I’ve been reluctant to get into the reasons Phil Lord and Chris Miller were removed from the Star Wars anthology untitled Han Solo film. If you’re interested, there is some excellent reporting on the matter on THR. Meanwhile, the newly hired director, Ron Howard, has the support of Lucasfilm’s Kathleen…
Two days after announcing that its production of the second Star Wars anthology film, based on the young Han Solo character, would be parting ways with its directors, Lucasfilm has found a replacement director. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard will take over the as-yet untitled Han Solo movie. “At Lucasfilm,…
A note from the world of Star Wars today. The co-directors of the untitled Han Solo film have left the production. The film is still expected to make its May 2018 release date, but no new director has been announced yet. Update: Ron Howard (Cocoon, Apollo 13) has been tapped…
The addition of Star Wars Lands at Disneyland and Walt Disney World was first announced at a D23 Expo. This year attendees are expecting to learn a lot more about the lands and Disney plans to deliver. Attendees will discover a “A Galaxy of Stories” at D23 Expo, July 14–16…
My five-year-old daughter doesn’t like Star Wars. There, I said it. Star Wars has been trying for years now to win over the female audience but my kid isn’t buying it. My wife and I have tried everything. We played up the princess aspect pointing out every time Leia was…
Annie Leibovitz is back and taking more photos for Disney and Lucasfilm. This time she turns her practiced eye to a Star Wars: The Last Jedi spread in Vanity Fair magazine. Four cover variants that were revealed today. Leibovitz has photographed Star Wars casts before. Her first encounter was for…
2017 is already shaping up to be another banner year at the box office for the Walt Disney Company. Beauty and the Beast has cleared the $1 billion mark and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 looks like it might repeat the first films success. But the real money is…
Let’s face it, December 15 is a long way off and the teaser trailer that was recently released only makes the anticipation grow. But that doesn’t mean there is nothing to look forward to in the world of Star Wars until then. So, here are five things to tide you…
