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Star Wars Saga to receive new Blu-ray and DVD re-release

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As revealed by Core of Movies on Twitter, Disney and Lucasfilm are set to issue Blu-ray and DVD re-releases of the first ten movies in the Star Wars saga to coincide with the upcoming arrival of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. As you can see above, the re-releases cover all ten films – The […]

Four ways Disney has decimated the Star Wars franchise

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Anghus Houvouras on Disney’s decimation of Star Wars… After Solo’s lukewarm reception with the ticket-buying public and the lasting schism caused by Rian Johnson’s divisive The Last Jedi, it feels like the Star Wars franchise has taken a hit. What was once the most popular franchise in the world doesn’t even feel like the most […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story Darth Maul DX Series figure unveiled by Hot Toys

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Hot Toys has unveiled its 1/6th scale DX Series Darth Maul collectible figure which is based on the appearance of Ray Park as the former Sith Lord in Solo: A Star Wars Story; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles Skillfully crafted based on the appearance of Darth Maul in […]

Ron Howard explains why he believes Solo: A Star Wars didn’t perform at the box office

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Ron Howard, the director of Solo: a Star Wars Story, has offered his opinion on why the film didn’t meet box office expectations. Whenever a new Star Wars film arrives at cinemas, the expectation that the film will perform in a huge way is very evident. So when a film like Solo: A Star Wars […]

4 Things Disney Has Got So Right with Star Wars

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Samuel Brace on four things that Disney has got so right with Star Wars… Navigating the toxic pages of the internet can open oneself up to a host of narratives that are infuriatingly mendacious. This is, after all, a place where dwellers operate routinely in schadenfreude and where negativity rules the day. It’s hard not […]

Original Darth Maul voice actor recorded lines for Solo: A Star Wars Story before being replaced

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Peter Serafinowicz, the original voice actor for Darth Maul, has revealed that he recorded lines for Solo: A Star Wars Story before being replaced by Sam Witwer. Maul’s cameo appearance in Solo: A Star Wars Story was a huge surprise to audiences and remains one of the film’s most memorable moments, linking the Original and […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Solo Graphic Novel Adaptation

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IDW Publishing releases an all-ages comic book adaptation of last year’s Solo: A Star Wars Story this week, and you can take a look at a preview of the graphic novel right here… Capturing the galaxy-spanning action of Solo: A Star Wars Story, experience the new movie as a beautiful graphic novel combining the wonder […]

Disney film chief thinks Solo: A Star Wars Story reception was a little unfair

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The Star Wars franchise found itself in unfamiliar territory last year, with Disney and Lucasfilm’s second Anthology film Solo: A Star Wars Story becoming the first instalment in the series to disappoint at the box office. Coming off a troubled production where Ron Howard was brought in to reshoot the majority of the film after […]

Comic Book Preview – Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation #5

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Marvel’s Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation #5 is out this coming Wednesday, and we have a preview of the issue for you here; take a look… THE KESSEL RUN! HAN and his crew pulled off an impossible heist…but will the EMPIRE stop them before their stolen unrefined coaxium explodes? Or will a monster waiting in […]