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Solo: A Star Wars Story Isn’t Terrible, But It’s Not Great Either

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The latest Star Wars movie wasn’t as bad as Neil Calloway expected… Back in December last year I wrote a provocative piece stating that Solo: A Star Wars Story would be terrible. As it turns out, I was wrong. It’s not terrible, but it’s not great either. On the Star Wars scale it’s more prequel […]

Marvel announces Star Wars: Beckett one-shot

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Marvel has announced that it is set to explore the backstory of Woody Harrelson’s Tobias Beckett from Solo: A Star Wars Story with the release of the one-shot comic Star Wars: Beckett from writer Gerry Duggan and artists Will Sliney, Edgar Salazar and Marc Laming. THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE DEADLY! TOBIAS BECKETT taught HAN […]

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 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 […]