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HBO’s Confederate looks unlikely after Benioff and Weiss commit to Star Wars

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Back in July of last year it was revealed that Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss would be following up their adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire with a new HBO series entitled Confederate. Set in an alternate history of the United States where the Confederacy successfully […]

Donald Glover on getting advice from Billy Dee Williams for Lando role in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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The first trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story may have been met with a mixed reaction [read the thoughts of our writing team here], but one aspect that seemed to go down very well with fans was the fleeting glimpses of Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly after the launch of […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story looks great, but some have already made up their minds and will hate it regardless

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Samuel Brace on Solo: A Star Wars Story… Thank the Lord. Solo: A Star Wars Story at last has a teaser (or two) and the fears of the rational mind can be put to rest, at least for now, as the film about which so much has been said, actually looks pretty terrific. And I […]

Comic Book Review – Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – Rose & Paige

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – Rose & Paige… The final Star Wars: Forces of Destiny comic from IDW focuses on two new characters to the franchise featured in The Last Jedi: the mechanic Rose and her gunner sister Paige. This issue, written by Phasma author Delilah S. Dawson, is the most kid-friendly issue of the series. […]

Harrison Ford served as a “covert adviser” on Solo: A Star Wars Story

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He may have handed over the role to Alden Ehrenreich, but it seems that Harrison Ford wasn’t entirely out of the loop when it comes to Han Solo’s next big screen adventure in Solo: A Star Wars Story, with Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy revealing to EW that Ford provided “vital insights into the character he has […]

Mark Hamill loved the Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer and is “dying to see” the film

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Mark Hamill is pretty excited about Solo: A Star Wars Story and is a big fan of the recent teaser trailer. While it seemed like a week or so ago that the first footage for Solo: A Star Wars Story would never make an appearance, fans have now been treated to both a TV spot […]

Solo’s Alden Ehrenreich on meeting Harrison Ford for the first time: “He was very, very supportive”

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Meeting an iconic Hollywood figure would be daunting for many people, and it is often said that you should never meet your heroes. Well, sometimes there is no choice. When Alden Ehrenreich secured the coveted role of a young Han Solo, it was inevitable that he would have to meet Star Wars icon Harrison Ford […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Solo: A Star Wars Story teaser trailer

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They certainly made us wait, but yesterday Disney and Lucasfilm delivered our very first look at their second Star Wars Anthology movie, Solo: A Star Wars Story, with the release of a teaser trailer. Much has been written about the film’s production troubles, which saw original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller fired with just […]

Rian Johnson would “love” to see an Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars movie

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Rian Johnson has recently commented on a potential Obi-Wan Kenobi movie and whether he would be interested in directing the film himself. Rian Johnson, after directing Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is now turning his attention to a whole new trilogy of Star Wars films that he will be creating, but the director has also […]