Three Planets from Solo: A Star Wars Story Confirmed

Three planets from Solo: A Star Wars Story have been confirmed by AMC Theatres. Most long time Star Wars fans will not find the trio of planets a surprise, but for a movie that has had little to no promotion, it is refreshing to see anything surface. Let’s take a look at where we are headed this time in the galaxy far, far away.

 

In an article on AMC Theatres‘ official website, three primary locations from the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story have been confirmed to be Corellia, Mimban, and Kessel!

 

 

CORELLIA

AMC describes the planet, with the potential of the Empire scouting pod racers from the planet as prospective future TIE pilots.

It’s unclear how much of Solo will be set in Corellia, but certainly that’s where Han’s story will begin. There are strong rumors that the film will begin with Han as a pod-racer who catches the Empire’s eye and is drafted. Naturally, the life of an Imperial is unlikely to suit everyone’s favorite scoundrel.

 

 

MIMBAN

A planet once written about in the now non-canon novel Splinter of the Mind’s Eye, Mimban has been floated around as a concept for a few years now, originally set for use in Rogue One before it was replaced by Jedha. Here is what AMC has to say about the potential for this planet in the Han Solo film:

LEGO playsets for Solo have revealed the “Mimban Stormtroopers,” Stormtroopers wearing armor designed for the planet’s inhospitable swamp-and-jungle terrain. Clearly Solo will be heading to Mimban, although it’s unclear what role the planet will play in the film. It’s possible Han will actually be stationed there during his time with the Empire; it’s also possible that he’ll visit Mimban after leaving the Empire, given that the world had a thriving black market – ideal for a neophyte smuggler.

 

If you recall we saw a Mimban stormtrooper in recently revealed LEGO images here.

 

 

 

KESSEL

A planet referenced twice in the original Star Wars, fans always theorized Kessel would factor in to the Solo film, with the likelihood we’d finally see the famed Kessel Run. Even Ron Howard teased the planet with a not so cryptic tweet back in September as production was coming to an end:

 

 

 

AMC takes a crack at putting the puzzle pieces together just like all of us die-hard fans. Will Han meet Chewbacca here, potentially freeing him from slavery and establishing that life-debt that ultimately turned into a life-friendship between the two?

It’s likely that Kessel will be an important world in Solo. After all, when Han left the Empire, he ultimately becomes a spice smuggler working for Jabba the Hutt. That shady career path will almost certainly take him to Kessel.
Meanwhile, it’s likely the film will feature the famous Kessel run. The most intriguing possibility, though, is that Kessel could be the world where Han meets Chewbacca. As the Original Trilogy made clear, Chewie has a “life debt” to the wandering smuggler. Fans have always believed that’s because Han rescued him from slavery; given Kessel has Wookiee slaves, it’s certainly possible Chewie was a slave on Kessel.

 

This isn’t to say there won’t be more worlds explored in the film, but at least we have confirmation on three planets so far, two of which we’d have wagered our own YT freighter on them appearing. Expect more Solo: A Star Wars Story promotional material to come out in the weeks to come, including the inevitable trailer.

 

 

Solo: A Star Wars Story makes the jump to hyperspace in theaters on May 25th!

 

SOURCE: AMC Theatres

 

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284 thoughts on “Three Planets from Solo: A Star Wars Story Confirmed

  • January 30, 2018 at 3:11 am
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    Here’s a random thought that just wandered by my brain – is Chewie’s lifedebt anywhere that wasn’t erased in the purge of the EU? It’s never mentioned in the films, although I think the radio play does make reference to it.

    • January 30, 2018 at 4:12 am
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      It’s sorta mentioned in the second Aftermath book called Life Debt. If I remember right Han doesn’t actually say it but he mentions he saved Chewie and Chewie thinks he owes him.

    • January 30, 2018 at 11:49 am
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      Yeah I was just thinking that – I don’t recall any mention of this in the OT.

      • January 30, 2018 at 3:20 pm
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        It’s part of the backstory Lucas made.

  • January 30, 2018 at 3:43 am
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    Interesting that they call whatever Han races ‘Pod Racers’ i do not think this is the case. Pod Racers are an entirely different thing than what weve seen in the leaked images.

    • January 30, 2018 at 3:46 am
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      They have Podracing on Malastare. Very fast, very dangerous.

      • January 30, 2018 at 1:05 pm
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        Why couln’t this be Malastare, FFS just a little continuity

        • January 30, 2018 at 3:20 pm
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          Because…IT’S NOT THE SAME KIND OF PODS.
          Because…IT’S HAN’S STORY NOT A PREQUEL TIE IN.

    • January 30, 2018 at 2:20 pm
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      Correct, this is misleading info. Its more like a normal land speeder racing, much slower than pod racing.

    • January 30, 2018 at 3:19 pm
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      The AMC article is pure guesswork.

  • January 30, 2018 at 3:55 am
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    Good gosh I hope we get JABBA THE HUTT in this film !!!! PRACTICAL PLEASE.

    • January 30, 2018 at 1:04 pm
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      Sadly, there will never be special effects like that ever again. And if there were anything as great as a REAL Jabba, I’m sure we would have heard about it

    • January 30, 2018 at 9:52 pm
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      I’d say thats very likely (the first part at least)

  • January 30, 2018 at 4:17 am
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    It doesn’t, that’s why I said AMC takes a crack at it. 🙂

  • January 30, 2018 at 4:21 am
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    Wacky Fun Fact…

    The son of the man who confessed (yet later retracted) to killing JFK happens to be starring in this film.

    • January 30, 2018 at 4:34 am
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      who?

        • January 30, 2018 at 1:06 pm
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          Watched him in True Detective recently, great potential here, and have high hopes for him in Solo

    • January 30, 2018 at 11:49 am
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      Great trivia! Just googled it and he was sent to prison in 1979 for his role as a contract killer.

        • January 30, 2018 at 3:56 pm
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          I had no clue…wow.

        • January 30, 2018 at 7:44 pm
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          I wasn’t aware that he had ever owned up to it. I was aware that he had an uncanny resemblance to one of the tramps that were arrested and instantly released and that conspiracy theorists (For want of a better expression) had made the connection.

  • January 30, 2018 at 4:35 am
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    It is alluded to in future canon, like Aftermath: life debt

    • January 30, 2018 at 5:50 am
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      At this point I say we just see what happens if Disney goes straight to release with no trailer whatsoever. What could possibly wrong for “Ranger Solo*”?
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      *I guess I kinda see why they changed the title, but goddamn that is dumb.

      • January 30, 2018 at 6:26 am
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        What? Ranger solo? Oh nvm

        • January 30, 2018 at 6:38 am
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          They’re supposedly calling it that in China, no reference to Star Wars, hoping it will last more than a week in theaters that way

          • January 30, 2018 at 7:42 am
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            i guess we’ll finally know if its the brand name or the content they are objecting to.

          • January 30, 2018 at 3:50 pm
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            I don’t get Chinas distaste for Star Wars…

          • January 30, 2018 at 9:50 pm
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            Especially given the market love for similarly sci-fi effects blockbusters of potentially lesser quality such as tranformers, etc.

