While Ron Howard has being sharing some cool behind-the-scenes looks at the young Han Solo film on Twitter since he took over as director, today for Force Friday he took the opportunity to make a casting announcement on social media, revealing that actor Paul Bettany has joined the cast.
Here are Ron Howard’s tweets about Paul Bettany, including an image of them together on the set:
The Outer Rim just got a little bit wilder #PaulBettany #ForceFriday pic.twitter.com/KzuAwhcIXy
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) September 1, 2017
It’s my third opportunity to work with Paul. He’s a blast & so talented https://t.co/8AQn0jFzOh
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) September 1, 2017
It’s also being reported by Variety that Paul Bettany is replacing actor Michael K. Williams, who had to drop out of the movie due to scheduling conflicts with the re-shoots planned for the film.
It will be interesting to see since Paul Bettany is replacing Michael K. Willaims, how different his character will be than what was originally planned for Williams. It will probably be awhile until we know for sure, but I am definitely excited to have Paul Bettany in a “Star Wars” movie now.
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