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Harrison Ford “didn’t really give a rat’s ass” about passing the torch in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Despite the fact that Disney and Lucasfilm brought back Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) for its Sequel Trilogy, it has become very apparent that the focus on the Star Wars saga has now shifted to a new generation, including the likes of Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega […]

The Mandalorian season 3 to premiere in March

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Disney and Lucasfilm have announced the anticipated third season of The Mandalorian is set to premiere March 1st, 2023 on Disney+. Check out their announcement along with the first image of the season below… Not much is known about the third season, but it will see Pedro Pascal’s Mandalorian Din Djarin reunited with his foundling Grogu following […]

George Lucas helped direct a scene in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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As part of its Solo: A Star Wars Story coverage, Entertainment Weekly has been chatting to director Ron Howard about his work on the Anthology movie, with Howard revealing that his old pal George Lucas paid a visit to the set, and actually ended up contributing to a scene. “George is like a big brother […]

Emilia Clarke teases Han’s relationship with Qi’ra in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke is swapping the world of Westeros for the galaxy far, far away this year as she takes on the role of the mysterious Qi’ra in Disney and Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story. Unlike the likes of Han, Chewie and Lando, Qi’ra is a new addition to the Star […]

Ron Howard was reluctant to replace Phil Lord and Chris Miller on Solo: A Star Wars Story

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It’s fair to say that Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story has had a difficult production, with the studio firing original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller with just weeks of filming to go due to creative differences, and Ron Howard then coming on board to oversee extensive reshoots and complete the Anthology movie. Speaking […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story’s Tobias Beckett “shapes” Han more than anyone else, according to Ron Howard

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Ron Howard, director of Solo: A Star Wars Story, has revealed a few details about Woody Harrelson’s character, Tobias Beckett, including his relationship with Han. Solo: A Star Wars Story at last has a teaser trailer, and a TV spot for that matter, giving fans a great at look at the upcoming film. This week […]

New images from Solo: A Star Wars Story featuring Han, Chewie, Lando, Qi’Ra and more

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Following Monday’s trailer [watch it here], Entertainment Weekly has revealed a batch of new images from Ron Howard’s Star Wars anthology movie, Solo: A Star Wars Story which gives us a new look at Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich), Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover), Qi’Ra (Emilia Clarke), and Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson); check them […]

Chewbacca’s death may have helped Lucasfilm decide to clear the Expanded Universe from Star Wars canon

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Lucasfilm may have been helped along in their decision to delete the Expanded Universe from Star Wars canon by the death of Chewbacca. When Disney purchased Lucasfilm, along with Star Wars, it was revealed that they had cleared up the series’ canon considerably, announcing that the Expanded Universe would now become the non-canon entity known […]

SPOILERS: Rian Johnson on a certain Star Wars: The Last Jedi character using Force powers

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Warning: Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow… One of the complaints that fans have levelled at Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi is General Leia’s use of Force powers in order to save herself during one of the movie’s many space battles. Chatting with EW, Rian Johnson himself took the time to […]