Solo: A Star Wars Story - 10 Concerns Raised By The New Trailer
10. Alden Ehrenreich Doesn't Have A Whiff Of Harrison Ford About Him
It was always going to be tough trying to replicate the magic of Harrison Ford's iconic performance, and nobody is denying the difficulty in that. Somehow, Ehrenreich has been tasked with capturing the charisma of what is perhaps Ford's most beloved character ever, whilst avoiding doing an outright impression.
A few mannerisms here and there, creating a link between the two actors, might have been enough - think Ewan McGregor channelling Alec Guinness for his brilliantly-judged performance as Obi-Wan Kenobi. That's how you do it.
But watching this trailer, you don't get the sense that the actor is supposed to be playing Han Solo at all. If you weren't aware that this was even a Star Wars film, it's doubtful that anyone would be able to guess that the character we're watching would grow up to be everybody's favourite scruffy-looking nerf herder.
Ehrenreich appears to have gone the other way entirely. He's not even trying to bring a Ford-ness to his performance in this footage, the voice sounds nothing like Han Solo's voice, and suddenly we're all very clear as to why there have been rumours that Disney have been unhappy with the young actor's work.
Granted, this is a trailer, and it doesn't showcase an entire performance, but so far it looks to expose a huge disconnect between Ford and Ehrenreich.