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Solo: A Star Wars Story featurette offers cast interviews and new footage

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With the release date of Solo: A Star Wars Story fast approaching, a new featurette has arrived online for the upcoming anthology movie which includes interviews with director Ron Howard, stars Donald Glover, Alden Ehrenreich, and Emilia Clarke, and screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan, along with plenty of new footage from the film; watch it here… SEE […]

Paul Bettany describes Solo: A Star Wars Story as a gangster movie, says Ron Howard reshot more than originally planned

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Despite being just five months away from release, we’re yet to see a first trailer for Disney and Lucasfilm’s next Star Wars offering, Solo: A Star Wars Story. However, while we wait, we do have some comments from Paul Bettany, a late addition to the cast who came on during the film’s reshoots to take […]

Ron Howard took over Solo: A Star Wars Story as a “true believer” in what it could be

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Ron Howard, who has taken over directing responsibilities of Solo: A Star Wars Story, has spoken about his choice to helm the film. Solo: A Star Wars Story is only a handful of weeks away and fans are eagerly anticipating just how the film will play out, especially considering that movie saw a change in […]

Review: James Horner A Life In Music at the Royal Albert Hall

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Sean Wilson reviews the tribute concert in memory of the late Titanic composer… It takes a special composer to stamp a singular and enduring personality over the films they score, but James Horner was that person. Tragically killed in a plane crash in 2015 Horner’s death was  massive blow for the soundtrack industry, the loss […]

Ron Howard says Alden Ehrenreich is not doing a Harrison Ford impression in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Ron Howard has said that Alden Ehrenreich, the star of Solo: A Star Wars Story was never supposed to be doing a Harrison Ford impression. As soon as news hit that there would be a prequel movie revolving around a young Han Solo, fans were busy discussing if anyone could possibly replace Harrison Ford. Ron […]

Nine Directors Who Could Helm Star Wars: Episode IX

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Liam Hoofe takes a look at nine filmmakers who could replace Colin Trevorrow as director of Star Wars: Episode IX…  UPDATE: As announced just an hour after posting this article, J.J. Abrams will be back in the director’s chair for Star Wars: Episode IX. Colin Trevorrow’s departure from Star Wars: Episode IX last week has […]

Ron Howard confirms Warwick Davis for Han Solo Star Wars Anthology movie

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Yesterday it was reported that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s Darth Vader, actor Spencer Wilding, is set to appear in next year’s Han Solo Anthology movie (whether he’s playing the Dark Lord of the Sith or not remains a question), and now Ron Howard has revealed that another Star Wars alumnus is also set […]

Emilia Clarke wraps filming on Han Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Over the past couple of weeks, Ron Howard has announced that both Donald Glover and Paul Bettany have wrapped shooting on the as-yet-untitled Han Solo Star Wars spinoff, and now the director has taken to social media once again to announce that Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke has also completed work on next year’s […]

Donald Glover wraps shooting on Han Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Two months after stepping in as director following the firing of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Ron Howard has taken to Twitter to announce that the “wildly impressive” Donald Glover has wrapped his scenes as Lando Calrissian on the as-yet-untitled Han Solo Star Wars spinoff movie. Howard marked the occasion with the following image, which […]