Ron Howard grew up in show business. Not only was he a child star appearing in movies alongside his father Rance Howard, but he made a name for himself throughout his childhood, adolescence and early adult years as the co-star on shows like The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days, not to mention films like American Graffiti. Since then he’s gone on to become an acclaimed filmmaker nominated for countless awards. A little lesser known is his brother Clint Howard. Though the younger son of the Howard family appeared alongside his brother and father in many productions, he never quite became a certified star. But that hasn’t stopped him from carving out a nice career as one of the most recognizable character actors in… [Read More...]
Mark Hamill Has More ‘Star Wars’ Thoughts for You to Obsess Over
Mark Hamill is always down to talk about Star Wars, and he’s never afraid to voice his opinions on the franchise. In a new interview, Hamill offers some new thoughts on The Last Jedi, the prospect of seeing Luke in Episode 9 , and more. Mark Hamill has some more thoughts on Star Wars, and he’d like you hear them. Speaking with Games Radar, Hamill weighed in on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the possibility of appearing in future films, and some of that pesky fan backlash. It’s a frank and honest interview, as is the case with most interviews with Hamill. Spoilers for The Last Jedi follow, so if you’ve somehow avoided seeing the film, be warned. Snoke and Fan Backlash Some Star Wars… [Read More...]
Watch the New Solo: A Star Wars Story ‘Crew’ Spot!
BEGIN SLIDESHOW Watch the new Solo: A Star Wars Story ‘Crew’ spot! Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm have released the new Solo: A Star Wars Story “Crew” spot, which you can watch below! Solo: A Star Wars Story makes the jump to light speed in a high-octane adventure that navigates the perils of a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, forges new friendships that will last a lifetime, and reveals untold secrets from the hidden past of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes. Han Solo meets loyal co-pilot Chewbacca and notorious gambler Lando Calrissian for the first time, bound by a desperate mission against impossible odds that will help shape the irresistible scoundrel audiences have come to love. Directed by Ron… [Read More...]
Let’s Break Down The ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Trailer
Via Disney The full-length trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story dropped on Sunday, and here are some of the highlights (Lando) and new characters (doesn’t matter as long as there’s Lando) seen in the trailer. In the first moments, Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) is seen having a showdown with this character: Via Disney Some leaked merchandise from Solo called this character Enfys Nest and said she’s the leader of a gang called the Cloud-Riders (a swoop bike-using criminal group which also appeared in the Expanded Universe). After that, we see Solo and childhood friend Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke) reunited as adults: Via Disney Via Disney Presumably, as Clarke has hinted at in an interview, Qi’ra either betrays Solo or dies… [Read More...]
Buckle Up! – Second Trailer for Ron Howard’s ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
“Everything you’ve heard about me, is true.” Disney + Lucasfilm have debuted the second official trailer for Ron Howard’s Solo: A Star Wars Story movie, starring Alden Ehrenreich as a young Han Solo. It was announced last week that Solo will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May out-of-competition, before hitting theaters worldwide. This is technically the full trailer following the first teaser and it shows quite a bit. The cast includes Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian (he’s going to be the best part), plus Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, Paul Bettany, Thandie Newton, Warwick Davis (of course), Clint Howard, and Joonas Suotamo returning as Chewbacca. Okay, I have to say, this looks awesome. Maybe it’s going to be incredible after all? I love… [Read More...]
The New Solo: A Star Wars Story Trailer!
BEGIN SLIDESHOW The new Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer! Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm have released the new Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer, which you can watch below! You can also view the new poster in the gallery underneath! Solo: A Star Wars Story makes the jump to light speed in a high-octane adventure that navigates the perils of a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, forges new friendships that will last a lifetime, and reveals untold secrets from the hidden past of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes. Han Solo meets loyal co-pilot Chewbacca and notorious gambler Lando Calrissian for the first time, bound by a desperate mission against impossible odds that will help shape the irresistible scoundrel audiences have… [Read More...]
Is Meryl Streep Going to Be Princess Leia?
