Solo: A Star Wars Story Video Features Plenty of New Footage
Lucasfilm has released a behind-the-scenes featurette for Solo: A Star Wars Story, which includes several bits of new footage. As difficult as it is to believe, the tentpole opens in just under a month (as of this writing), meaning the studio is currently in the home stretch of promotion. After showcasing an …
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New ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Featurette Marks “Great Expansion Of The Han Solo World”
Aiming to cruise past all of that, the featurette begins with an assertion by Howard that “the Star Wars universe that we see in Solo is different than anything else we’ve seen in any of the previous Star Wars movies.” At the same time, he reminds us, the film also features plenty of familiar elements for fans …
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New ‘Solo’ short features clips and behind the scenes peeks at the next ‘Star Wars’ story
Solo: A Star Wars Story won’t be out until May 25, but here’s a new behind the scenes featurette to keep you busy. Director Ron Howard and stars Alden Ehrenreich, Donald Glover, and Emilia Clarke share their thoughts on how the new movie shapes our understanding of Han Solo as a character.
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‘Infinity War’ opens with record $353M, passing ‘Star Wars’
A whole lot of superheroes added up to a whole lot of ticket sales. The superhero smorgasbord “Avengers: Infinity Wars” opened with predictable shock-and-awe, earning $353 millon ($250M US) in box offices over the weekend in the US, edging past “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” to set the highest …
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A new featurette for Solo: A Star Wars Story shows off a reckless Han Solo
Lucasfilm has released a featurette called “Becoming Solo,” which delves into the world of its upcoming film, Solo: A Star Wars Story, and where its titular hero fits into it. Solo director Ron Howard opens the video by saying that this film shows off a world that we really haven’t seen much of in the …
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‘Black Panther’ Closes In On ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
This weekend delivered a few million more to the superhero blockbuster’s domestic cume, as well as foreign revenue (which hasn’t been fully tallied yet), pushing director Ryan Coogler’s smash hit past $1.332 billion worldwide and closing the gap with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which sits at $1.332.8+ …
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Infinity War beats Star Wars in highest US opening ticket sales of all time
Avengers: Infinity War reached a record $250 million (£181.5 million) in ticket sales in the US over the weekend, narrowly beating Star Wars: The Force Awakens for … However, if inflation is taken into account, the Star Wars reboot would still be top with about $260 million (£188.5 million) in 2018 dollars.
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Avengers: Infinity War is on track to beat Star Wars for all-time best opening weekend
Avengers: Infinity War is probably going to smash the record for biggest opening weekend. Initially charted by Disney for a conservative $225 million debut, Both Variety and Box Office Mojo have pegged it for a $250 million premiere weekend in North America, which would surpass Star Wars: The Force …
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Avengers: Infinity War beats Star Wars for box office record
After a decade of films, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is still toppling foes, this time with a record-setting opening weekend for Avengers: Infinity War. The movie has crushed the weekend with a record-setting $250 million in the US — leap-frogging Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ previous record of $248 …
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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Beats ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ for Largest US Opening Weekend Ever
Disney has confirmed that Avengers: Infinity War has bought in $250 million, according to Deadline. This bodies Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ previous record for biggest domestic opening-weekend ($247.96 million). The Hollywood Reporter also notes that Infinity War has broken the worldwide …
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Infinity War Exceeds Expectations, Tops Force Awakens’ Box Office
In a rather surprising move, Avengers: Infinity War managed to beat Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ $248 million opening, after all, giving it the biggest domestic opening of all time. Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War managed to beat expectations, earning a massive $250 million at the domestic box …
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Avengers Infinity War box office: Star Wars record BEATEN in HUGE opening weekend
While the Lucasfilm smash can safely hold on to the record for best ever opening day (and best ever Thursday night previews), Marvel’s latest has beaten it in terms of overall first-weekend numbers. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Infinity War is estimated to have taken a gargantuan $250 million in the US …
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‘Infinity War’ opens with record $250M, passing ‘Star Wars’
NEW YORK (AP) — A few dozen superheroes lifted “Avengers: Infinity War” to a record $250 million in ticket sales over the weekend, narrowly surpassing “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” for the highest opening weekend of all-time. According to Disney’s estimates Sunday, the Marvel Studios superhero …
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Box Office: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Passes ‘Star Wars: Force Awakens’ With Record $250M US Bow
Fellow Disney title Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($248 million) was the previous record holder for biggest domestic opening, while Universal’s The Fate of the Furious had held the record for biggest global start ($541.9 million). Infinity War’s box office victory was aided by the biggest Saturday of all time …
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Solo: A Star Wars Story NEW TEASER – Emilia Clarke’s Qi’Ra has important question (WATCH)
Solo: A Star Wars Story is out in a month’s time and is being trailed alongside Avengers: Infinity War in cinemas this weekend – presumably giving it a huge reach. Ehrenreich is joined by Donald Glover as the younger Lando Calrissian, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge as his droid. Joonas Suotamo plays …
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Star Wars fans who like Star Wars: The Last Jedi aren’t real fans?
