Cosmic Cameos
This is a Star Wars film, so it’s bound to be full of easily-missed cameos. Here’s just a few we noticed, though no doubt more will surface over time.
Firstly, two Star Wars legends turn up once again in Solo. One is Warwick Davis, who returns for his sixth Star Wars movie – not to mention his roles in Star Wars Rebels and those Ewok films from the 1980s. The actor, most known for playing Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi, portrays one of the Cloud Riders. And for once, he actually gets to show his real face and even grab some lines.
Plus, remember Chewie’s Wookie friend who he frees from the mines on Kessel? They’re played by Anthony Daniels, otherwise known as C-3PO. Thanks to his cameo here, Daniels is now officially the only actor to appear in all 10 Star Wars movies to date. We’re not sure who his Wookie character is, but seeing as they share an intimate moment with Chewie, it’s theorized that Daniels is playing Chewie’s wife, Malla!
It’s not a Star Wars connection, but director Ron Howard couldn’t help but continue a running gag he carries through all his movies in Solo. He always finds a cameo role for his brother Clint Howard and in this film, he appears as the angry owner of a robot that L3-37 tries to inspire to think for himself.