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Star Wars’ Han Solo Film: Alden Ehrenreich Lands The Lead. UPDATED, 7: 2. 2 PM: We don’t know if he’ll shoot first, but he has the job.

Alden Ehrenreich will play Han Solo in Disney’s stand- alone Star Wars movie, confirming what Deadline reported exclusively three weeks ago. Sources say the Hail Caesar! The film will cover events in Han Solo’s life that took place prior to his appearance in 1.

Star Wars, but no story details have been revealed. But before Disney’s 2. Lucasfilm, the Star Wars Expanded Universe line of books and comics featured several novels about the scoundrel’s younger days. The Expanded Universe was officially de- canonized in 2. Star Wars universe’s new canon, notably with certain plot points in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It’s possible, then, that some of Solo’s previously established backstory might make its way back into the Star Wars mainstream. The stand- alone Han Solo film, expected to be called Han Solo: A Star Wars Story in keeping with this year’s Rogue One, is in preproduction under directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

Perhaps anticipating the confirmation of Ehrenreich’s casting, Miller commemorated this week’s “May the 4th” festivities by tweeting out the first official image from the production — Solo’s iconic blaster: PREVIOUS EXCLUSIVE, April 1. After screens tests that narrowed down the field of possible actors portraying Han Solo for the stand- alone movie in the Star Wars universe, Alden Ehrenreich has emerged as the front- runner for the coveted role.

The casting of this character has been shrouded in secrecy — to the point of it being referred to as project Red Cup (get it? Solo cups). After screen tests, it was narrowed down to only a handful of actors that included Taron Egerton and Jack Reynor.

However, sources with knowledge of the casting process, said that Ehrenreich is now leading the pack after after an impressive performance. The newcomer is also the lead in Warren Beatty’s yet untitled “Howard Hughes project” which will receive a fall release from Fox this year. The 2. 6 year- old actor also gave a stand- out performance this year in Hail, Caesar! He is currently in production on Cinelou’s The Yellow Birds. The Han Solo film, which Disney is slating for release on May 2. The Lego Movie team of by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. The picture will focus on Solo’s days before he linked up with the rebel alliance.

Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy is producing. Lawrence Kasdan is exec producing with Jason Mc. Gatlin. Kasdan — who wrote Star Wars pics The Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi and The Force Awakens — scripted the new pic with his son Jon Kasdan. Disney did not return an email seeking comment.

CAA, who reps Ehrenreich, would not comment either. Like we said, this casting is being guarded like it’s a matter of national security.

Geoff Tate - Wikipedia. Geoff Tate. Geoff Tate in Germany, Tribe Tour 2. Background information. Birth name. Jeffrey Wayne Tate. Born(1. 95. 9- 0.

January 1. 4, 1. 95. Stuttgart, West Germany. Origin. Tacoma, Washington, United States. Genres. Occupation(s)Singer- songwriter.

Instruments. Vocals, keyboards, saxophone. Years active. 19. Associated acts. Queensrÿche, Operation: Mindcrime, Hear 'n Aid, Avantasia. Website. Official website. Geoff Tate (born Jeffrey Wayne Tate,[1] January 1. Geoffery or Geoffrey)[1][2][3] is a German- born American singer and musician. He rose to fame with the progressive metalband.

Queensrÿche, who had commercial success with their 1. Operation: Mindcrime and 1.

Empire. Tate is ranked fourteenth on Hit Parader's list of the 1. Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. He was voted No. 2 on That Metal Show's top 5 hard rock vocalists of the 1. In 2. 01. 2, he won the Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Award for "Voice in Progressive Heavy Metal". In 2. 01. 5, he placed ninth on OC Weekly's list of the 1. Best High- Pitched Metal Singers.

After his farewell tour as Queensrÿche, he renamed his band Operation: Mindcrime, after the Queensrÿche album of the same name.[4][5][6][7]Early years[edit]Tate was born in Stuttgart,[1] which was then part of West Germany, to German American parents. His mother's side of the family is from New Orleans.[8] Shortly after his birth, his family relocated to Tacoma, Washington.

