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Will This Be Star Wars Overkill?

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Neil Calloway isn’t looking forward to the newly announced Star Wars films… The Star Wars juggernaut continues apace. We have the final film in the sequel trilogy to come, and possibly endless Anthology movies – depending on how well Solo does, I’m sure we’ll get the Boss Nass movie we’ve all been waiting for. Add […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story gets a new poster

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Following the release of the first teaser trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story, we got a series of character posters for the second Star Wars anthology movie [see here], and now we have a new one-sheet featuring Alden Ehrenreich’s smuggler alongside Qi’ra, Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca, and L3-37… SEE ALSO: George Lucas helped direct a […]

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 […]

HBO’s Confederate looks unlikely after Benioff and Weiss commit to Star Wars

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Back in July of last year it was revealed that Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss would be following up their adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire with a new HBO series entitled Confederate. Set in an alternate history of the United States where the Confederacy successfully […]

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 looks great, but some have already made up their minds and will hate it regardless

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Samuel Brace on Solo: A Star Wars Story… Thank the Lord. Solo: A Star Wars Story at last has a teaser (or two) and the fears of the rational mind can be put to rest, at least for now, as the film about which so much has been said, actually looks pretty terrific. And I […]

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 […]

Donald Glover on getting advice from Billy Dee Williams for Lando role in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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The first trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story may have been met with a mixed reaction [read the thoughts of our writing team here], but one aspect that seemed to go down very well with fans was the fleeting glimpses of Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly after the launch of […]

Comic Book Review – Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – Rose & Paige

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – Rose & Paige… The final Star Wars: Forces of Destiny comic from IDW focuses on two new characters to the franchise featured in The Last Jedi: the mechanic Rose and her gunner sister Paige. This issue, written by Phasma author Delilah S. Dawson, is the most kid-friendly issue of the series. […]