The 63-year-old filmmaker took to social media where he shared some bleak images from the sets of the upcoming movie.
"Shooting a scene about desperate and dangerous times in the Galaxy," Howard captioned a foggy on-location photo.
He also uploaded a different picture on Instagram with the same cryptic caption.
This led the fans to start spinning various conspiracy theories that one of the scenes in the film is set on Kessel, a planet known for its spice mines.
The speculation comes after Howard previously shared another image with the caption, "Spicey?"