Ever since Carrie Fisher died, there have been questions about how the role of Leia Organa would be handled in Star Wars: Episode Nine, especially after Luke Skywalker and Han Solo were killed off in the previous movies. Disney isn’t going to use special effects to put Fisher into the film like they did with Peter Cushing’s Grand Moff Tarkin in Rogue One, so Leia will either be written out of the series or recast. Rumors have been spreading that Disney is thinking about casting Meryl Streep to replace Fisher as General Organa, seeing as how she’s Meryl Streep, she was friends with Carrie Fisher and played a character based on Fisher in Postcards From the Edge. And fans of the idea started a … [Read More...]
Step Onto the Set of ‘The Last Jedi’ With This Stunning ‘Star Wars VR’ Video
There may be a dozen featurettes and documentaries out right now that give you a taste of what it’s like to be on the Star Wars: The Last Jedi set, but none let you set foot on it. Until now. A Star Wars VR set video has been released that gives you an idea of what it’s like to step onto the set of The Last Jedi. The Star Wars VR video allows you to walk alongside BB-8, dive into the salty trenches of Crait, and most importantly, sit in the orchestra itself as legendary composer John Williams scores the film. Get your VR goggles out, this is going to be an out-of-this-world experience. Star Wars VR Set Video StarWars.com shared… [Read More...]
The Star Wars News Roundup for March 30, 2018
Star Wars news for the week of March 30, 2018 The purpose of this roundup is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of March 30, 2018 in one location. If you read this each week, you should be able to converse fluently with any Star Wars fan on everything from the latest Star Wars developments to the latest toys. And maybe you’ll even share with them something that they might have missed. Let’s get to it! Solo: A Star Wars Story News and Rumors #abbeyroadstudios #Solo last day of scoring with #JohnPowell. Memorable for all the right reasons A post shared by RealRonHoward (@realronhoward) on Mar 28, 2018 at 9:47am PDT ‘Solo: A #StarWars Story’: Phil Lord and Chris Miller reveal their credit https://t.co… [Read More...]
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Is Almost Done, But Will It Be Any Good?
Star Wars was a great movie, and it launched a generation of fans for whom Star Wars was almost a religion. It also spawned two sequels which became as beloved as the original movie. And for nearly twenty years, fans wanted more Star Wars. The universe Lucas created, where space wizards with laser swords fought pitched battles of good vs evil using a mystical force that touches everything in the universe, was as big a reason for the success of Star Wars as the plot of the movies themselves. Eventually, Lucas gave fans the thing they’d been salivating for those two long decades, a second Star Wars trilogy, and fans quickly learned to be careful what they wish for. To say that the Star Wars prequels, … [Read More...]
Phil Lord & Christopher Miller Will Receive Executive Producer Credit on ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
Ousted Star Wars directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are set to receive executive producer credit on the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story. Last year, the duo was fired from the film midway through its production but will take the executive producer credit for the work they accomplished during early production. “We were really proud of the many contributions we made to that film. In light of the creative differences, we elected to take an executive producer credit,” the pair said during a recent festival. The partners were eventually replaced by Ron Howard, who reportedly re-shot a large amount of the film, leaving the question of who would be credited as director. Solo: A Star Wars Story is set to hit theaters on… [Read More...]
Steven Spielberg Regrets Replacing Guns With Walkie-Talkies In ‘E.T.,’ Vows Not To ‘Digitally Enhance’ Any Other Classics
Getty Image Steven Spielberg has been making the rounds to promote Ready Player One, including making an appearance at a well-reviewed SXSW screening and talking about Star Wars. Speaking of Star Wars, do you remember how much people lambasted the “digital enhancements” George Lucas added years later? Spielberg also went back and changed one of his classic movies using CGI. He removed guns from F.B.I. agents’ hands and replaced them with walkie-talkies. He now expresses regret for doing that, when asked by Screen Rant if he’s considered adding newer special effects to his older movies: Well, I got in trouble for doing that. When E.T. was re-released, I actually digitized 5 shots where E.T. went from being a puppet … [Read More...]
