Alden Ehrenreich on Meeting Harrison Ford, Speaking Wookiee & Grandma Spilling Secrets

The Han Solo actor mimics Chewbacca’s grunts, growls, and roars!

Alden Ehrenreich has skyrocketed to stardom in Hollywood after securing the coveted role of Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story, thanks to his critically acclaimed performance in the Coen Brothers’ Hail Caesar and as Warren Beatty in Rules Don’t Apply.

The 28-year-old actor talks to BackstageOL about his intimidating meeting with Harrison Ford, learning to speak Wookiee and how he had to keep his Grandma from leaking Star Wars secrets.

The film’s synopsis:

Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in Solo: A Star Wars Story, an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.

Solo: A Star Wars Story hits theaters May 25th. Check out the full interview with the Ehrenreich below!