Star Wars: Solo Trailer Breakdown - 20 Things You Need To See

8. Han Shoots First

Solo A Star Wars Story Showdown
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Deliberate or not - and you have to assume the latter, given who the film is about and who wrote it - there are some heavy Raiders of the Lost Ark vibes in this scene. That bad guy staring down Han is going to wave around his staff in a fancy-but-threatening manner, and Han's just gonna shoot him, isn't he? Going for that Raiders homage could work, though if they follow it up with some line about how Han always shoots first then just kill the movie dead.

It appears to be a Corellian gang of some sort Han's having a run-in with here, probably due to his shady dealings with Beckett and his crew.

Star Wars Han Solo Trailer
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