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Unused Solo: A Star Wars Story concept art features a fight on top of the Falcon

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Designer Vincent Jenkins has revealed a new piece of concept art from 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, which gives us a look at a scrapped sequence inspired by James Cameron’s 1994 action comedy True Lies which would have featured a showdown on top of the Millennium Falcon; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Alden […]

Alden Ehrenreich talks more about potential Han Solo Star Wars return on Disney+

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Alden Ehrenreich, the star of Solo: A Star Wars Story, says he has always been proud of the film and would return to the character for a Disney+ project. Recently, we got news that Alden Ehrenreich, who portrayed a young Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story, was open to returning to the role […]

Alden Ehrenreich open to returning as Han Solo in future Star Wars project

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Alden Ehrenreich, the star of Solo: A Star Wars Story, is open to returning as Han if the project is right. While Solo wasn’t the big box office breaker that other Star Wars movies have been, the film has collected a strong following in the time since its release with many calling for a continuation […]

Sam Witwer says Maul’s role was different in Solo: A Star Wars Story before he was hired

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One of the biggest surprises in Solo: A Star Wars Story was the cameo by Darth Maul in the closing moments of the film, who was physically played by Ray Park, who played the character in Star Wars: A Phantom Menace, and voiced by Sam Witwer, who has voiced Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story writer says a sequel is a tough sell and the franchise’s Disney+ slate is packed

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Solo: A Star Wars Story may have been positively received from critics and audiences alike, but the Star Wars spin-off became the lowest-grossing entry in the entire franchise by earning just $392.9 million at the worldwide box office – meaning any chances of a sequel seemed unlikely. Now, in a recent tweet by the film’s co-writer Jon Kasdan has […]

Chewbacca actor Joonas Suotamo hopes to work with Solo co-star Alden Ehrenreich again

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Chewbacca actor Joonas Suotamo has opened up about working on Solo: A Star Wars Story and hopes to work with Alden Ehrenreich’s Han Solo again. “I do keep in touch with Alden every once in a while,” Suotamo told The Hollywood Reporter. “But I haven’t seen him since the premieres. Every now and then, we’ll message each other, and […]

The Empire Strikes Back writer Lawrence Kasdan is “just not interested in Star Wars” anymore

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The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan has discussed how he is done with Star Wars movies after his experience on Solo: A Star Wars Story. In a discussion at Austin Film Fest (via SYFY Wire), Kasdan explained how Lucasfilm sent a messenger to hand-deliver a script about a project that he never […]

Bob Iger says Disney knows it pushed too much Star Wars too quickly

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Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, says that the studio knows they pushed too much Star Wars into the market place too quickly. The Disney era of Star Wars has been enormously successful but they know they have made mistakes – most evident in the poor box office performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story, […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story nearly included Lando Calrissian’s brother

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Co-writer of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Jonathan Kasdan, says that the film originally featured Lando Calrissian’s brother before he was cut out. It’s always interesting to hear from the filmmakers behind movies about what could have been. This is especially true when it comes to Star Wars with so many characters and lore on […]