By: Benjamin Hart
As of May the 4th, tickets for Solo: A Star Wars Story are now on sale! After a troubled production and a director switch halfway through production, it looks like things are looking up for the film. While many have questioned exactly how successful Solo will be upon it's release, I think this latest bit of news bodes well for the film.
By: Benjamin Hart
Part of the fun enjoying a new Star Wars film is watching it over and over trying to catch all the subtleties and Easter Eggs peppered throughout. Solo: A Star Wars A Star Wars Story is just a month away, and director Ron Howard is already giving us a sneak peak at a big Solo Easter Egg.
This time around Ben and Zac dive into the latest breaking news from a variety of franchises! They start off with a ton of Marvel updates, including some big changes to Fox's slate of films, a new photo from the upcoming "Venom" movie, and some Avengers 4 set photos that could point towards some big changes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Furthermore, they touch on the new trailer for SyFy's "Krpyton" series, discuss what to expect from a Quentin Tarantino Star Trek film, and speculate about when and where we'll be seeing the first trailer for "Solo: A Star Wars Story". Keep listening for a QOTN from a galaxy far, far away, and a #BBQWatch topic much closer to home.
By: Benjamin Hart
When it comes to behind the scenes looks at the untitled Han Solo film, director Ron Howard never disappoints! Howard's Twitter and Instagram pages have been an incredible source of photos from the set over the past few months, and today that trend continues.
By: Benjamin Hart
Even after several rumors, set leaks, and the many photos director Ron Howard has tweeted, we still no very little about the untitled Han Solo, which is due out next May. Thankfully, our friends over at Making Star Wars are always providing us with new, exciting scoops.
The first run of episodes from the new animated series Forces Of Destiny, which were released this Summer, featured a variety of beloved characters from across the saga. It has be announced that a new batch of episodes is on the way, and they will include even more classic Star Wars characters.
By: Benjamin Hart
After some recent turmoil involving a change of directors, it now appears things are looking up for the Han Solo standalone film. At least one actor has completed his portion of the film as production draws closer to completion.
By: Benjamin Hart
Ron Howard has been incredibly generous and open with fans since taking over directing duties on the untitled Han Solo film. His Twitter and Instagram feeds have been chocked full of amazing behind the scenes looks at the film.
By: Benjamin Hart
Woody Harrelson is one of the biggest and busiest actors in Hollywood nowadays, starring in a variety of films and TV series. Next may, Harrelson will make his first foray into the Star Wars Galaxy by portraying Beckett in the upcoming Han Solo standalone film.
Harrison Ford, who played Han Solo in the Star Wars Original Trilogy and Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, was born on this day back in 1942.
In 1975, film director George Lucas used Ford to read lines for actors being cast for parts in his upcoming space opera, Star Wars.
At the reading, Steven Spielberg told George that the American actor was well suited for the part of Han Solo and helped convince George to give Harrison the role.
It's only been a few weeks since the big director shakeup for the Han Solo film, which replaced directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller with Ron Howard. Since then the veteran director has been hard at work on the still untitled film, and has been very open(well, as open as he can be) on social media about his experiences on set.
The big news on everyone's minds lately has been the major director shakeup for the upcoming Han Solo standalone film. After the projects original directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, were allegedly fired, Ron Howard was brought on to finish the film. This understandably raised a lot of concerns among fans and has gotten people talking about this extremely rare situation.
This has been a crazy week for Star Wars news! On Tuesday the shocking news broke that directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller had exited the Han Solo standalone film after months of filming had taken place. After days of intense speculation and rumors, Lucasfilm found their replacement director; Ron Howard.
Howard has had an incredible filmmaking career thus far, and even has a had a long standing friendship with the maker himself, George Lucas. All things considered, it seems like Ron Howard just might be the person to put the Han Solo film back on track.
Over the past few days the untitled Han Solo standalone film has been the center of a firestorm of controversy and drama following the departure of directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller from the project. Various reports suggest the duo were fired by Lucasfilm over a variety of creative differences. Since then the debate has raged and rumors have spread concerning who might take over the project, which reportedly only had three weeks of principal photography left, Now we have just received word on who will be taking over for Lord and Miller.
The cast of the upcoming young Han Solo film has a lot of people excited. This is includes Westworld star Thandie Newton, who spoke recently about what it was like to be cast in Star Wars what the experience of filming it was like with Oprah Winfrey on Variety's Actors on Actors. Newton couldn't say anything about the plot, she did share and what being cast in the film meant to her, saying, "To be part of a legacy like ‘Star Wars,’ it’s loved for a reason,” she
said. “I could have been in it for a brief little nothing, and I would
have been thrilled and delighted. To be taken seriously, a
women of color at 44 years old and be in a dope-a– franchise. It’s when
you just let go." Check out the video below,
Lucasfilm announced that Gareth Edwards would be the director for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story three years ago today.
The movie, which was released in December 2016, is the first of a set of Star Wars stand alone movies to hit cinemas.
In an interview with StarWars.com, the Rogue One director said: "Ever since I saw Star Wars I knew exactly what I wanted to do for the rest of my life - join the Rebel Alliance! I could not be more excited and honored to go on this mission with Lucasfilm."
Details about the still untitled Han Solo film have been sparse lately, but a new report from our friends at Making Star Wars may have just revealed some significant character names. Of course, if you do not wish to know anything about the Han Solo film, you may want to exercise caution before reading further. This one deserves a light SPOILER alert.
The brilliant folks at Bad Lip Reading have released a brand new video where they revealed their own twisted and hilarious version of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. BLP is well known for their viral videos that dub over the original dialogue of movies, TV shows and more(Admit it: You've had that Seagull song stuck in your head at least once.)
Their rendition of The Force Awakens is especially awesome and funny because it includes the voice of The Last Jedi himself, Mark Hamill. If you have heard Mark speak at all at length, you know he can do a pretty hilarious impersonation of his longtime Star Wars co-star Harrison Ford. For the video, the BLP team got Hamill to dub over some of Han Solo's scenes in The Force Awakens, turning some of the film's most emotional moments into comedy gold. You can watch the video in full below:
Star Wars Celebration Orlando is coming up next week, and we have a ton of amazing things to look forward to! For collectors, various convention exclusives will be available to buy from a handful of retailers. Building toy giant Lego has just revealed an exclusive set that they will be offering up at this Celebration.
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