Alden Ehrenreich and Donald Glover on the Han Solo film Last week, Lucasfilm announced that Donald Glover was joining Alden Ehrenreich in the Han Solo film, and now both actors have talked about being cast in the highly-anticipated 2018 release, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Ehrenreich, who plays the title role, told Interview magazine he is in London preparing for the role. “I had an audition process that went on for a long time, and I got to spend a lot of time with the guys who are directing the film,” he said.