Now we finally get to see a little bit more about Han’s youth on Corellia, the Empire’s starship-building centre. He escapes an unhappy life on the planet, but he’s determined to get enough money, and a ship, to go back and rescue his fellow orphan Qi’ra (Game Of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke).

Inevitably, things don’t go quite to plan, and the one big score he plans with fellow scoundrel Beckett (Woody Harrelson) only lands him in more trouble. We learn how he meets Chewbacca (Joonas Suotama), where he picks up many of his tricks and mannerisms, and how he meets his ol’ buddy Lando Calrissian (Atlanta’s Donald Glover).

As you’d expect from any Star Wars film, there are deep-space spills and thrills, stunning practical and visual effects and a huge array of weird creatures and alien life forms. It’s got all the scale of the main saga with none of the Skywalker family drama. Don’t believe us? Just click/hover over the characters below to meet the whole gang...

Who’s who in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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