And the Name of the Standalone Han Solo Movie Will Be …

Having just wrapped production, director Ron Howard let fans in on the movie’s title, which is … not a big surprise.

Hey #Twitterville we just wrapped production so here’s a special message #StarWars pic.twitter.com/8QJqN5BGxr

— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 17, 2017

Solo. It’s called Solo: A Star Wars Story.

So now we know! That’s that. That’s settled. Here are a few alternate titles I might’ve gone with, were I director Ron Howard. [Narrator: She was not director Ron Howard.]

• Han: A Star Wars Story
• Solo: It’s Not Just For Red Cups Anymore (h/t Teresa)
• Everybody Loves Lando: A Star Wars Story
• The Life and Times of Chewbacca: A Star Wars Story
• Han Shoots First, Over and Over Again So There’s No Confusion This Time: A Star Wars Story
• My Trials and Tribulations: A Millennium Falcon Story

What’ve you got?

(image: Lucasfilm, Fox)

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