Tag: Solo: A Star Wars Story
Academy Awards 2019: The Complete List of Winners
Hollywood’s biggest day of the year has arrived. The 91st Academy Awards ceremony is underway at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday. Among winners at the 2019 Oscars, Regina King claimed the best supporting actress honor for If Beale Street Could Talk while Mahershala Ali took home best supporting actor for Green Book. First Man scored Best Visual ...
Some Lessons Disney Must Learn to Keep ‘Star Wars’ Afloat
A peculiar time falls upon our beloved galaxy from far, far away with controversial plot decisions, a disastrous game launch, and social media hasn’t really helped either. But even with Lucasfilm’s short comings, Star Wars is going to be just fine and here’s why. 1. Solo: A Star Wars Story is a lesson Lucasfilm (hopefully) won’t forget The first Star Wars anthology film Rogue ...
Lucasfilm Denies Rumors Of ‘Star Wars’ Spin-Offs Being Put On Hold
Not even a day after Collider came out with an exclusive report saying that all upcoming Star Wars anthology films have been put on hold, Lucasfilm is here to say otherwise. The original report indicated that the films were being put on hold in order to put more focus on the upcoming Episode IX. ABC ...
How ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Fails Its Protagonist
Solo: A Star Wars Story is a fun comedic crime film that stands out from the franchise’s other offerings due to its setting. Where the film fails however, is acting as a Han Solo prequel film. In a review of the film, one of my criticisms of Solo: A Star Wars Story was that Han ...
Box Office Report: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Stalls With $103 Million Holiday Opening
In its Memorial Day weekend debut, Disney and Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story struggled, where it came in well behind expectations with a three-day debut of $84.8 million and four-day debut of $103 million, according to Monday numbers. That’s even coming in below Friday forecasts. The news is altogether grim globally as well, where Solo rolled out in every ...
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Film Review
The next entry in Disney and Lucas film series of Star Wars Anthology films provides audiences with an origin story of sorts for the franchise’s most popular character: Han Solo. Solo: A Star Wars Story is a science fiction crime film that delves into the seedier parts of the Star Wars universe, only briefly glimpsed in earlier ...
UPDATE: Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy Would Like A Lando Calrissian ‘Star Wars’ Spin-Off Film
UPDATE: In response to this earlier story, io9 contacted Lucasfilm and confirmed that the quote wasn’t translated correctly, with a rep saying: “[Kennedy] said it’s something she’d like to do one day in the future.” The original story follows: Well… Hollywood is known for its out-of-the-box ideas right? When it was announced that Han Solo would be ...
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Review Round-Up: Here’s What Critics Are Saying
The second big film to premiere in May 2018, Solo: A Star Wars Story sets out to give audiences a look into the life of one of the franchise’s most famous characters, Han Solo. A film that has been plauged with production troubles and a plethera of rumors, Solo debuted to great first reactions. But did that excitement translate ...
Ron Howard Discusses Phil Lord & Chris Miller’s Exit From ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
After months of reports and speculation, director Ron Howard has finally offered some insight into Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s exit from Solo: A Star Wars Story as directors. Last June, it was revealed that Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy had made the decision to part ways the duo off of the Star Wars spin-off due to creative differences shortly before ...
New ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Trailer & Poster Released
Written By: Nick Poulimenakos Tonight, Lucasfilm and Disney released a brand new trailer for their upcoming Star Wars anthology film, Solo: A Star Wars Story. Check out the trailer below! The new trailer showcases the young Han Solo as the film chronicles his life before his meeting with Ben Kenobi and Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: A New Hope. ...
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ to Premiere at Cannes Film Festival in May
Written By: Nick Poulimenakos In a press release sent by Disney, Lucasfilm announced today that Solo: A Star Wars Story, the newest adventure taking place in the Star Wars galaxy, has been selected to screen at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival in Official Selection and Out of Competition during the film festival’s run, May 8-19, 2018. Director Ron Howard is expected to attend along ...
Top 15 Most Anticipated Movies of 2018
Written By: Nick Poulimenakos Say goodbye to 2017 and hello to an obscene amount of movies being released in 2018! Seriously though, 2018 is set to be one of the biggest years in cinematic history. The Marvel Cinematic Universe builds to its highly anticipated climax while The Incredibles finally gets its long awaited sequel and ...
