The A-lister has starred in two of the most notable film franchises of all time — Lucasfilm, Ltd.’s Star Wars and Indiana Jones — cementing himself as a legend in the cinematic community.
There have also already been reports that Chewbacca and other Wookiees will be appearing in the “Mando-verse,” so Solo appearing as well would certainly make sense.
The fact that Solo obviously has history with both Skywalker and Fett — for better or for worse, respectively, if you’ll recall the Sarlacc pit — means that it is likely he could play a role, no matter how small, in the upcoming third season of The Mandalorian or in spinoff series The Book of Boba Fett.
The latter is due to debut on December 29, 2021, so fans may not have to wait long to see Solo make his reappearance in the Star Wars universe.
In July, the artist confirmed their hiring in a comment on their YouTube channel, writing:
“As some of you may already know, I joined ILM [Industrial Light and Magic]/Lucasfilms a few months ago and haven’t had the time to work on any new YouTube content. Now I’ve settled into my job, uploads should start increasing again. They’ll still be slow, but hopefully not months apart. Enjoy!”
This sets up the potential for not only Solo to return (you know you want to see him in the Mos Eisley cantina again), but other characters like the late Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia Organa Solo.
CGI was already used for Leia’s brief cameo appearance in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) — artists recreated Fisher’s look from when she first played the Rebel Princess in A New Hope.
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