          • January 30, 2018 at 6:25 pm
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            I guess we in the western countries, studios included, still tend to think of China as a country that’ll take anything that comes from the west, since they are “oppressed and subjugated”. I think that was 40 years ago, very different landscape there now and for the future.

          • February 1, 2018 at 5:24 am
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            Hm yea China is a hard market for Star Wars. Idk why they don’t like it

      • January 30, 2018 at 6:39 am
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        I wonder if there has ever been a big budget movie, especially in the last 40 years, that never had a trailer released?

  • January 30, 2018 at 5:29 am
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    I wonder if kessel will be asteroid-like as it was in legends

    • January 30, 2018 at 8:23 am
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      you already saw Kessel in the first Rebels episode. It’s a regular planet now

    • January 30, 2018 at 1:37 pm
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      Unfortunatelly no. As far as i remember a picture of it it was an asteroid like planet with a moon.
      In rebels it was shown as a planet – i was not happy about that depiction so in mi mind it was just that Kessel moon the rebels were on.

      • January 30, 2018 at 5:23 pm
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        Dang. Didn’t realize that. Oh well, its just a shape I guess.

  • January 30, 2018 at 6:26 am
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    I can say I almost guarantee a trailer for the Super Bowl now. I hope we get Janna salacious freedom and boba fett!

  • January 30, 2018 at 8:21 am
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    wait, is it speculation here that they keep Han’s imperial origins?

    • January 30, 2018 at 3:47 pm
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      AMC is totally speculating, though I don’t think anyone would have an issue with Han being recruited by the Empire, and later becoming disillusioned. I think it’s kind of cool that the Empire would seek out racers as Pilots and it makes sense.

      • January 30, 2018 at 6:20 pm
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        Well, I’m certainly not having an issue with it!

  • January 30, 2018 at 8:56 am
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    Can’t be worse than the Last Jedi. I’m all for SOLO.

    • January 30, 2018 at 3:18 pm
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      Unneeded negative comment.

      • January 30, 2018 at 7:40 pm
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        And yet whenever he posts he get’s the attention he wants. Who’s the more foolish? the fool or the fool who follows him? ;p

      • January 30, 2018 at 7:40 pm
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        And yet whenever he posts he get’s the attention he wants. Who’s the more foolish? the fool or the fool who follows him? ;p

        • January 30, 2018 at 8:14 pm
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          I don’t follow him.

          • January 30, 2018 at 10:06 pm
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            Perhaps I should have adapted the quote 🙂

          • January 30, 2018 at 10:19 pm
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            haha, it’s fine. It was a good pull!

    • January 30, 2018 at 3:55 pm
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      Change the record !!

    • January 30, 2018 at 4:40 pm
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      TLJ was great. I’m not too excited for Solo though.

      • January 30, 2018 at 11:35 pm
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        TLJ was horrible from start to finish, so bad it’s beyond belief.

  • January 30, 2018 at 9:32 am
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    Will be interesting if Han does turn out to be a pod racer. Especially seeing as some people kept going on about Anakin saying “he was the only human who could do it” with regard to his force abilities and my argument was that it was only Anakin that was saying it and there was no way he could know he was the only human.

    • January 30, 2018 at 1:00 pm
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      Very first thing I thought of, Anakin said it and Qui-gon didn’t dispute it. Humans couldn’t Podrace, yet here is the Empire conscripting Podracers?

      This may only be speculation above so, maybe this the site of some great inter-planetary event, and there are podracers from around the galaxy.

      No, that wont work either, because we have been told the Empire is a racist organization that only has humans, not other aliens.

      Hopeful this is only conjecture, and that Han is not a podracer, but somehow gets swept up into something at the arena

      • January 30, 2018 at 1:35 pm
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        “he was the only human who could do it” – thats true to his knowledge at least at local races

        I would say we are misleaded in the “podracing”. As far i can see it was a standard looking land-speeder so something that flies close to the ground is not so fast as podrace and is more like a car race.

        • January 30, 2018 at 2:04 pm
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          that makes a lot more sense now, thanks

    • January 30, 2018 at 3:18 pm
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      Anakin was probably told he was the only human by the other racers.

    • January 30, 2018 at 3:45 pm
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      I doubt it’s pods. We see the racecar speeders in the BTS photos. I think AMC just didn’t know what else to call them.

    • January 30, 2018 at 7:37 pm
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      Even if they are pod racers it doesn’t preclude him from having some ability in the Force whether he calls it ‘Luck’ or ‘Natural Skill’. Lucas did state that it was likely that Han’s skills were down to some ability with the Force, and now with the message coming from TLJ it seems even more likely that that is the case.

      The eggheads at LFL will find a way.

    • January 30, 2018 at 9:46 pm
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      Yeah, I did always interpret that as hyperbole. Maybe the only human on Tatooine and such, but he was a little boy who never left his home world so I always took that as just bragging about his fast reflexes. If Han can time hyperspace jumps with a lever then he can definitely race pods

      • January 30, 2018 at 10:36 pm
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        Yeah that was how I interpreted it as well. A typical boy of that age blowing his own trumpet. I doubt he was the only human and I’m sure there are plenty who had the skill to race pods.

  • January 30, 2018 at 10:22 am
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    Silly I know but it would have been sort of neat if they used the R1 troopers for the Swamp guys. Just for continuity. I mean they seemed like tropics sort of guys. I’m not against new armor either. Just saying… some connectivity would be nice. I’m sure there will be tons of other connections.

    • January 30, 2018 at 1:03 pm
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      yes, like when they introduced a new Tie for Rogue One, atmospheric capable, yet in Force Awakens and Last Jedi the original ties seem to handle atmosphere just fine, sure there is 30+ years for advancement, but were talking wing design

      • January 30, 2018 at 1:31 pm
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        Tie Striker is also equipped for surface bombing, it has longer hull in compare to TIE Fighter so this makes sense.

      • January 30, 2018 at 3:43 pm
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        TIE Fighters, Intercepters and Bombers can handle atmosphere just fine. I Believe the TIE Strikers were Scarif centric anyways. I don’t think they were being made in large numbers.

        • January 30, 2018 at 8:02 pm
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          There was one flying over the market in the Ring of Kafrene scene FWIW

          • January 30, 2018 at 8:25 pm
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            I actually didnt realize that so I just went and watched that scene again. Its actually a TIE Reaper which is the drop ship that lands with the Death Troopers on the Beach on Scarif. So I assume it’s also a drop ship on Kafrene perhaps to drop off and pick up squads of Stormtroopers that patrol the alleyways. Cool!

          • January 30, 2018 at 8:58 pm
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            Missed it until the seventh and final viewing (the one time I wasn’t looking for the twi’lek). Having it be one of the drop ships makes more sense why it would be there in the first place, you must be right there.

      • January 30, 2018 at 3:55 pm
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        I don’t know. If you contact someone at The First Order they might be able to tell you why they didn’t feel like Strikers were a good investment. Or maybe we haven’t see every variant of the Tie Fighter they own. Or maybe you’re overthinking it.

