-Off

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Wed Dec 2, 2015 11:03PM

Ansel Elgort, Kylie Minogue´s boyfriend Joshua Sasse and Harry Potter´s Tom Felton have auditioned for the role of Star Wars hero Han Solo in a new sci-fi spin-off.Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter over 2,500 actors have put their names forward for the Solo part in 2018´s Star Wars movie, which will be directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller - and some of the hopefuls have quite the impressive resume.
Others in the running for the coveted role, played in four Star Wars films by Harrison Ford, include Jurassic World´s Nick Robinson, Kick-Ass star Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Miles Teller, Dave Franco, Hunter Parrish, former Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick and Colton Haynes, according to the report.
Irishman Jack Reynor, who portrayed Shane Dyson in Transformers: Age of Extinction, is also on the Han Solo hit list, as is Fury star Logan Lerman.
Harrison Ford is back as Han Solo in the much-anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens, in which he´ll join former castmates Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Anthony Daniels, and franchise newcomers John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver and Oscar Isaac.
The sci-fi blockbuster, directed by J.J. Abrams, will hit the big screen later this month (Dec15).

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