The upcoming "Star Wars" spinoff, set to be released in May next year, is going to star Alden Ehrenreich as the young Hans Solo. Disney and Lucasfilm made the during the Star Wars Celebration Europe over the weekend.

Here are the top 5 reasons ">Alden Ehrenrich is perfect for the role.

1. He looked best with Chewbacca.

The audition process took six months to do. The actors were screen-tested with the Millenium Falcon while Ehnrenrich tested with Chewbacca.

"I've never screen tested with an announcement">Wookiee," said Ehrenreich. "It was amazing."

2. He gave the most impressive performance.

According to sources from the casting crew, Ehrenrich gave the best performance. The star of Disney's "Hail Ceasar" landed the role among other actors like Jack Reynor from "Transformers: Age of Extinction Fury" star, Logan Lerman, "Brooklyn" actor, Emory Cohen, and "Everybody Wants Some" actor, Blake Jenner.

3. His performance in "Hail, Caesar" was outstanding.

Ehrenrich is best known for his work in movies. In fact, he is set to star in Cinelou's "The Yellow Birds." His performances are well-played and his projects are billed one after the other. He is even set to star in Warren Beaty's "Howard Hughes Project", which is due to be released by Fox in the fall.

4. Steven Spielberg discovered him in a batz mitvah.

The new Hans Solo did not escape the sharp eye of famous Director Steven Spielperg. In a reception that Spielberg attended, he immediately spotted the then young Ehrenrich and a comedy video that was made for the event.

Ehrenrich's discovery then led to stints in TV series such as "CSI" and "Supernatural".

5. He is very professional.

His professionalism is his best asset and part of what he learned from working with the Coen brothers.  The new Hans Solo claimed that in the production of "Hail, Caesar", his colleagues were respectful and everything was organized.  

The new Star Wars spinoff will be released next year with production scheduled to begin in January.