        • January 30, 2018 at 7:34 pm
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          Star Wars fans don’t over think every minutia of every part of the films. What kind of crazy talk is that? 😀

      • January 30, 2018 at 9:43 pm
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        Well thus far the only place we have seen them was at a secret imperial facility with plans detailing experimental designs, so maybe it was just a trial phase of something that never went into mass production like the Tie Defender

    • January 30, 2018 at 2:19 pm
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      I agree – are we now going to get a situation where we have troopers for every single geographic variation, the pebble trooper, the frost trooper, the lawn trooper etc etc?

      • January 30, 2018 at 3:17 pm
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        Going by the OT, yes.

      • January 30, 2018 at 4:42 pm
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        George Lucas already started that!

        A New Hope – Sand Troopers

        ESB – Snow Troopers

        ROTJ – Scout Troopers

        • January 30, 2018 at 4:52 pm
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          Um yes – I already knew that. I was being deliberately obtuse by picking silly conditions that wouldn’t need a specific trooper…….pebbles, lawns etc.

    • January 30, 2018 at 3:39 pm
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      I don’t think Death Troopers had been implemented yet within the Empire when this takes place.

      • January 30, 2018 at 8:01 pm
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        I was speaking of the shore troopers. They seemed like they were designed for jungle/aqua environments. So swamps wouldn’t be out of the question. I feel the Death Troopers are rather special and we wont see them very much if at all in the movies.

        • January 30, 2018 at 8:32 pm
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          I think that’s true. They’re basically attached to anyone whos important. Krennic, Thawn, Tarkin probaby opted out of having a DT squad because he’s that kind of guy. As for the Shore-Trooper yeah that would have been cool to see a repaint, and slightly different look but new troopers keeps things fresh. There always seems to be typical run of the mill Stormtroopers around as well which is good to keep things the same but different.

    • January 30, 2018 at 7:32 pm
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      The one flaw in this argument – and I agree with you – toys, I’m quite certain that their are better marketing opportunities with designs that aren’t already available.

      Of course, I’m no toy expert!

      • January 31, 2018 at 2:04 am
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        But SW toys aren’t selling, they should really focus on making cohesive designs throughout all movies, I believe they think they can milk out toys like George could, but these are other times, and they are not George.

        • January 31, 2018 at 7:09 pm
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          Agreed. Maybe the most eager toy buyers are the ones that are the most disillusioned with the new material?

        • January 31, 2018 at 7:09 pm
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          Agreed. Maybe the most eager toy buyers are the ones that are the most disillusioned with the new material?

          • February 1, 2018 at 12:12 am
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            I haven’t purchased a 6″ in a while, but when I do again, I know it won’t be a Rose Tico

      • February 1, 2018 at 8:11 pm
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        Oh, you are spot on Masked…

  • January 30, 2018 at 1:08 pm
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    We should start a confirmed listing and add what is definitely in the film, sort of what we know so far

    • January 30, 2018 at 2:02 pm
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      Ok i’ll start the list.
      1. Han Solo is played by Harriso…..Oh …Wait…
      :/

      • January 30, 2018 at 4:31 pm
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        Okay, I can see why Han made a few modifications.

        • January 30, 2018 at 6:20 pm
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          Perhaps this is what the outside would look like if it matched up with the inside dimensions.

      • January 30, 2018 at 7:26 pm
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        The Falcon after Chewie farted.

        • January 30, 2018 at 11:18 pm
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          Few people know that Wookiee toots in fact smell like a field of lavender.

          • January 31, 2018 at 9:54 am
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            “Wookie Toots” that should be a candy.

  • January 30, 2018 at 1:30 pm
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    ‘You must have jedi reflexes if you race pods’

  • January 30, 2018 at 2:27 pm
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    Hope the Yuzzem guys shows up on Mimban. I liked the characters in Splint of the Mind’s Eye.

    • January 30, 2018 at 4:57 pm
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      Its amazing to me that I’ll finally see Mimban having read about it back in the 70s when I was a kid – never thought I’d see it on the big screen.

      • January 30, 2018 at 8:06 pm
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        Yeah!! As I pointed in a post last week, Lucasfilm can bring any element from Legends into Canon, at their discretion.

    • January 30, 2018 at 7:25 pm
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      I think there was one in Jabbas Palace in ROTJ, unless he’s no longer considered to be one.

      • January 30, 2018 at 8:05 pm
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        I was planning to rewatch ROTJ, so I will keep watch!! If you have a picture, please post here.

        • January 30, 2018 at 8:14 pm
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          According to this link http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yuzzum it’s the singer from the special edition. Id forgotten that.
          I do think there was also a puppet originally as well. The Yuzzem were going to cohabit the Endor moon originally, there are pics in the “Art of” books

  • January 30, 2018 at 2:29 pm
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    Don’t know why everyone is so concerned about there not being a trailer yet. What exactly do you expect you will get from it?

    • January 30, 2018 at 3:48 pm
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      Some people are concerned that Lucasfilm is hiding the movie or don’t think it’s worth sinking a lot of marketing dollars into. I think they just didn’t want TLJ and Solo marketing to overlap. No one is going to be unaware of Solo’s existence by May.

    • January 30, 2018 at 4:07 pm
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      We did not was any real photo of the actor as character Han – i mean the look in the movie, the hair etc (besides the one that is at box arts which was not even officially confirmed). And im also curious about how he will speak/act/behave -> whether i will have good feelings about it or baaaaad feeling about it 🙂
      Also would like to see the Falcon from more angles with that new look.
      Simply something to be hyped about after the disappointment that was TLJ for me.
      Im expecting something that will ensure me that this movie could be finally great – if i get what was R1 for me, them im happy and the score will be 2:2 for bad vs good movies from #Di$ney (or to be fail 2.5:1.5 in favor of good movies as TFA has at least some good enjoyable scenes unlike TLJ)

      • January 30, 2018 at 5:18 pm
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        Every time you say “Di$ney” but don’t say Luca$”, you make me laugh so hard.

        • January 30, 2018 at 5:45 pm
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          laughter is healthy and prolongs life – u should be thankful 😀

          • January 30, 2018 at 6:43 pm
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            Haha, I should.

    • January 30, 2018 at 4:54 pm
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      Well it would be nice to see what Alden properly looks like as Han wouldn’t it? Or hear him speak, see his mannerisms etc? See a bit of the new worlds and characters.

      • January 30, 2018 at 5:17 pm
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        And you will.

        • January 31, 2018 at 3:29 am
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          If the trailer description from a couple of weeks go turns out to be accurate, we won’t – not in this trailer at any rate.

    • January 30, 2018 at 6:22 pm
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      Not so much a concern, maybe? The trailer usually helps people on the fence decide if they are going to spend the money to see it or not. That, and some of us are probably a little excited.

    • January 30, 2018 at 7:22 pm
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      I’m hoping for moving images, some stirring music and sound … lots of sound.

    • January 30, 2018 at 9:21 pm
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      Actually, the Disney SW trailers have pretty much lined up to my liking or dislking of the eventual films (which is suprising because all of the PT Trailers were great yet the movies didn’t deliver.)
      I thought the final TFA trailer was great especially when Han says, “It’s True….all of it.” while John Williams amazing score plays in the backround. The R1 Trailers were good, but not great, and that is exactly how I felt as it was a solid movie. I did not like any of the TLJ trailers as something just seemed off, and I ended up hating the movie.

