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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 […]

Preview of Marvel’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi Adaptation #3

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Marvel’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi Adaptation continues this coming Wednesday with the release of the third issue; check out a preview here… The tyrannical First Order is hot on the Resistance’s tail – Supreme Leader Snoke has discovered a way to track Leia Organa and her crew through hyperspace. Fuel and time is running […]

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 […]

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 […]