A new article on Solo from the Wall Street Journal mostly treads well-worn ground on the film’s behind-the-scenes director switcharoo, but it does have one new, interesting (if unconfirmed) detail: That Ron Howard reshot 70% of the film.
Rumor: Obi-wan Kenobi standalone film in pre-production for 2020
It’s time for our perennial Obi-wan movie rumor to resurface! This time it comes via the fan site Fantha Tracks, who has a source that claims to have seen documents at Pinewood. A director (perhaps Stephen Daldry, the subject of the last rumor), writing team and even the art department are “in full pre-production mode,” with the movie expected to begin filming after Episode IX is done.
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Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Waller-Bridge bring new Solo clips to late night
Alden Ehrenreich and Phoebe Waller-Bridge were on Kimmel and Fallon last night, respectively, and they each had a brand-new clip from Solo.
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Han meets Lando in new Solo clips
Two new Solo clips from Lucasfilm today, both slightly extended versions of things we’ve already seen in the trailer and commercials: Han and Lando’s first meeting, and Tobia Beckett and Chewbacca playing holochess.
Woody Harrelson brings new Solo scene to Jimmy Kimmel
A new Solo scene debuted as Woody Harrelson visited Jimmy Kimmel last night.
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Composer John Powell reveals Solo track listing
Solo composer John Powell has shared the tracklisting for the film’s score on his Facebook. Let the speculation begin!
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New Flight of the Falcon series coming in the fall
A new middle-grade series based around the Millennium Falcon is coming, just in time for October’s Star Wars Reads day. The Flight of the Falcon series will begin with Lando’s Luck, a middle grade novel written by Justina Ireland with illustrations by Annie Wu. Further installments will feature Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca and James’ boy Hondo Ohnaka.
Landing at a docking bay or bookseller near you in time for Star Wars Reads in October, the series of books and comics about the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy will help connect different eras of Star Wars storytelling through the adventures aboard the beloved ship. Each fiction title will include a map to trace the literal flight path and help readers understand the time and place where each story is set.
Bazine Natel, the spy seen on Takodana in The Force Awakens, is on the hunt for the Falcon, and her intel leads her across the galaxy to Batuu, a remote outpost on the galaxy’s edge. In order to find the Falcon, Bazine must learn all she can about the infamous YT-1300 freighter—the ship that countless bounty hunters and Imperials have almost caught over the years.
“These tales take us from a time just before Solo: A Star Wars Story, when Lando and L3 had the Falcon, through the original trilogy, and into the new trilogy, ending on the incredible world of Batuu,” says Michael Siglain, Creative Director, Lucasfilm Publishing.
The series will continue with the choose-you-own-adventure A Luke and Leia Adventure, written by Cavan Scott with art by Elsa Charretier and Pirate’s Price, written by Lou Anders with art by Annie Wu, starring Han Solo, Chewbacca and Hondo Ohnaka.
New short to debut on May 25 Forces of Destiny broadcast
There were only seven episodes in the last pack of Forces of Destiny shorts, as opposed to the usual 8, and Lucasfilm publicist Tracy Cannobbio says the eighth one will debut in the May 25 broadcast on the Disney Channel.
The timing makes it seem likely that it could be related to Solo – a Qi’ra, L3-37 or Val short, perhaps? But it’s only a day after the film debuts, so much of the potential audience might not even know those characters. We also know, thanks to the toys, that there’s a Rey and Kylo short in the pipeline as well. Rey only appeared in one of last week’s shorts.
Hopefully we’ll hear more (beyond the time) in the days leading up to the broadcast.
Solo red carpet to livestream on May 10
The Solo world premiere red carpet will be live-streamed on Thursday, May 10 beginning at 5:00 p.m. PDT (8 p.m. EDT). Hosted by The Star Wars Show‘s Andi Gutierrez and Anthony Carboni, they’re looking for short videos from fans to air during the proceedings. Head over to StarWars.com for details.
Ron Howard answers Solo questions on Twitter
With a little help from a friend, Solo director Ron Howard answered some fan questions on Twitter this afternoon. Among the reveals: Composer John Powell has written the saga’s first theme for Chewbacca!
Check it out on Twitter or under the cut.
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