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A Star Wars veteran cameos as a Wookiee in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Warning. Minor spoilers for Solo: A Star Wars Story follow… In an effort to stand out from the main saga, Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars Anthology movies have already broke with tradition, dropping the likes of the opening crawl and the John Williams score in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and it seems that […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story concept art featuring Han, Lando, L3-37 and Val

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With Solo: A Star Wars Story set to open in cinemas next week [read our spoiler-free ★★★★ review here], Lucasfilm’s Creative Art Manager Phil Szostak has shared some concept art for the Anthology movie showcasing designs for Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich), Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover), L3-37 (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) and Val (Thandie Newton). Take a look here… […]

Go behind-the-scenes of Solo: A Star Wars Story with new featurette

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With the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story a little over a week away, a new ‘Rebels on the Run’ featurette has arrived online for the Star Wars anthology movie which includes interviews with director Ron Howard, director of photography Bradford Young, stars Donald Glover and Emilia Clarke, and members from the hair, make-up, costume, […]

Watch three new clips from Solo: A Star Wars Story

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During his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Woody Harrelson revealed a new clip from Solo: A Star Wars Story featuring Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson), Val (Thandie Newton), and Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich); watch it below along with a second clip which sees Ehrenreich’s smuggler meeting Donald Glover’s Lando Calrissian for the first time… SEE ALSO: […]

More details on Colin Trevorrow’s Star Wars: Episode IX departure emerge

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Yesterday we got some details on the decision to shake up its directors for Solo: A Star Wars Story – with Phil Lord and Chris Miller said to be keen on deviating from the Star Wars template and making “something new like Guardians of the Galaxy” – and now a new report has surfaced regarding […]

Jon Favreau’s Star Wars TV series will take place 7 years after Return of the Jedi

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Back in March, Lucasfilm announced that it has enlisted actor and director Jon Favreau to develop a live-action Star Wars TV series for Disney’s upcoming streaming service, and now we’ve got the very first details on what is sure to be a hugely anticipated show. Speaking to Nerdist at a screening of Solo: A Star […]

A new report sheds more light on Solo: A Star Wars Story’s director shake-up

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It came as quite the surprise last year when it was announced that Lucasfilm had sacked Solo: A Star Wars Story directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller over creative differences with just a few weeks of filming left on the second Star Wars Anthology movie. At the time, rumours circulated suggesting that the filmmakers had […]

Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars Anthology movie in pre-production ahead of Spring 2019 shoot

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Back in August of last year it was reported that Oscar-nominated director Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours) has signed on to develop an Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars spinoff movie, which will see Ewan McGregor reprising his role as the venerable Jedi Master. Well, although the project is yet to be officially announced by Lucasfilm, FanthaTracks is […]

Rumoured plot breakdown for Star Wars: Episode IX surfaces online

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Now, you’ll want to have your pinch of salt ready for this one, but Reddit user FOOSLS is claiming to have seen early storyboards for Star Wars: Episode IX, which is set to go into production this summer under director J.J. Abrams. Of course, Reddit isn’t exactly the most reliable source, but it should be […]