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Michael K. Williams reveals details on his recast role in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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The Wire and Boardwalk Empire star Michael K. Williams was set to make his debut in the galaxy far, far away this may with a role in Solo: A Star Wars Story – at least, until the big director shake-up. Following the firing of Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Williams was unavailable for the Ron […]

LEGO’s new Star Wars sets include Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Empire Strikes Back, and the Prequels

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A batch of promotional images have arrived online for LEGO’s 2018 Star Wars sets which includes Han Solo’s Landspeeder, Imperial TIE Fighter, Kessel Run Millennium Falcon, Imperial Patrol Battle Pack from Solo: A Star Wars Story, a Jedi and Clone Troopers Battle Pack, Yoda’s Hut from Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, and […]

John Williams says Episode IX will be his final Star Wars score

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Given his advancing years, it was only a matter of time before John Williams decided to call time on Star Wars, and the legendary composer has revealed to Los Angeles radio station KUSC that next year’s Star Wars: Episode IX will be his final score for the saga. “J.J. Abrams is preparing one now that […]

Disney and Lucasfilm accused of plagiarism over Solo: A Star Wars Story posters

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Disney and Lucasfilm finally kicked off the promotional campaign for May’s Anthology movie Solo: A Star Wars Story last month, releasing a first trailer, as well as a series of character posters featuring Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich), Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover), and Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke). Well, according to French artist Hacim Bahous, said […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story gets an international poster and trailer

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Disney and Lucasfilm have released a new Japanese poster and trailer for its upcoming Anthology movie Solo: A Star Wars Story. Sadly, the trailer doesn’t offer anything we haven’t already seen in the Super Bowl teaser and first official trailer, but we can presumably expect to see plenty more footage soon once Disney pulls the […]

Synopsis for Star Wars: Last Shot – A Han and Lando Novel

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With the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story fast approaching, we’ll soon see the arrival of a new selection of tie-in books, one of which – Star Wars: Last Shot by Daniel Jose Older – will explore the further adventures of Han Solo and Lando Calrissian, both prior to and before the events of […]

The Walking Dead’s Chandler Riggs auditioned for Spider-Man: Homecoming and Solo: A Star Wars Story

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With Chandler Riggs’ time as Carl Grimes drawing to a close, the young actor has been chatting to Comic Book about his future plans post-The Walking Dead, revealing that he’s looking to transition into movies, and has already auditioned for several major franchises. “I auditioned for Spider-Man, I auditioned for Han Solo, all those big […]

Lone Starr: A Spaceballs Story gets a fan-made trailer

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Earlier this month we got our first look at Disney and Lucasfilm’s second Star Wars Anthology movie Solo: A Star Wars Story, and YouTuber Darth Blender has taken that trailer and mashed it up with footage from the Mel Brooks comedy classic Spaceballs to deliver Lone Starr: A Spaceballs Story. Check it out here… Director […]

Donald Glover says Solo: A Star Wars Story is “a lot more fun” than other Star Wars movies

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Donald Glover, one of the stars of Solo: A Star Wars Story, says the film is “a lot more fun” than other films in the franchise. It’s a little over three months until Solo: A Star Wars Story arrives in cinemas and with the marketing campaign now in top gear, we are constantly learning more about […]