Lucasfilm releases plot synopsis for Solo: A Star Wars Story 

Those words from Han Solo in 1977’s original

Lucasfilm released a plot synopsis for the May 25 film that sheds a little more light on the story, which takes place several years before Han had his fateful meeting with Luke Skywalker and Ben Kenobi in that Tatooine cantina.

, 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

actor Alden Ehrenreich is taking on the role originated by Harrison Ford, while

‘s Donald Glover is slipping into the Lando Calrissian cape.

The movie costars Thandie Newton and Emilia Clarke in unspecified roles, Woody Harrelson plays a mentor figure, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (writer-star of

). And Ron Howard took over directing duties after 

filmmakers Chris Miller and Phil Lord were fired midway through the shoot amid creative disputes with Lucasfilm.

is expected in the weeks ahead, along with more details about what parts of the galaxy we can expect the scoundrel to traverse.