  • January 30, 2018 at 2:58 pm
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    Mimban, this where the ‘mud troopers’ will be used. Supposedly this is going to be an epic scene – I was chatting with an extra in the solo, rogue one and TFA, he said its going to be a really good action scene

    • January 30, 2018 at 3:17 pm
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      My uncle at Nintendo says the video game is gonna be great as well

    • January 30, 2018 at 3:17 pm
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      My uncle at Nintendo says the video game is gonna be great as well

      • January 30, 2018 at 5:32 pm
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        What kind of position does he have? Just so I know how biased he is?

      • January 30, 2018 at 7:22 pm
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        You jest, but during the making of ROTS I saw a lot of behind the scenes photos taken on a mobile phone by a friend of my colleague.
        It’s not that unusual to know someone or know someone that knows someone!

        • January 30, 2018 at 8:15 pm
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          No, I know. That’s why I jest.

  • January 30, 2018 at 4:47 pm
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    I always thought that Han being a Corellian just meant that he came from a core planet in the Republic/Empire. Not sure I dig the idea of there being a planet named Corellia.

  • January 30, 2018 at 4:47 pm
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    I always thought that Han being a Corellian just meant that he came from a core planet in the Republic/Empire. Not sure I dig the idea of there being a planet named Corellia.

    • January 30, 2018 at 4:53 pm
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      There’s been a Corellia in the Star Wars universe for decades now.

    • January 30, 2018 at 5:17 pm
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      Well, I hate to break it to you, but it’s been here about 40 years

      • January 30, 2018 at 5:32 pm
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        Not quite 40 years. Corellia being a planet came from the expanded universe later on. All we got from the original movies is that Han was a corellian…Wedge was a corellian. Either way it’s not a deal breaker for me as far as the Solo movie goes. I just liked my idea of it better.

        • January 30, 2018 at 6:48 pm
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          You are being slightly pedantic for no real reason, which is ironic because you are mistaken.

          Corellia has been a planet since 1977.

          It’s part of the backstory Lucas had for Han and he references “big, Coreillian” ships to Obi-Wan and Luke in the cantina. I believe Han is known to have been there since the novelization of ANH, which took from George’s notes on it.

          So yes, 40 years.

          • January 30, 2018 at 7:15 pm
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            No I am not being pedantic, slightly or otherwise. I think you may be mistaken about Lucas’ intention. Look I may be wrong, I am not perfect. But I do know I saw the movies when they came out and read the novels. Nowhere was Correlia ever mentioned. The “big corellian ships” line from ANH would support my views as well. I beleive it was in the early to mid 80’s when I first heard of Corellia as a planet. It may have came from one of the role playing games…I am not sure. Either way, do you really want to argue over such a thing? Seems kind of childish, doesn’t it?

          • January 30, 2018 at 7:18 pm
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            You are correct, it wasn’t mentioned in the films, but as @disqus_Uo3xsRHsdO:disqus stated it has been known since the start of Star Wars.

          • January 30, 2018 at 7:31 pm
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            Wikipedia has the planet of Corellia introduced in 1995 in the Corellian Trilogy books.

          • January 30, 2018 at 9:18 pm
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            I don’t think that’s accurate. The West End Games RPG sourcebooks, I believe, mention Corellia as Solo’s home planet. Many of these were published in the mid-late 80’s. I’ll do a quick check when I return home as I have quite a few of them.

          • January 30, 2018 at 9:22 pm
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            I was thinking the RPG’s from the 80’s but wasn’t sure…either way I seem to be outnumbered on this topic.

          • January 30, 2018 at 9:47 pm
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            It was a fair point to bring up. Don’t let the snarky comments discourage you.

          • January 30, 2018 at 10:16 pm
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            Some people thrive on being snarky. Not sure if they have a life outside forums to be honest, most are a man-child living still at home with parents.

          • January 31, 2018 at 12:05 am
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            Yeah I can think of two in particular who seem to enjoy ridiculing people that don’t agree with their opinion and come across as self righteous know it all dicks!

          • January 31, 2018 at 10:34 am
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            They live sad lives – probably socially awkward and bullied, and feel justified to ridicule people. If you met them they wouldn’t dare speak like that, knowing they would get belted.

          • January 31, 2018 at 3:27 pm
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            Lol, yeah you’re not wrong there!

          • January 31, 2018 at 7:20 pm
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            Indeed which I find is pitiful. And really, hence why I tune them out, namely block a lot of them. Negative influences are like leeches. They can suck any bit of optimism and joy you have.

            But that doesn’t mean you have to let it. Hence, why I always add some humor. I always imagine snobs and smarmy people sounding like Cartman or Ron Burgendy from Anchorman.

            It always makes me laugh. So yeah, keep trucking. Be better then them. Your point of view and who you are isn’t a bad thing. It makes you unique.

            If we as people can acknowledge our perspectives, how limited they are, and that having another viewpoint isn’t wrong; dialogue and discussions can be something productive and pleasurable.

          • January 30, 2018 at 9:59 pm
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            First APPEARANCE, but we KNEW it was a planet in 1977, ASK PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE.

            That book was the first time a character went there in a story, but we KNEW IT WAS A PLANET BEFORE THAT.

            From Wookiepedia:

            “When developing Han Solo’s background for licensees in 1977, George Lucas named the Corellian homeworld as Crell…”

            Yeah, 1977. This has been a fact since forever.
            Sorry to break it to you.

          • January 30, 2018 at 10:23 pm
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            Dude are you having problems with your wife?

          • January 30, 2018 at 10:30 pm
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            No, kid, I am having problems with a star wars fan who doesn’t appear to know much about Star Wars.

            since you are

            1. Wrong
            2. Reverting to trolling since you can’t handle my logic, reason and facts

            Maybe you should have your wife take away your internet until you learn a thing or two.

          • January 30, 2018 at 10:41 pm
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            dafuq you say?? You just called me a troll? You?? Seriously?? You started the argument buddy! You…yes you!! Wow…that might be the funniest thing I have heard in a long time!!

            I don’t appear to know much about Star Wars to you? wow…Are you sure you aren’t watching Star Trek instead? lmao.

            First of all, I am hardly a kid pal. Wish I was!! LOL. Secondly, wrong how? I proved my point. The only explanation I can think of for you being a total dick is that you are having problems at home.

          • January 31, 2018 at 3:13 pm
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            I told someone it had been around for 40 years.

            You said “Not quite 40 years”, thus starting the argument. Please review the comments above and try to follow your own conversations.

            You then told me it was childish to argue after you started arguing with me.

            You clearly know very little about Star Wars if you think Corellia wasn’t around until 1995. That’s not an insult. It’s just a fact, man.

            “The only explanation I can think of for you being a total dick is that you are having problems at home.”

            Really? You don’t think a child on the Internet telling me something that EVERY FAN HAS KNOWN FOR 40 YEARS isn’t true is enough to annoy me?

            Dude…get a grip, watch some Star Wars. you might like it.

          • January 31, 2018 at 4:52 pm
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            By saying not quite 40 years is starting an argument in your opinion? This is why you and I don’t need to converse more. Trust me when I say that when I start an argument you will know it.