A ‘Star Wars’ Fan Imagines ‘The Force Awakens’ Ending If It Were Just A Few Seconds Longer
*Spoilers for The Last Jedi below* For two years, Star Wars fans wondered exactly how Luke Skywalker was going to react to Rey presenting his dad’s lightsaber to him on his island hideaway. Would the memories come rushing back, revitalizing his purpose and sending him heroically off to help his sister Leia and the resistance? No. Turns out he chucked the old, blue lightsaber over his shoulder and decided to march down to the beach where he could suck on some blue milk instead. The unexpected twist wrinkled plenty of fans, but Luke’s insistence that he was done fighting an unwinnable battle after inadvertently helping turn his nephew to the dark side. His time would now be spent with space nuns and learning how to… [Read More...]
‘Ready Player One’ Almost Had Another Classic Movie Reference, But Spielberg Axed It [Updated]
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Update: In a new interview, Steven Spielberg clarified his comments about being able to secure rights to Star Wars franchise so he could reference it in Ready Player One. Our original article follows, as well as video of Spielberg explaining how Lucasfilm cooperated after all. Ready Player One is jam-packed with references to the pop culture of yesteryear, but an early version of the script featured a huge shout-out to a certain 1977 sci-fi classic which director Steven Spielberg ended up cutting out. And it may not be from the movie you’re thinking about. Discover the story about the one big Ready Player One reference that was abandoned, and learn which huge film franchise Spielberg and his team could not secure the rights to… [Read More...]
Daily Podcast: The Director and The Jedi Review; Should Inclusion Riders Be A Requirement?
On the March 14, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman to talk about watching the Star Wars: The Last Jedi special features in the Water Cooler. And in Our Feature Presentation, we consider if all studios should adopt an inclusion rider. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). At The Water Cooler: Peter and Brad watched The Director and The Jedi and all of the special features on Star Wars: The Last Jedi In Our Feature Presentation: Should Inclusion Riders Be a Requirement for Hollywood Production Companies? You can find more about all the stories we mentioned… [Read More...]
Harrison Ford’s Reaction To This ‘Star Wars’ Question Is Pure Harrison Ford
Lucasfilm/Disney Harrison Ford is, once again, fresh out of f*cks to give. He’s on a farewell tour of sorts and saying whatever he pleases about his past roles. Soon we’ll be seeing someone else playing Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story, but that won’t make us stop picturing Ford in the role. (Would that it were so simple.) But what does Ford think about passing the torch to other Star Wars actors? He gave a blunt answer when asked by the New York Times if he viewed his tragic and meme-inspiring departure from the series as handing things off to John Boyega and the other younger actors. “I don’t know that I thought of it that way … [Read More...]
Watch the Full ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Documentary Short ‘The Force of Sound’ Right Now
The home video release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi will be chock full of special features that dive into the making of the movie. Not only is director Rian Johnson providing commentary, but there will be a feature length documentary going behind the scenes of the film’s production. But since that won’t be available until next month, a new 26-minute documentary short about the sound design and sound mixing done for the film will have to hold us over. ABC News was given extensive access to Skywalker Sound, and they’ve put together a fascinating and revealing documentary called The Force of Sound that dives into the creation of the sound effects for a movie that is literally out of this world in a… [Read More...]
A ‘Star Wars’ Tradition Dating Back To The Original Movie Has Been Retired
LUCASFILM “I have a bad feeling about this” (or thereabouts). Lucky number 1138. “May the Force be with you.” These are the phrases and easter eggs that have been in every Star Wars movie, catnip for the hardcore fans. That was the case for the infamous Wilhelm scream, too, until the two most recent films. And now it’s been officially retired. The “Wilhelm scream” sound effect dates back to the otherwise forgotten 1951 film Distant Drums, when a solider is dragged underwater by an alligator in the Everglades. The painful noise he makes was re-used two years later in The Charge at Feather River, which is where the connection to Star Wars begins. While watching the movie, sound designer Ben Burtt took note… [Read More...]
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