Queensrÿche (1. 98. While Tate was in the band Babylon, he was asked to sing with the cover band The Mob (who would later start writing original material and become Queensrÿche) at a local rock festival.[9] After Babylon broke up, Tate performed a few shows with The Mob, but left because he was not interested in performing heavy metal cover songs.[1][9] Tate then joined the progressive metal band Myth as lead vocalist and keyboardist. Other band members of Myth included Kelly Gray, who was later one of the replacements for Queensrÿche guitarist Chris De. Watch The Vessel Streaming there. Garmo, and Randy Gane, both of whom joined Tate's version of Queensrÿche in 2. The Mob again called on Tate in 1.

Myth that getting professional recording experience would benefit all of them in the future.[1] The band already had a set of songs, but one song was still left without lyrics. Tate was asked to write lyrics to this song, which would become the song "The Lady Wore Black", Tate's first penned song with the band. The demo tape was widely circulated, and was released as an EP in 1. Records label. Around this time, the name The Mob was changed to Queensrÿche, and Tate left Myth to become Queensrÿche's permanent lead singer.[1. Myth went on to record the album Arabia after Tate had left.

Queensrÿche was signed to EMI in the summer of 1. EMI re- released the EP, Queensrÿche, to moderate success, peaking at No. 8.

Billboard charts. With Queensrÿche, Tate had great successes, especially with the concept album. Operation: Mindcrime, which was released in 1.

Empire. The band has sold over 2. On June 2. 0, 2. 01. Queensrÿche had fired Tate, replacing him with Crimson Glory vocalist Todd La Torre.[1.

Soon after, Tate and his wife Susan (who served as the band's manager from 2. Washington court, saying that he was wrongfully terminated from the group. They also filed a preliminary injunction in an attempt to prevent either side from using the band's name and likeness until the lawsuit was settled, but this was denied by a judge who decided that both parties can use the name Queensrÿche until a settlement or a court verdict determines who gets the name.[1. It was revealed to the public on April 2. Rockenfield, Wilton and Jackson were given the exclusive rights to the Queensrÿche trademark and that Tate received the rights to Operation: Mindcrime.[1. Queensrÿche Featuring Geoff Tate (2. Following his firing and while awaiting the outcome of a settlement or court ruling deciding who would ultimately gain access to the name Queensrÿche, Tate announced his own lineup using the name "Queensrÿche" on September 1, 2.

Facebook page.[1. Until Tate lost the brand Queensrÿche in April 2. Queensrÿche Starring Geoff Tate the Original Voice".[1. The lineup would originally feature Rudy Sarzo, Bobby Blotzer, Glen Drover,[1. Myth; Kelly Gray and Randy Gane.[1. Drover left the band on November 2.

On January 2. 5, 2. Robert Sarzo, while Blotzer was also replaced on drums by Simon Wright, who has remained since.[1.

The band embarked on an "Operation: Mindcrime Anniversary Tour" on April 6, 2. American Southwest.[1. The tour continued through to September 2.

Tate touring with his solo band in May 2. As part of the settlement agreement, Tate was granted the exclusive rights to perform Operation: Mindcrime and Operation: Mindcrime II in their entirety as a unique performance, but not under the name Queensrÿche.[1. Tate, however, presumably does not perceive his current project to be a similar band setting as the one he used to have with Queensrÿche before the 2. I don't ever want to be in a band again.

A 'band'- band that sticks together through thick and thin and all that, you know. I've already done that. I want to work with different groups of people.

And I want to constantly be changing it up to make it interesting and different. And I want to play with as many great players as I possibly can."[2. Sample of "Cold", the first single by the version of Queensrÿche with Geoff Tate on vocals. Problems playing this file? See media help. With this lineup, Tate released the album Frequency Unknown on April 2.

Deadline Music, a sub- label of Cleopatra Records.[2. It was co- written, produced and mixed in 6 weeks by Jason Slater[2. Maor Appelbaum,[2. Billy Sherwood was later hired to remix the album, "[as it] seems there are sonic issues with the previous versions".[2.

Several days later, however, Sherwood pulled out of the project, citing scheduling issues.[2. The work was subsequently spread out over at least four remixers, because of the deadline that had to be met.[3. Cold", the first single off Frequency Unknown was released on April 3, 2.

Operation: Mindcrime (2. Following his farewell tour as Queensryche, Tate renamed his band to Operation: Mindcrime after the Queensryche album of the same name.

In 2. 01. 5, John Moyer, Brian Tichy, and Scott Moughton became full- time members following the departures of Rudy Sarzo and Robert Sarzo. Their debut album, named The Key, which is part one of a three part trilogy, was released on September 1. Solo work[edit]In 1.