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Solo: A Star Wars Story co-writer discusses the deleted Tag & Bink scene

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Last October, Ron Howard revealed that the fan favourite Dark Horse Comics characters Tag & Bink were set to make their official in-canon debut in Solo: A Star Wars Story, where the hapless duo would be portrayed by screenwriter Johnathan Kasdan and first assistant director Toby Hefferman. As it happened, Tag and Bink ended up on the […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story’s Han Solo Mudtrooper Hot Toys collectible figure revealed

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Hot Toys has revealed its 1/6th scale Han Solo Mudtrooper collectible figure which is based on the likeness of Alden Ehrenreich’s smuggler during his time in the Empire in the Star Wars anthology movie Solo: A Star Wars Story; take a look at the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles In the […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story concept art showcases alternate Millennium Falcon designs

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For its appearance in Solo: A Star Wars Story, the iconic Millennium Falcon received a shiny makeover, with the task of coming up with a new look for the classic ship falling to Lucasfilm’s design supervisor James Clyne. “The way I saw it, it’s like ripping a tablecloth off, you know those magicians that rip […]

Tom Hanks wanted to make a cameo appearance in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Tom Hanks wanted to make an appearance as a Stormtrooper in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Appearing in a Star Wars film is the dream of many actors across the generations and we have seen numerous big name actors appear in cameo roles (sometimes in roles that were cut) as Stormtroopers in the past, just […]

Ron Howard was a strong advocate for that secret cameo in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Spoilers for Solo: A Star Wars Story to follow… The secret cameo in Solo: A Star Wars Story was a true surprise and it turns out Ron Howard pushed hard for it to happen. Solo is packed full of exciting moments and interesting Star Wars easter eggs, but there was nothing more surprising than when […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story’s Val and Enfys Nest Black Series and Galactic Heroes action figures unveiled by Hasbro

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Last week Hasbro unveiled its L3-37 Black Series figure from Solo: A Star Wars Story, and now we have a look at some additional products from the Anthology movie with Black Series figures for Val and Enfys Nest with Swoop Bike, a regular 3.75″ Enfys Nest with Swoop Bike, and a Galactic Heroes Smugglers and […]

Emilia Clarke says that Ron Howard “saved” Solo: A Star Wars Story

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One of the stars of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Emilia Clarke, has said that Ron Howard “saved” the movie when he came aboard. The production issues Solo faced are well documented and now that the film is out in cinemas, we are starting to get even more insight into what happened before and after […]

Disney’s distribution chief reflects on Solo: A Star Wars Story’s disappointing box office opening

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Having gone into the weekend tracking a global opening in excess of $300 million, Disney and Lucasfilm’s latest Star Wars offering Solo: A Star Wars Story failed to reach half of that figure with a global opening of just $148 million through to Sunday, and a further $20 million from North American on the Memorial […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story grosses just $103 million over Memorial Day weekend

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The final numbers are in for the Memorial Day opening weekend of Solo: A Star Wars Story, with Disney and Lucasfilm’s second Star Wars Anthology movie underwhelming with just $103 million at the domestic box office over the four-day period. Tracking projections for Solo’s four-day domestic opening suggested that the film could open to $150 […]