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 […]
Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Solo Graphic Novel Adaptation
IDW Publishing releases an all-ages comic book adaptation of last year’s Solo: A Star Wars Story this week, and you can take a look at a preview of the graphic novel right here… Capturing the galaxy-spanning action of Solo: A Star Wars Story, experience the new movie as a beautiful graphic novel combining the wonder […]
Disney film chief thinks Solo: A Star Wars Story reception was a little unfair
The Star Wars franchise found itself in unfamiliar territory last year, with Disney and Lucasfilm’s second Anthology film Solo: A Star Wars Story becoming the first instalment in the series to disappoint at the box office. Coming off a troubled production where Ron Howard was brought in to reshoot the majority of the film after […]
Comic Book Preview – Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation #5
Marvel’s Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation #5 is out this coming Wednesday, and we have a preview of the issue for you here; take a look… THE KESSEL RUN! HAN and his crew pulled off an impossible heist…but will the EMPIRE stop them before their stolen unrefined coaxium explodes? Or will a monster waiting in […]