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Disney to re-release the theatrical cuts of the original Star Wars trilogy, according to John Landis

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Here’s some potentially exciting news for fans of the original Star Wars trilogy, with Empire reporting that director John Landis has revealed that Disney is planning to finally re-release the unaltered theatrical cuts of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. At a Q&A tonight John Landis dropped that Disney […]

Colin Trevorrow confirmed as Star Wars: Episode IX director

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Coming out of the “Worlds, Galaxies and Universes: Live Action at the Walt Disney Studios” panel at D23, Disney has announced that Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow will officially be directing Star Wars: Episode IX. Although the film won’t be starting production for another couple years, as Episode IX isn’t due out until 2019, Walt Disney Studios […]

Kathleen Kennedy says we’ll see a female Star Wars director at some point

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When it comes to choosing directors for their new Star Wars movies, Disney and Lucasfilm have been pretty consistent, with J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Rian Johnson (Star Wars: Episode VIII), Colin Trevorrow (Star Wars: Episode IX), Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Han Solo: A […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story graces the cover of Disney’s twenty-three

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Following yesterday’s full trailer release [watch it here], we’ve now got a new look at Han (Alden Ehrenreich), Chewie (Joonas Suotamo), Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke) and Lando (Donald Glover) from next month’s Solo: A Star Wars Story thanks to the latest cover for Disney’s twenty-three magazine; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Check out twelve new promo […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story gets a full trailer and new poster

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As promised, Disney and Lucasfilm delivered the second trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story last night ahead of the film’s release this May. The trailer gives us our best look yet at the story for the Anthology movie, as Woody Harrelson’s Beckett assembles a crew that includes Han (Alden Ehrenreich), Chewie (Joonas Suotamo), Qi’ra […]

LEGO Star Wars sets for Solo: A Star Wars Story officially revealed

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We’ve already seen promotional images for Han Solo and Chewbacca Brickheadz and the Kessel Run Millennium Falcon set, and now coinciding with the release of the new trailer, LEGO has revealed six new sets for the upcoming Star Wars Anthology movie Solo: A Star Wars Story which includes an Imperial Patrol Battle Pack, Han Solo’s Landspeeder, […]

Funko unveils new Solo: A Star Wars Story Pop! Vinyl, Dorbz, Mystery Minis and Plushies

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Funko has revealed a new range of merchandise for Solo: A Star Wars Story which includes a line of Pop! vinyl figures for Han Solo, Chewbacca, Qi’Ra, Tobias Beckett, Lando Calrissian, Enfys Nest, Val, L3-37, Rio Durant, a Range Trooper, Dryden Gangster, Dryden Voss, a Fighting Droids 2-pack, and a Mudtrooper, as welll as a […]

Check out twelve new promo posters for Solo: A Star Wars Story

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With a second trailer set to arrive later tonight [watch a teaser here], a new batch of promotional posters have arrived online for Solo: A Star Wars Story, which feature the likes of Han, Chewie, Lando and Qi’ra as well as the redesigned Millennium Falcon, the villainous Enfys Nest, and the Imperial Patrol Trooper. Check […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer set for release tonight, watch a teaser here

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Star Wars fans will get a brand new look at next month’s Solo: A Star Wars Story when Disney and Lucasfilm debut the full trailer for the Anthology movie during American Idol, and to whet our appetites we have a brief teaser, which includes some new footage of Han Solo in a standoff with the […]