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Comic Book Preview – Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation #5

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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 […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story co-writer ponders what might have been with a December release

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It was quite a controversial decision when Disney decided to push back the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens from the saga’s traditional May date to December, but in the three years following, the Star Wars franchise firmly established its box office dominance over the final month of the year. The Force Awakens amassed […]

The Worst Movie Action Sequences of 2018

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Harrison Abbott on the worst movie action sequences of 2018… With the imminent arrival of January 1st, it’s worth reflecting on all the different ways that we, as a society, celebrate the New Year. Some usher in the commencement of a fresh calendar by participating in lively social events and extravagant parties. Others indulge in […]

Preview of Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation #2

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Marvel Comics’ Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation continues this coming Wednesday with the release of the second issue, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY! HAN SOLO and CHEWBACCA throw down but ultimately unite to escape the Empire and join BECKETT’s crew! But will […]

Solo’s Ron Howard interested in directing another Star Wars movie

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Ron Howard, the director of Solo: A Star Wars Story, has revealed that he would be up for directing another Star Wars movie. While Solo: A Star Wars Story didn’t perform anywhere near expectations at the global box office, those that did see it found a lot to love and a lot of the credit must […]

Woody Harrelson accepted Solo: A Star Wars Story role partly due to Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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Woody Harrelson, one of the stars of Solo: A Star Wars Story, has revealed that he took the role partly because of his admiration for Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge. It’s quite well known that Woody Harrelson was a little tentative about joining Solo: A Star Wars Story, initially turning down the role of Beckett. Harrelson, […]

George Lucas influenced L3-37 in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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The droid L3-37 who appeared in Solo: A Star Wars Story was apparently influenced by George Lucas himself. Solo: A Star Wars Story, which released in cinemas earlier this year and is now available on home video, had a lot of exciting elements but perhaps one of the most unique was the presence of L3-37, […]

Star Wars Rebels actor describes voicing Maul in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Sam Witwer, the voice of Darth Maul in Solo: A Star Wars Story, has detailed the experience of bringing the character to life with the help of Ray Park. Maul’s cameo in Solo: A Star Wars Story was certainly a shocking one, leaving many to wonder just how Lucasfilm pulled off such a huge surprise. […]

Disney boss says expect Star Wars “slowdown” in the wake of Solo: A Star Wars Story

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The journey to the cinema screen for Solo: A Star Wars Story is so well documented that even a protracted Star Wars scrawl couldn’t condense the hirings, firings, castings, and eventual catastrophe, but now the dust kicked up by the Millennium Falcon has settled, Disney head honcho Bob Iger has been speaking to The Hollywood Reporter […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge would happily return as L3-37 in the future

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the actress behind the droid L3-37 in Solo: A Star Wars Story, says that she would happily play the character “forever”. There were plenty of memorable components in this year’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, from Maul’s cameo to the Kessel Run, but another of these was certainly the antics of L3-37, Lando’s […]