            Just so you know, I do have a close personal friend of mine who did work with Marvel Comics Star Wars books in the early 80’s. He believed as I did and thought that Corellian meant that the character was from a core world. He and I, along with several of our mutual friends have discussed this at length years ago. So I love how you say things like “every fan has known for 40 years”…
            I have been a fan of SW since the beginning as have most of my friends. We’ve all had discussions about this very question. Without the insults by the way. I am not sure how old you are or when you discovered Star Wars, but you are coming off as very immature in this post.

            Now I did apologize for the insult I lobbed at you. That’s not what we’re all here for. I am however regretting it less and less every time you open your mouth.

            I have said my piece now and I am content. If you feel the need to get the last word in, by all means go ahead. I will no longer reply to this thread.

          • January 30, 2018 at 11:18 pm
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            or we can ask someone who is paid to know or find the answer – Pablo 😀

            Funny to read those 2.

            But seriously its an interesting question to find out in which source was it established explicitly that Corellia is a planet.

            Im not that old to know about SW from 80s as that was a Transformers era for me 🙂

            I remember Corellia as a planet on a SW CCG card from 1996

            http://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/72992/cid/5258233/1996-Decipher-Star-Wars-CCG:-A-New-Hope-Limited-Light-Side-NNO-Corellia

          • January 31, 2018 at 3:09 pm
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            calmer than you are.

          • January 30, 2018 at 10:55 pm
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            It may have been uncalled for but it wasn’t necessarily unprovoked. Regardless I do apologize. This shouldn’t be a place for that.

          • January 30, 2018 at 11:05 pm
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            Appreciate it, bud. There are a couple people on this site that will come at you hot if they disagree with you, my advice is to not take it personally and don’t let it ruin your fun.

          • January 30, 2018 at 11:05 pm
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            Appreciate it, bud. There are a couple people on this site that will come at you hot if they disagree with you, my advice is to not take it personally and don’t let it ruin your fun.

          • January 31, 2018 at 3:14 pm
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            Accepted. We can move on.

          • January 31, 2018 at 3:14 pm
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            Accepted. We can move on.

          • January 30, 2018 at 10:40 pm
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            Back then I thought that corellian ship means some special type of ships. I didn’t ever read EU but it was in Rebel Alliance where I discovered that Falcon is now a corellian ship. That Solo is from Corellia as well I didn’t know. If it’s true then it has to be from some new new EU canon (books, comics) because back in the 80. no oneknew where is Han from. Anyway vast mayority of moviegoers doesn’t know and doesn’t care…

          • January 30, 2018 at 7:22 pm
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            We may both be wrong…I just tried to look Corellia up in the Star Wars Databank at Starwars.com and couldn’t find anything.

          • January 30, 2018 at 8:16 pm
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            It’s been around since 1977.
            “Either way, do you really want to argue over such a thing? Seems kind of childish, doesn’t it?”

            says the person arguing with me over it.

            No need. We are done here.

          • January 30, 2018 at 9:23 pm
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            Just proved it hasn’t been around since 1977.

            Now we are done.

          • January 30, 2018 at 9:50 pm
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            “I beleive it was in the early to mid 80’s when I first heard of Corellia as a planet.”

            OH WOW! You BELIEVE something and that’s proof?

            And you argue with me (wrongly) but you say arguing over this is childish?

            HAHAHAHAHA.

            Thank you. I really needed this laugh. Good times.

            Now you’re done.

          • January 30, 2018 at 10:27 pm
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            Here is what actual proof looks like:

            https://twitter.com/pablohidalgo/status/958432719746220032

            from 1977 movie program, based on Lucas’ own notes and backstory.

            I will accept an apology and we can move on amicably or you can dig in and I can further destroy you.

            your choice, but I warn you not to underestimate my powers.

    • January 30, 2018 at 8:03 pm
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      What else would “Corellian” refer to? A league? A corporation?

    • January 30, 2018 at 8:21 pm
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      Think about it though. Alderaanian are from Alderaan. Chandrilan are from Chandrila. Lothalian are from Lothal. Mandalorian are from Mandalore. Certainly a Corellian would be from Corellia.

    • January 30, 2018 at 11:43 pm
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      This is like being annoyed that an Albanian person s actually from the country Albania.

      • January 31, 2018 at 12:15 am
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        I wouldn’t say I was annoyed by it. I just liked my idea of a Corellian better. Does seem that I am outnumbered in feeling that way though.

      • January 31, 2018 at 12:15 am
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        I wouldn’t say I was annoyed by it. I just liked my idea of a Corellian better. Does seem that I am outnumbered in feeling that way though.

    • January 31, 2018 at 3:50 am
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      I always thought that all Corellians had poofy hair.

  • January 30, 2018 at 5:32 pm
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    The Ant Man & The Wasp trailer dropping today ups the chances of the Solo trailer debuting at this weekend’s Super Bowl. One more Disney spot potentially up for grabs.

    • January 30, 2018 at 6:44 pm
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      I am hopeful. Ant Man & The Wasp comes out in July. Already a trailer…Where you at Solo?

      • January 30, 2018 at 8:27 pm
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        I’m pro-Solo. Looking for a fun adventure with characters I can connect with. Don’t care if it turns out to be a big fat slice of fan hokum.

        • January 30, 2018 at 9:05 pm
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          Same here.

  • January 30, 2018 at 5:45 pm
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    If Han Solo was a traitor to the Empire, wouldn’t they have mentioned that during the OT?

    • January 30, 2018 at 5:54 pm
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      Maybe he was drafted, did his time, got out.

      He would then be his own man.

    • January 30, 2018 at 5:54 pm
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      Maybe he was drafted, did his time, got out.

      He would then be his own man.

    • January 30, 2018 at 7:15 pm
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      It was mentioned in TFA … That stormtrooper yelled ‘Traitor’, everyone thought they meant Finn now we know better.

      • January 30, 2018 at 8:34 pm
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        😛

    • January 30, 2018 at 8:34 pm
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      Not necessarily.

    • January 30, 2018 at 10:18 pm
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      Why would they? It wasn’t pertinent to the story and also, the old story was he got kicked out, not that he was a traitor.

      • January 30, 2018 at 11:04 pm
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        I mean Finn left on the first day on the job and people yelled traitor at him every change they get. If the story is that he got kicked out then makes more sense.

        • January 30, 2018 at 11:56 pm
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          The First Order also isn’t the Empire. They’re a lot more hot-headed than their predecessor.

        • January 31, 2018 at 3:09 pm
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          Because he had just left and he caused a lot of destruction as he did.

          Han had been gone for years. Hardly the same.

          • January 31, 2018 at 4:39 pm
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            I mean we haven’t even seen a picture of Alden as Han Solo yet but well see how this goes and how it fits into canon. These are all just assumptions for right now.

          • January 31, 2018 at 5:42 pm
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            Right.

          • January 31, 2018 at 5:42 pm
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            Right.

    • January 31, 2018 at 3:50 am
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      Why shouldn’t it? When there is no integrity in the MSM.
      It’s filled to the brim with dishonest people.

  • January 30, 2018 at 7:52 pm
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    I find your lack of trailer disturbing.

    • February 1, 2018 at 8:15 pm
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      Always two there are: A movie and its trailer.

