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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, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, Donald Glover, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Paul Bettany, Thandie Newton and Joonas Suotamo. SYNOPSIS: After escaping from a poverty-stricken upbringing, Han Solo becomes embroiled in a criminal gang carrying out a major heist for a dangerous underworld boss. When it […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story tops The Force Awakens as the most expensive Star Wars movie

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Solo: A Star Wars Story is now in cinemas, bringing to an end a troubled journey to the big screen, which saw Lucasfilm enlisting Ron Howard after firing original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller with just weeks of filming remaining. Given its production troubles, with Howard reportedly reshooting around 70% of the movie, this […]

Hasbro unveils L3-37 Black Series figure from Solo: A Star Wars Story

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With Solo: A Star Wars Story flying into cinemas today, Hasbro has released three images showcasing the latest offering in the Star Wars: The Black Series action figure line, L3-37, played by Phoebe Waller-Bridge in the new movie; take a look at the promo images here… A new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in […]

Donald Glover says the Solo: A Star Wars Story director change was “beneficial” and not “difficult”

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Donald Glover has opened up about the director change on Solo: A Star Wars Story, revealing that the switch was a surprise but not difficult to adjust to. The production process for Solo: A Star Wars Story has been well publicised but, by all accounts, since Ron Howard took over directing duties on the film […]

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, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, Donald Glover, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Paul Bettany, Thandie Newton and Joonas Suotamo. SYNOPSIS: After escaping from a poverty-stricken upbringing, Han Solo becomes embroiled in a criminal gang carrying out a major heist for a dangerous underworld boss. “Watch this!” […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story’s Donald Glover prefers Kylo Ren to Darth Vader

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Star of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Donald Glover, has said that he likes Kylo Ren more than Darth Vader. Vader is one of the most iconic villains in movie history and the character’s tragic story was only added to with the prequel series centered on his fall from grace. Kylo Ren is the latest […]

Book Review – Star Wars: Last Shot – A Han and Lando Novel by Daniel José Older

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Last Shot – A Han and Lando Novel by Daniel José Older… Han Solo and Lando Calrissian are two of Star Wars‘ most recognizable characters in the franchise, what with Han’s devil-may-care attitude and and Lando’s immaculate sense of style and class. Just in time for the release of the next […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story tracking $300 million plus global opening

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With Solo: A Star Wars Story beginning its global rollout in a few short hours, Deadline is reporting that the second Star Wars Anthology movie is tracking a worldwide opening of between $285 million and $340 million. Domestic projections suggest that Solo is looking at a four-day Memorial weekend of between $135 million and $170 […]

Tour the Millennium Falcon with Donald Glover in new Solo: A Star Wars Story featurette

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Following yesterday’s poster [check it out here], Disney and Lucasfilm have released a new featurette for Solo: A Star Wars Story  which sees star Donald Glover taking us on a tour of the Millenium Falcon; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Solo: A Star Wars Story featurette offers cast interviews and new footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m04EAH5fobs&feature=youtu.be A new adventure […]