The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan has discussed how he is done with Star Wars movies after his experience on Solo: A Star Wars Story. In a discussion at Austin Film Fest (via SYFY Wire), Kasdan explained how Lucasfilm sent a messenger to hand-deliver a script about a project that he never […]
Bob Iger says Disney knows it pushed too much Star Wars too quickly
Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, says that the studio knows they pushed too much Star Wars into the market place too quickly. The Disney era of Star Wars has been enormously successful but they know they have made mistakes – most evident in the poor box office performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story, […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story nearly included Lando Calrissian’s brother
Co-writer of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Jonathan Kasdan, says that the film originally featured Lando Calrissian’s brother before he was cut out. It’s always interesting to hear from the filmmakers behind movies about what could have been. This is especially true when it comes to Star Wars with so many characters and lore on […]
Star Wars Saga to receive new Blu-ray and DVD re-release
As revealed by Core of Movies on Twitter, Disney and Lucasfilm are set to issue Blu-ray and DVD re-releases of the first ten movies in the Star Wars saga to coincide with the upcoming arrival of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. As you can see above, the re-releases cover all ten films – The […]
Four ways Disney has decimated the Star Wars franchise
Anghus Houvouras on Disney’s decimation of Star Wars… After Solo’s lukewarm reception with the ticket-buying public and the lasting schism caused by Rian Johnson’s divisive The Last Jedi, it feels like the Star Wars franchise has taken a hit. What was once the most popular franchise in the world doesn’t even feel like the most […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story Darth Maul DX Series figure unveiled by Hot Toys
Hot Toys has unveiled its 1/6th scale DX Series Darth Maul collectible figure which is based on the appearance of Ray Park as the former Sith Lord in Solo: A Star Wars Story; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles Skillfully crafted based on the appearance of Darth Maul in […]
Ron Howard explains why he believes Solo: A Star Wars didn’t perform at the box office
Ron Howard, the director of Solo: a Star Wars Story, has offered his opinion on why the film didn’t meet box office expectations. Whenever a new Star Wars film arrives at cinemas, the expectation that the film will perform in a huge way is very evident. So when a film like Solo: A Star Wars […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story writer responds to #MakeSolo2Happen fan campaign
Although it went largely unnoticed at the box office (for a Star Wars movie, anyway), the reaction from fans and critics to last year’s Solo: A Star Wars Story was mostly positive, so much so that a fan campaign calling for a sequel managed to pick up quite a bit of steam on social media […]
4 Things Disney Has Got So Right with Star Wars
Samuel Brace on four things that Disney has got so right with Star Wars… Navigating the toxic pages of the internet can open oneself up to a host of narratives that are infuriatingly mendacious. This is, after all, a place where dwellers operate routinely in schadenfreude and where negativity rules the day. It’s hard not […]
Original Darth Maul voice actor recorded lines for Solo: A Star Wars Story before being replaced
Peter Serafinowicz, the original voice actor for Darth Maul, has revealed that he recorded lines for Solo: A Star Wars Story before being replaced by Sam Witwer. Maul’s cameo appearance in Solo: A Star Wars Story was a huge surprise to audiences and remains one of the film’s most memorable moments, linking the Original and […]