  • January 30, 2018 at 8:54 pm
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    Ant-man and the Wasp gets a trailer today…. and its out in July. Solo still has no trailer and it’s out in May. Either it will be the best Star Wars film ever or a big pile of trash.

    • January 31, 2018 at 3:46 am
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      All movie marketing does not have to follow a specific playbook.

      • January 31, 2018 at 6:21 pm
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        Not having a single piece of official promotion less than 5 months ahead is concerning by any playbook.

    • January 31, 2018 at 5:02 am
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      There’s also not another Ant-Man movie currently in theaters.

      • January 31, 2018 at 6:20 pm
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        But there are not one but two Marvel movies coming out before Ant-Man that is going to be in theaters.
        The whole idea of “wait till TLJ is out of theaters” is clearly nonsense. It’s not a good marketing move. You always advertise movies of the same franchise together.
        Also TLJ is going to be in theaters for many months to come so what is the point of waiting a few more days for the trailer?

        • January 31, 2018 at 7:45 pm
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          The MCU has been active for 10 years and the general audience has a clear understanding that all of those movies are part of single storyline. No one is confused by Ant-Man appearing in two separate films at this point. Aside from that, Black Panther and Infinity War are distinctly different films from Ant-Man.

          Lucasfilm is still establishing the concept of the “Star Wars Story” amongst general audiences. They don’t have any interest in confusing audiences about how these movies work together. Not only is this a new concept but it’s harder for the casual moviegoer to follow because it’s not sequential like the MCU. I had to play 20 questions with my dad the other day to determine if he had watched Rogue One or The Force Awakens. I’m sure once everyone is onboard with what they’re doing there will be cross promotion between Star Wars films.

          The Last Jedi’s theatrical run is for all intents and purposes over. It’s still being shown in some theaters but it’s reaped 99% of it’s box office receipts already.

          • January 31, 2018 at 8:35 pm
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            Black Panther and Infinity War might be different from Ant-Man but Solo is also very different from TLJ, in fact TLJ and Solo are further apart than Ant-Man and the other MCU movies.

            I don’t think that Star Wars stories are that complicated, it’s more that older or those who don’t follow movies tend to be less interested in understanding the franchises. I’m sure you will find that if you ask him about Marvel movies he will be even more confused.

          • January 31, 2018 at 9:14 pm
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            No, to the person that is not a Star Wars fan Solo and TLJ are not more different than one Marvel movie vs. another. It’s easier to look at Black Panther and Ant-Man and realize they’re not the same movie because, well, it’s in the title. A lot of people are going to watch the Solo trailer and all they’ll see is spaceship, spaceship, Chewy, Falcon, Star Wars. Which is exactly what they remember seeing in TLJ trailer because those are the things that are familiar to them. Star Wars has been around for 40 years and most people are conditioned to think of it as a single, (mostly) linear story and it’s only been 13 months since Star Wars doing something outside of the saga. The MCU on the other hand has had the same structure since Ironman.

  • January 30, 2018 at 10:22 pm
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    I would like to say that this AMC article is not confirmation in any way. They are guessing based on other sources.

    • January 30, 2018 at 10:31 pm
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      That is correct, but still these planets are confirmed. And it is funny that they had to take down their article after all. I guess someone was not happy with this article being based on leaks. 🙂

      • January 30, 2018 at 10:32 pm
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        They are confirmed yes, but not because of this is all I meant.

        No, I imagine (right or wrong), having AMC write such an article is not what they want them doing haha.

  • January 30, 2018 at 11:16 pm
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    Sounds good (maybe). Certainly better than that depressing ‘assortment’ we got with TLJ.

    • January 30, 2018 at 11:49 pm
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      Don’t you like new planets?

    • January 31, 2018 at 1:31 am
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      You need to watch the ant-man trailer, I feel a strong hint of the microverse in there

  • January 31, 2018 at 3:20 am
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    Lets play Family Feud!

    Name something you do when your movie sucks bad.

    What is not releasing a trailer?

    Survey Says!!!

    • January 31, 2018 at 3:51 am
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      Sell the movie to Netflix.
      Then watch it become a hit.

    • January 31, 2018 at 5:12 am
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      The trailer for The Phantom Menace remains one of the best ever made. I’m confident they can cut a good trailer for Solo regardless of the quality of the film. I’m also confident that Disney knows more about marketing than you do.

    • January 31, 2018 at 5:12 am
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      The trailer for The Phantom Menace remains one of the best ever made. I’m confident they can cut a good trailer for Solo regardless of the quality of the film. I’m also confident that Disney knows more about marketing than you do.

      • January 31, 2018 at 11:48 am
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        Especially in China

        • January 31, 2018 at 3:52 pm
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          There are issues with Star Wars in China that good marketing can’t resolve.

      • January 31, 2018 at 5:26 pm
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        I love that Phantom Menace trailer!

        The Phantom Menace: I’m still disappointed that the movie did not have the vibe of the trailers. I love the themes, the models, the visual expanse, the physical production is great. I love the music. But the dialogue, acting and editing is lackluster. For being the beginning of George’s “darker trilogy” it certainly lacked the subtlety and cleverness that darkness and it’s accompanying emotions needed in the thematic scaffold.

    • January 31, 2018 at 6:29 pm
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      Don’t allow it to be reviewed until a day before it releases

    • January 31, 2018 at 6:29 pm
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      Don’t allow it to be reviewed until a day before it releases

  • January 31, 2018 at 6:13 am
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    I am excited to hear about a swamp and jungle planet. I’m seriously tired of desert, frozen, salted or otherwise desolate planets. I only hope Mimban won’t be a Dagobah rip-off. Please Lord, let them be original this time!

  • January 31, 2018 at 6:40 am
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    *************crickets

    • January 31, 2018 at 12:38 pm
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      There is one who seems to have completely disappeared

  • January 31, 2018 at 9:14 am
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    Watch Solo will be the worst Star Wars movie ever made and rotten tomatoes will have it at 98% fresh

    • January 31, 2018 at 9:48 am
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      They’ll underplay it a bit, but wont go below 70% Just enough to pat themselves on the back a bit.

    • January 31, 2018 at 12:08 pm
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      This is now getting worrisome, it seems like an effort to undermine the film and blaming SJW for its failure?
      The writer seems to not understand anything about Star Wars, so I wonder why he was given this assignment…. UNLESS they are really giving us Han Solo, the cocky male anti-hero we remember, maybe he is so Politically incorrect, that it goes against the BS reasons ive heard why TLJ was great to some people.
      https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2018/01/28/why-i-want-solo-a-star-wars-story-to-fail/#707dc0522022

    • January 31, 2018 at 12:08 pm
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      This is now getting worrisome, it seems like an effort to undermine the film and blaming SJW for its failure?
      The writer seems to not understand anything about Star Wars, so I wonder why he was given this assignment…. UNLESS they are really giving us Han Solo, the cocky male anti-hero we remember, maybe he is so Politically incorrect, that it goes against the BS reasons ive heard why TLJ was great to some people.
      https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2018/01/28/why-i-want-solo-a-star-wars-story-to-fail/#707dc0522022

      • January 31, 2018 at 2:57 pm
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        MAYBE THAT’s the rEASON OF THE 3 WEEKS OF RESHOOTING RIGHT NOW

    • January 31, 2018 at 5:32 pm
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      As long as TPM exists, that can’t happen

      • January 31, 2018 at 8:48 pm
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        U mean as long as TLJ exists, u probably made a typo in the letters :p

        • January 31, 2018 at 9:32 pm
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          Nope, I am flawless all the time 😉

          • January 31, 2018 at 10:40 pm
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            TLJ is the lowest rated SW film of all time, and continues to sink.

