Though Solo: A Star Wars Story tells the origin of the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy, and in doing so fills in a lot of the blanks in Han Solo's past, the movie is also loaded with other connections to the larger Star Wars universe. If you've yet to see Solo, consider this a spoiler warning. You should stop reading now.Whether it's references to other characters and planets, or the cameo by Warwick Davis reprising his role from Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, there's so much for Star Wars fans of all ages to enjoy about Solo. However, there is one particular character appearance that might have really caught audiences by surprise.After the death of Dryden Vos (Paul Bettany), Qi'ra (Emilia Clarke) makes contact with his superior to inform the mysterious figure that she will be taking Vos's place in the Crimson Dawn criminal syndicate. That superior is none other than Darth Maul, making his first big screen appearance since The Phantom Menace in 1999.If you're a Star Wars fan who … [Read more...] about Solo’s Big Star Wars Cameo Is The Best Use Of Its Animated Universe
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Following ‘Star Wars’: From ‘Phantom Menace’ to ‘The Last Jedi’
The “Star Wars” universe has been rapidly expanding in recent years with the new trilogy as well as standalone films like “Rogue One” and the forthcoming “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” But unlike many of its predecessors, deciphering just where “Solo” fits chronologically in the franchise has been a bit of a head scratcher (in part because it’s unclear exactly how old Han Solo is in the prequel).While die-hard fans may be able to accurately guess where the “Solo” film fits into the bigger timeline, more casual viewers will have a tougher time deciphering the proper order. With that in mind, here’s a quick movie timeline spanning from the introduction of a baby-faced Anakin Skywalker to the recent debuts of Rey and Finn, perfect for your next movie marathon.“Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace”Anakin Skywalker, a young slave with a penchant for electronics, is discovered on Tatooine to be a … [Read more...] about Following ‘Star Wars’: From ‘Phantom Menace’ to ‘The Last Jedi’
Star Wars live-action TV series will take place seven years after Return of the Jedi
Solo: A Star Wars Story isn’t even out yet, but we’re already talking about another exciting iteration of the Star Wars universe. New details about Jon Favreau’s upcoming, live-action Star Wars series have emerged, and unlike Solo, will rely on an entirely new cast of characters. Favreau told Nerdist at the Solo premiere that the unnamed series takes place seven years after Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi’s Battle of Endor. Favreau said the movie will introduce new characters to the Star Wars universe, and exist between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. By our calculations, that means Favreau’s Star Wars series takes place 23 years before The Force Awakens and four years prior to Rey’s birth. Favreau didn’t say much more about the series other than addressing the technology being used to create it. It’s the same technology that Favreau used to make Disney’s The Jungle Book in 2016 and in next year’s … [Read more...] about Star Wars live-action TV series will take place seven years after Return of the Jedi
This 4-foot Star Wars collectible is the stuff that childhood dreams (and credit card debts) are made of
If your parents didn't love you enough and denied you the original Millenium Falcon toy, there's finally a way to heal those wounds. A $500 way, courtesy of the designers over at HasLab, Hasbro's version of Kickstarter. They've designed a 4-foot recreation of the Khetanna, Jabba the Hutt's barge from Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, and they need your help to make it happen.Included with the Khetanna are 3.75-inch scale figures of Jabba the Hutt and Yak Face. It has removable side panels so you can get to the innards easily, where you'll find the cockpit, the prisoner's cell, the armory, a galley, and Jabba's Lounge. The outside boasts rotating cannons and fill cloth sails. I mean, just look at it. According to Hasbro, the design for the barge came from "sketches, research, and conversations with Lucasfilm" to make sure the recreation was as accurate as possible, even when it came to parts of the model that weren't clear in the original reference … [Read more...] about This 4-foot Star Wars collectible is the stuff that childhood dreams (and credit card debts) are made of
Star Wars Battlefront 4’s Cancelled Concept Art Surfaces Online
Several years ago, the British developer Free Radical Design had all of its production work cancelled for a Star Wars Battlefront 3, and it looks as if the company even had more assets brewing for a now-defunct fourth entry. As it so happens, a slew of unused concept art has now surfaced online for Free Radical Design’s nonexistent fourth numbered installment for the science fiction game franchise, with images depicting a Dark Luke Skywalker, a Dark Leia Organa, a Redeemed Darth Vader, and more. As seen in the Imgur album below, fans can scroll through all of the leftover conceptual assets for Star Wars Battlefront 4 from Free Radical Design, with the artwork showing that the storyline was being considered as a “what-if” scenario, in which the roles for the characters within the film series’ Episodes I through VI were flipped. For instance, instead of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Mace Windu being Jedi Masters, they become Sith Lords instead, while others such as Darth … [Read more...] about Star Wars Battlefront 4’s Cancelled Concept Art Surfaces Online