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Colin Trevorrow discusses his Star Wars: Episode IX exit

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This past September, Colin Trevorrow became the latest director to run foul of Lucasfilm when the Jurassic World helmer was fired from next year’s Star Wars: Episode IX due to creative differences. Various rumours have circulated as to what exactly these creative differences were – from Lucasfilm being disappointed with the script, Trevorrow’s alleged unhappiness […]

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 […]

Qi’ra outsmarts Hondo and IG-88 in new Star Wars: Forces of Destiny episode ‘Triplecross’

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The official Disney YouTube channel has released a new episode of Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, which sees Solo: A Star Wars Story’s Qi’ra along with Hondo and IG-88. Watch it here… Hondo teams up with bounty hunter droid IG-88 to capture Qi’ra, but she outsmarts both her pursuers by pitting them against each other […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story bombs at the worldwide box office with $148 million global opening

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It’s not often – i.e. ever – that you see the words “Star Wars” and “box office bomb” in the same sentence, but… Having gone into its opening weekend tracking a worldwide bow in excess of $300 million, Disney and Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story has come up short, failing to reach half of […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story Is a Triumph and These Are Its 3 Best Moments

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Samuel Brace on Solo: A Star Wars Story’s best moments. Spoilers follow… Against all odds, defying dour expectations, and pre-game animadversions, Solo: A Star Wars Story is a truly excellent film. The movie that no one wanted and many angry internet dwellers oh so desired to be terrible, is actually tremendous fun, and replete with […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story concept art showcases several key scenes

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Thanks to The Art of Solo: A Star Wars Story, we’ve got a look at a host of concept art from the newly-released Star Wars Anthology movie, which showcases a number of key sequences from the movie including the Corellia chase, Han’s confrontation with Lady Proxima, Mimban battle, the first meeting between Han and Chewie, […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story co-writer discusses the surprise cameo, and possible future appearances

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Warning. Major Solo: A Star Wars Story spoilers follow… Ron Howard delivered quite the surprise in the closing moments of Solo: A Star Wars Story when it was revealed that Emilia Clarke’s Qi’ra has been working for the former Sith Lord Darth Maul, now head of the Crimson Dawn crime syndicate. The cameo – which […]

Should studios just leave troubled productions alone?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether studios should leave troubled productions alone… There’s a terrible line uttered by Rose Tico in the terrible movie that was Star Wars: The Last Jedi. A goofy, cringe-inducing piece of writing that should make everyone shudder. In that awful final act where she stops Finn from sacrificing himself to save his friends […]

A trailer for Lord and Miller’s Solo: A Star Wars Story apparently exists

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Having been unceremoniously fired from the project with just weeks of principal photography remaining – and Ron Howard coming in to reshoot around 70% of the final film – the Phil Lord and Chris Miller version of Solo: A Star Wars Story is going to go down as one of Hollywood’s big ‘What If?’ stories. […]