The movie is called Solo but in some ways the biggest mystery is Chewbacca. How does he go from being a general in the Clone Wars to the sidekick of a scruffy smuggler? Hopefully this movie answers that question satisfactorily.
He doesn't look and sound much like Harrison Ford, but I can't really hold that against him. As long as he manages to bring out the essence of the character, I'll be happy. I need to think of this like James Bond or Jim Kirk - different actors can play the same character, and they'll be slightly different, but the core of the character should remain there.
Read a lot of behind the scenes issues, bringing acting coaches on set and stuff like that in addition to the director swap. I hope this is a good one. Don't care for the new trilogy but I really liked Rogue One and hope this is in that vein.