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Hot Toys unveils its Solo: A Star Wars Story Han Solo collectible figure

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Coinciding with the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story this week, Hot Toys has unveiled its 1/6th scale Han Solo collectible figure which is based on the likeness of Alden Ehrenreich’s titular smuggler  in Ron Howard’s Star Wars anthology movie; check out the promotional images here…SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles“I’m gonna be a pilot… […]

Chewbacca actor Joonas Suotamo hopes to work with Solo co-star Alden Ehrenreich again

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Chewbacca actor Joonas Suotamo has opened up about working on Solo: A Star Wars Story and hopes to work with Alden Ehrenreich’s Han Solo again.“I do keep in touch with Alden every once in a while,” Suotamo told The Hollywood Reporter. “But I haven’t seen him since the premieres. Every now and then, we’ll message each other, and I […]

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Han Solo movie: “It’s gonna be fine”

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With all of the crazy news surrounding the Han Solo movie these days, it’s hard to accurately gauge how this movie will turn out. With Phil Lord and Chris Miller actually being fired from the project (apparently because they believed they were making a comedy), and being abruptly replaced with Ron Howard, and even rumors that […]

Blu-ray Review – Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

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Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018.Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Paul Bettany, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jon Favreau, Linda Hunt, Ian Kenny, John Tui, and Warwick Davis.SYNOPSIS:The second (and last?) standalone Star Wars movie serves up the origin story of everyone’s favorite smuggler and all-around […]

Movie Review – The Yellow Birds (2018)

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The Yellow Birds, 2018.Directed by Alexandre Moors. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Tye Sheridan, Jack Huston, Toni Collette, Jason Patric, Olivia Crocicchia, Renée Willett, Lee Tergesen, Aylin Tezel, Robert Pralgo, Robert Beck, Mikey Collins, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Carter Redwood, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Carrie Wampler, Rhoda Griffis, and Jennifer Aniston. Synopsis:Two young soldiers, Bartle (21) and Murph (18) navigate the […]

New Solo: A Star Wars Story images featuring Han, Dryden Vos, and a Mandalorian?

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With a little over five weeks to go until the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Empire has revealed two new images from Ron Howard’s upcoming Star Wars anthology movie featuring Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) dangerously hanging off the side of a train during a heist on the snow covered planet of Vandor and […]

Movie Review – Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

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Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018.Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Paul Bettany, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jon Favreau, Linda Hunt, Ian Kenny, John Tui, and Warwick Davis.SYNOPSIS:During an adventure into a dark criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future copilot Chewbacca and encounters Lando Calrissian years […]

Alden Ehrenreich didn’t know what to do when he heard he’d been cast as Han in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Alden Ehrenreich, the actor behind Han in this year’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, has recalled his reaction upon being cast in the movie.There’s no question that despite the film not performing as well as anyone hoped, Alden Ehrenreich’s casting in Solo was the biggest moment of his career. Any role in a Star Wars […]

Han and Qi’ra hide out in deleted scene from Solo: A Star Wars Story

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With its home-entertainment release fast approaching, Disney and Lucasfilm have unveiled a deleted scene from Solo: A Star Wars Story which sees Han (Alden Ehrenreich) and Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke) being chased through the streets of Corellia before hiding in a barrel full of eel-like creatures, much to Han’s disgust; check it out here…SEE ALSO: Rogue One […]