          • January 31, 2018 at 10:51 pm
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            Not according to anyone who cares.

          • January 31, 2018 at 11:03 pm
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            According to Rotten Tomatoes and the ENTIRE country of China, yes. This film made money, yes, but has damaged the brand substantially.

          • February 1, 2018 at 2:50 pm
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            The fact that you point to biased user scores and China proves you have no idea what you are talking about.

            No Star Wars movie has done well in China, any one who follows it knows this. Pointing to that is useless.

            I will not lower myself to engaging with you again.

  • January 31, 2018 at 9:23 am
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    *yoda voice* I can’t teach him. The boy Alden can’t act. Reshoots and acting lessons are his ways now. The way of the b movie. Now matters are worse…

    • January 31, 2018 at 12:37 pm
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      Well, I coulda been an actor, but I wound up here
      I just have to look good, I don’t have to be clear
      – Don Henley

    • January 31, 2018 at 6:13 pm
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      It’s weird that you say he can’t act based on nothing but speculation yet when you look at other films he’s been in he is actually quite great. In fact him being a talented actor is very clear, i blame the mess at the directors chair and with the production.

    • January 31, 2018 at 6:58 pm
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      I’ve heard his acting was the only good thing about the movie Hail, Caesar! I’ve not seen it myself though. However I have seen Beautiful creatures and, although not a particularly good movie, his acting was fine in that as well.

  • January 31, 2018 at 10:00 am
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    It sucks thinking about this BUT knowing that Disney is going to shit out a star wars movie every year (not saying that’s a bad thing, my shelf has room) they should have waited to do things very different until after 9, speaking in terms of the saga series.

    The “different” was supposed to come from the spin offs at first. I didn’t hate TLJ, just didn’t care for the Canto Bight scene (though I feel like if they had mixed old aliens with new, it would have been different) , or Finn or any of that. Luke dying at the end better serve only one purpose: his return to be even more mighty in nine.

    Rian’s getting his own trilogy, so i feel like they should have done that in the first place and gave JJ all three of the sequel movies/. Yay, nay? Whatever. Nine will make or break Eight.

    • January 31, 2018 at 12:22 pm
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      A well thought out approach to the films, characters, and how they could have played off each other would have been great,

      LF needs a real storyrunner, like Marvel has, where each film lays the groundwork or at least relates to other films.
      It is possible to crank out one a year, hell Marvel sometimes does three a year, but each and every Marvel film is integral to the overall story vision.Marvel has made 17 movies in 10 years, and there is no sign of viewer fatigue. Black Panther is getting great reviews and many who will see it, myself included, are there also for the next hint of what is coming with Thanos, as well as where all our favorite characters are now.

      Star Wars has a loose approach to storytelling, where there is no connection, Darth Vader hyperspace jumps in right on top of the rebel fleet in Rogue one, crashing into the rebel ships Hyperspacing away, Yet in one short year, Last Jedi tells us they should have all been vaporized. You cant keep changing the rules to fit a narrative, that is the laziest form of writing.

      That being said, I still have tremendous hope for Solo, don’t believe the vocal ones here that shout “there is no fan backlash” and ” Disney doesn’t care what you think”. This attempt to make sure they get it right this time, is very promising news

      • January 31, 2018 at 6:59 pm
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        Star Wars to me is showing signs of a lack of disorganization. If LF just wanted to focus on the Saga films, fine. But there still needed to be a plan. Even if it was barely one.

        Because, ideas and concepts can change. Heck, GL, had a plan for the OT, but it often changed. I mean case in point ROTJ was going to introduce a new character and be Luke’s long lost sister.

        Because, really if the anthology films are supposed to be ideas/ concepts that we wouldn’t see/ couldn’t cover in the saga films, then Han Solo as a movie shouldn’t happen.

        Rogue One and Obi-wan push this concept a lot. But for the latter, there is a story to be bold. And heck, to go one step further, the deconstruction that TLJ put forth should have been an anthology film.

        Because what LF is doing with these movies, I hate to say it reminds me of WB and the DCU. Going Avant Garde by giving directors Carte Blanche. The one exception being Edwards with RO, but it helped that Rebels was a show that was linked during this exact time period.

        The only reason why LF hasn’t gone fully DCU in my view is because most critics are forgiving over SWs due to the brand and B) SWs, is still a powerhouse of a brand name.

        That could always change to where it lowers in value, but that is the sad truth. But hey; if people enjoy SWs in this incarnation, awesome.

        I just think it could be so much better.

        • February 1, 2018 at 1:08 am
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          I thought I was the only once who noticed the troubling parallels between DCU and Star Wars

          • February 1, 2018 at 3:33 am
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            Funnily enough it hit me today. And really, I find this really unacceptable. I’m trying not to come off as entitled as people can enjoy this new era of LF movies.

            But really the entire ST and the slate of movies is just a giant old clusterF in my view. There should be a plan in place. What is the Story Group doing? Why do they even exist? I get they point out smaller elements and try to keep consistency, but really it is at such a minute level.

            Shouldn’t they have a bigger role? And finally, this is going to sound really conspiracy theory like, but I suspect the reason why LF is pushing the whole reintroduction of existing Legends characters is damage control.

            To be fair, I acknowledge this sounds stupid as they have already been doing it with Thrawn, elements of KOTOR and other smaller elements.

            But given just how divisive this movie is; I wouldn’t put it past LF to do this. Overall, I apologize if I sound whiny. I care about this franchise and I’d hate to see it suffer.

            If people genuinely love it, cool. I’m actually envious of you. Keep enjoying SWs. Don’t let me or anyone affect your love of something. 🙂

  • January 31, 2018 at 4:40 pm
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    where in the films does it say that han is correlian? is he now from there just because he mentioned big ships? “the big correlian ships” could have meant a company , a city , a designer …. anything . … but no , he said it so thats where hes from .

    • January 31, 2018 at 6:03 pm
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      He’s Corellian from Legends stuff.

    • January 31, 2018 at 6:29 pm
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      This has already come up in posts down below. He’s been a Corellian since ANH came out. Not because he talks about the ships but because its in some of the extra material that came out at the same time. Books, brouchers etc.

      • January 31, 2018 at 8:39 pm
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        yes there is a storming debate below, but as far i can see it was not exactly settle when it was mentioned for the first time that Corellia is explicitly a planet.
        So im still waiting for someone who digs out the first ever mention of Corellia as a planet.
        But yes, Solos homeworld as Corellia was established in EU materials.

        • January 31, 2018 at 9:20 pm
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          There is a tweet below from from Pablo that says it’s been that way since ’77. Personally I’m not sure why it’s such a big deal either way.

          • January 31, 2018 at 10:31 pm
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            Yeah I saw that and It says in the ANH novel from 77 that Han is Corellian as well. I think the debate is when Corellia is actually mentioned as a planet. I think some peoples point that just because it says Han is Corellian doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a planet called Corellia is perfectly valid. But yeah not really a big issue either way.

