Young Han Solo actors shortlist announced

Did you know there's a Star Wars spin off movie in the works which will focus on the earlier years in the life of Han Solo? It's not due to arrive until 2018 and is being directed by The Lego Movie guys Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

Does it sound like an awful idea? Well with those guys in the lead and the good will of three other Star Wars films before then, we're just going to have to ahead and give it the benefit of the doubt. For now.

Naturally one major part of bringing a younger version of the cast to life will be casting, just who the heck do you get to play a character that iconic, and one which has been embodied by a single actor - Harrison Ford - for almost 40 years? That's the conundrum which the directors and producer Kathleen Kennedy are currently trying to solve.