Q 01/05

Who plays Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy?

A) Mark Hamill

B) Harrison Ford

C) Billy Dee Williams

D) Peter Mayhew

Answer · why

B) Harrison Ford

Ford was a self-taught carpenter between acting jobs when Lucas cast him; he later reprised Han in the sequel trilogy too.

Q 02/05

Who plays the young Han in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)?

A) Alden Ehrenreich

B) Taron Egerton

C) Ansel Elgort

D) Miles Teller

Answer · why

A) Alden Ehrenreich

More than 3,000 actors were seen for the part; Ford met Ehrenreich to offer advice before filming.

Q 03/05

In Lucas's earliest screenplay, Han was a green-skinned, gilled alien of which race?

A) Duros

B) Kaminoan

C) Ureallian

D) Rodian

Answer · why

C) Ureallian

He was also a member of the Jedi Bendu; the next draft made him a bearded pirate before he became a James Dean-style pilot.

Q 04/05

Which classic Hollywood star did Lucas use as a reference point for Han?

A) Clark Gable

B) Humphrey Bogart

C) Cary Grant

D) James Cagney

Answer · why

B) Humphrey Bogart

Lucas made the character human so his relationships with the other human leads could develop; Chewbacca became the alien sidekick.

Q 05/05

Lucas initially resisted casting Ford because they had already worked together on which film?

A) Force 10 from Navarone

B) The Conversation

C) Apocalypse Now

D) American Graffiti

Answer · why

D) American Graffiti

Lucas preferred unknowns, so he asked Ford to read lines with other auditioners, then ended up casting him anyway.