          • January 31, 2018 at 10:42 pm
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            it isnt , its just a bit “fanfic”to make something into something cos they couldnt come up with anything else in case they upset a fan ….he could just have easily ran into a bounty hunter on ord mantel while visiting his ma and da in the family mansion . why not j just make something up ? hes from miscart on the planet velcore six or whatever, just seems odd to say that this person comes from a place just because he happened to mention a type of ship with that name ……. i mentioned lancaster bombers once , im not from anywhere near lancaster .

  • January 31, 2018 at 5:43 pm
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    Solo: Fan Service the Movie!!!!

    • January 31, 2018 at 11:24 pm
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      Solo: Memba’ All that Stuff I said in A New Hope?: A Star Wars Story

    • February 1, 2018 at 1:53 am
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      The Fandom Menace

  • January 31, 2018 at 6:27 pm
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    Trailer or kick rocks

    • February 1, 2018 at 1:06 am
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      Cant see Disney paying NBC for airtime during the Superbowl, sure drop it during ESPN, that makes sense. Just release it on their Youtube channel and get real time analytics

  • January 31, 2018 at 7:03 pm
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    Interesting. I figured we’d see Corellia or Kessel, given who we are focusing on. So I’m not shocked. Mimban is a nice touch, though. I’m genuinely curious as to when the trailer will drop. Superbowel is this Sunday so why not there?

    But even so, I’m generally perplexed as to why they would release the movie in May? I will admit; I am no expert in Hollywood and no doubt there are more paid experts who probably have much more detailed analytics, but I humbly ask: why release such a blockbuster in an already crowded month?

    I mean Avengers Infinity War is a thing. And wouldn’t Disney not want it to be overshadowed? Not to say Solo won’t make money. Of course it will. SWs is an IP that is worth an enormous amount.

    But with Deadpool 2 also being around the same time, I cannot help but suspect that there is something more to this. Just speculation on my part. Overall, it hardly matters to me as I won’t be seeing it on opening night.

    Maybe, a matinee showing, but truthfully I never cared for Han Solo.

    • February 1, 2018 at 12:43 am
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      That is the Billion dollars question I brought up once, never again

    • January 31, 2018 at 9:55 pm
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      From a totally practical perspective, Yes.

      However, prior to playing Jack Ryan, I don’t think Harrison Ford ever received any firearms training. He handles his Star Wars blaster like an amateur. I know he uses the scope to aid him in destroying the Imperial Probe Droid on Hoth, maybe against in Vader on Cloud City, but that’s about it.

      “We had that dumb [expletive] Harrison Ford down here once, and these F.B.I. guys even taught him how to shoot properly.” Hollywood’s adaptations of his books — and Harrison Ford’s portrayal of his fictional hero Jack Ryan — do not overly please him. “He said, ‘Hey, this really works.’ And then in the movie he was shooting like a dumb [expletive] again.” Tom Clancy.

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      It adds a +3 bonus to aiming.

    • January 31, 2018 at 11:14 pm
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      Getting ready for the zombie apocalypse?

    • February 1, 2018 at 12:44 am
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      There is a scope on all the best pistols in Borderlands

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      There is a scope on all the best pistols in Borderlands

  • January 31, 2018 at 11:31 pm
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    In the old EU, Han rescues chewie from another Imperial officer n is kicked out of the Imperial Navy, I don’t think kessel anything to do with that then but it might now

  • February 1, 2018 at 12:31 am
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    This movie is hurtling towards a huge bombing!!!

  • February 1, 2018 at 12:46 am
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    Can someone help me with this timeline question?
    Did Ron Howard order the acting coach for Solo jr. or did it happen before Howard took over?

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      Not sure if that’s rumors or not. The only two directors in the franchise so far that ever seemed to put their main emphasis on acting skills were Kershner and Abrams. I’d like to think that the first former-actor-turned-director in the franchise would do the same, but I’m not sure whether Ron Howard was given enough time to nail pitch-perfect takes.

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        If it was true, and the acting coach was brought on prior to Ron Howard, im ok with it, because that would mean Alden was having trouble with the goofyness of the original directors.
        Once a more serious tone was set, maybe the coach was no longer needed

        – desperately trying to stay positive

        • February 1, 2018 at 1:38 am
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          There are people in this forum who have seen footage. Hear any hints of positivity? The silence speaks volumes.

        • February 1, 2018 at 1:56 am
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          If you need a laugh, read man-baby Jason Ward’s response to the Forbes piece over at that other Star Wars news site. Homie accuses Forbes of inciting e-terrorism.

          He’s also already written the first paragraph of his glowing review of the film based his early glimpse of the trailer…

          “The film shows us that the Star Wars cinematic universe is healthier than ever and characters like Han Solo still have tales to tell us. The movie, at least at moments, looks like Star Wars on the American frontier with new villains and characters we haven’t seen before (some from Lucas himself). Only someone with limited imagination and a loveless relationship with popcorn cinema would miss the point of Star Wars and Solo: A Star Wars Story.” — Jason Ward

          Jason, if you’re reading this… you’re a pathetic hack fraud.

          • February 1, 2018 at 1:59 am
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            I used to follow his twitter rants, but once he crossed that bridge into Shillville, I had to bail.
            But I will have to check out that review, Thanks

          • February 1, 2018 at 2:02 am
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            Enjoy it. The joy I get from witnessing the culture of indoctrinated Disney lemmings is at least worth the price of admission I blew on that one TLJ viewing.

          • February 1, 2018 at 2:19 am
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            Are we sure hes not here already, that review reads like a certain persons posts

          • February 1, 2018 at 2:37 am
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            That’s not him.

            Ward had it out with this site a while back — he’d only be here as a lurker.

          • February 1, 2018 at 5:30 pm
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            “The joy I get from witnessing the culture of indoctrinated Disney lemmings is at least worth the price of admission I blew on that one TLJ viewing.”

            If you’re suggesting that those who enjoyed TLJ are “indoctrinated Disney lemmings” then I’d suggest that you’re way off base.

            And you’re smarter than to really believe that.

            Some liked the movie, others didn’t. Those that liked it aren’t Disney apologists any more than those that hated it are contrarian simpletons. I mean, some are, but…

          • February 1, 2018 at 6:00 pm
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            I’m referring to those who loosely give off the illusion of objectivity but profit from promoting or speaking on behalf of Disney.

            As for the proverbial “little guy” who legitimately enjoyed the film — I genuinely have no interest in singling out honest people. That’s why I have zero issues with you — we may have very different opinions regarding “The Last Jedi” but I know you’re not a bullshitter.

          • February 1, 2018 at 7:41 pm
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            “those who loosely give off the illusion of objectivity but profit from promoting or speaking on behalf of Disney.”

            Dude, if Disney is paying people for praising the movies, then sign me up. These kids are friggin’ expensive.

          • February 1, 2018 at 7:58 pm
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            Your kids would rather you keep your soul.

            😉

          • February 1, 2018 at 8:42 pm
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            Rather than more LEGO? I’m not so sure…

  • February 1, 2018 at 3:49 am
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    Please be good! Please be good! Please be good!

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