Jason over at Making Star Wars has posted a couple of updates regarding the first live-action standalone Star Wars film, which will of course be directed by Gareth Edwards and written by Gary Whitta. Here are the things worth knowing: It’s about Han Solo Aaron Paul may be attached to the film Production offices for…
MarketSaw have just posted what are more-or-less the final iterations of concept art for Han Solo and Chewbacca: Chewie pretty much looks just as you’d expect, but Han’s look is a very tasteful extrapolation of what we saw him wearing in the original trilogy. For the most part, these two pieces speak for themselves, but…
This morning all sorts of plot details regarding Episode VII are floating around. Remember, however, that nothing I post here will go beyond the (supposed) premise of the film… Firstly, Jeremy (a.k.a. Mr. Beaks) over at Ain’t It Cool News claims that “Han Solo is pretty much the main character of EPISODE VII, leading a…
There have been some conflicting rumours regarding the overall schedule for the upcoming standalone films. The leaked Hasbro schedule listed Boba Fett for 2016, Solo for 2018 and Red Five for 2020, with episodes VIII and IX appearing in between. Lawrence Kasdan had always been attached as the screenwriter on Boba Fett. But when Gary Whitta was…
Apparently Harrison Ford has injured his ankle while filming a scene on the set of the Millennium Falcon. The culprit? A door on the ship. Here’s the official statement: Harrison Ford sustained an ankle injury during filming today on the set of Star Wars: Episode VII. He was taken to a local hospital and is receiving care. Shooting…
At the moment, we’re pretty much in the dark when it comes to the stand-alone feature films. We’ve got two directors (Gareth Edwards and Josh Trank), two writers (Gary Whitta and Simon Kinberg) and three rumoured codenames (Boba Fett, Solo and Red Five). However, a bigger picture is emerging. Three out of four of the upcoming…
Over at Star Wars Union there’s a report from a German Hasbro presentation for retailers outlining Lucasfilm’s plans for Star Wars into 2020: Fall 2014: Rebels 2015: Episode VII 2016: Boba Fett 2017: Episode VIII 2018: Solo 2019: Episode IX 2020: Red Five Very interesting indeed. The Boba Fett and Solo spinoffs are not particularly surprising,…
Harrison Ford has always seemed to want to keep Star Wars and Han Solo at arm’s length. While acknowledging that Solo was instrumental in kickstarting his acting career, the contrarian in Ford couldn’t help but bristle at the fact that so many had a fondness for a character he helped bring to life but that…
Back in October, Jedi Master SQL made mention of a deal between Disney and Harrison Ford involving Star Wars: Episode VII and Indiana Jones: Ford wanted a commitment to Indy 5 [as part of an agreement to reprise his role as Han Solo]. He did not get this as there is no plot line or…
The question that everyone’s still asking is why was Michael Arndt replaced as scriptwriter on Episode VII? The answer seems to be simpler than “His screenplay was a mess”—indeed, by all accounts it was a great Star Wars screenplay that delivered what most people would want. In short, the issue was that Arndt’s screenplay emphasised…
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