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Untitled Han Solo project now has a name

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 24: Director Ron Howard attends the Los Angeles Premiere Screening of National Geographics 'Genius' the Fox Theater on April 24, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for National Geographic)

The untitled Han Solo project is untitled no more.

Oscar-winning director Ron Howard has announced that the "Star Wars" movie he's been making has been officially named "Solo: A Star Wars Story."

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Howard also announced that principal photography has finished and that the movie will hit theaters next year.

Howard has taken to social media to share behind-the-scenes images taken as he had been making the film, which is set before the original "Star Wars" trilogy.

For all of Howard's updates, click here. He was named director back in June after original directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller left the production, Deadline reported.

Han Solo is being played by Alden Ehrenreich. Donald Glover was cast as a young Lando Calrissian. Emilia Clarke, Paul Bettany and Woody Harrelson round out the cast.

"Solo: A Star Wars Story" will hit theaters on May 25, 2018.