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Solo teams up with Denny’s, bring on the special menu

Looking for the actual reveal? It’s this way.

I have a suspicion that young Han Solo is exactly the kind of guy you meet when you’re hanging around at Denny’s in the middle of the night, so it’s only appropriate that the diner chain is one of Solo’s promotional partners. The Solo special menu is coming April 3.

It’s not hard to imagine what’s in store for us: Corellian food was regarded (in Legends, at least) as being heavy, greasy, and fried – right in the Denny’s wheelhouse. (And who could forget their Hobbit menu?)

Solo cups are also getting in on the action. The film’s working title, Red Cup, was a reference to their most well-known product.

Other brands include Star Wars veterans General Mills and Nissan, plus Esurance and Symantec.

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No Academy Awards for The Last Jedi

The Last Jedi failed to break Star Wars‘ 34-year streak at the Oscars, losing in all four categories it was nominated in. Both sound awards went to Dunkirk, Blade Runner 2049 took VFX, and John Williams lost out on score to Alexandre Desplat for The Shape of Water.

The Shape of Water was the night’s big winner, taking home four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for Guillermo del Toro.

Oscar Isaac, Mark Hamill, Kelly Marie Tran and BB-8 did present Best Animated Short and Feature, the highlight being BB-8 getting scratchies:

Kelly’s Instagram is worth a look though, and Mark Hamill was out doing his thing on the red carpet. Lupita Nyong’o and Laura Dern were also in attendance.

No Star Wars film has received an Oscar since 1984, when Return of the Jedi was awarded a Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects. But hey, we did get to see a porg on the Oscars, so that’s something.

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The Last Jedi making-of documentary to premiere at SXSW

The Director and the Jedi, a look at Rian Johnson and the making of The Last Jedi, will have its World Premiere on March 12 during South by Southwest in Austin.

“We had [Anthony Wonke] & his crew on set every day, we were always radio mic’d up,” Johnson tweeted. “This isn’t talking heads & b-roll, it really gets into process & captures what the shoot felt like. Excited to see it with a crowd…”

An intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson’s process as he comes in as a director new to the Star Wars universe. A fan since childhood, he sets out to make the most powerful Star Wars movie he can. Navigating the mammoth production, the scale of which he’s never directed before, we meet his cast and crew, see their individual challenges in bringing the film together, say goodbye to Carrie Fisher, and explore the significance of Rian’s more surprising decisions.

The documentary gives you a view of what it really was like to make “The Last Jedi”. As the team strive to do their best, what shines through is their passion and how memorable an experience it is for Rian as director.

The rest of us will be able to see the documentary as part of The Last Jedi’s home release on March 13 and 27.

The Force Awakens making-of documentary also premiered at SXSW back in 2016.

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The Last Jedi home releases – with 14 deleted scenes – coming March 13, 27

It’s official! The Last Jedi will be available for home release digitally in March 13 and on Blu-ray and other physical formats (including Blu-ray) on March 27. The special features include 14 deleted scenes, a Rian Johnson-centric feature called The Director and the Jedi. Johnson’s commentary will also be a part of the standard release.

The extras also include a look at the Force, and scene breakdowns of the opening space battle, Snoke’s motion capture and Crait.

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