The backlash continues from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with fans of a galaxy far, far away drifting further and further apart as each day passes. Instead of using this differences to build a solid foundation of fandom, a sect of the fandom is destroying all George Lucas built. Star Wars is meant to be an …
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Battle Stations! STAR WARS: LEGION Review
In a galaxy far, far away… so says the opening crawl of every numbered STAR WARS movie. How many of us haven’t dreamed of visiting that galaxy, so far away? With FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES’ newest product STAR WARS: LEGION, we all now get to relive some of our favorite battles. Everyone has …
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The Release Of ‘Infinity War’ Makes Patton Oswalt’s ‘Parks And Rec’ ‘Star Wars’ Filibuster More …
Yes, this is the perfect moment to look back on Patton Oswalt’s improv filibuster from Parks and Recreation in which he connects the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Star Wars. Many things have changed since 2013, and even with The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi released the main crux of the …
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Ed Balls Day: Star Wars actor Mark Hamill joins in the fun on Twitter
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill proved an unlikely addition as he joined fans in celebrating Ed Balls Day. The day is remembered by fans every year following Mr Balls’ online mishap that saw him post his own name as a tweet at 4.20pm on April 28 in 2011. He began typing in his name into the ‘compose …
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Chesterfield Township Library to celebrate ‘Star Wars’ Day
Teen fans of “Star Wars” can celebrate “Star Wars” Day with a special “Amazing Race-” style game on May 4 at the Chesterfield Township Library. May 4 is celebrated as “Star Wars” Day by fans of the movie franchise who began using the phrase “May the Fourth be with you” as a pun on the phrase, …
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NFL Draft 2018: ‘Star Wars’ characters announce 49ers picks on Day 3
NFL Draft 2018: ‘Star Wars‘ characters announce 49ers picks on Day 3 · NFL … One of the unique guests selected came from the 49ers who mixed in characters from “Star Wars.” Ron Howard, who directed the standalone film that’s coming out in late May, “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” was also there to help.
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Star Wars actor Mark Hamill feels the force of Ed Balls Day with tribute tweet
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill proved an unlikely addition as he joined fans in celebrating Ed Balls Day. The Luke Skywalker actor, 66, posted his own name on his Twitter feed followed by the hashtag #EdBallsDay hours after Balls himself marked the occasion. Mark Hamill#EdBallsDay. — Mark Hamill …
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Star Wars Battlefront II’s Ewok Hunt is the survival horror mode we’ve been waiting for
Since its release late last year, Star Wars Battlefront II has definitely had its ups and downs, development-wise. After getting off to a particularly rocky start involving mixed critical reviews and a fan backlash over in-game purchases and microtransactions, it’s finally starting to feel like Battlefront II is hitting …
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2018 NFL Draft: Ron Howard, Star Wars characters help announce 49ers pick Kentavius Street
It was a promotion for the upcoming movie “Solo: A Star Wars Story”, which is being helmed by famed director Ron Howard. Props to the bit where the kid was “translating” R2D2’s chirps and beeps. As for Street, he joins the 49ers after his tenure at N.C. State, where he started along with Bradley Chubb …
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R2D2, Chewbacca, Star Wars Brass Help 49ers Take Kentavius Street in NFL Draft
As part of the 2018 NFL draft’s Day 3 festivities Saturday, the San Francisco 49ers got help from the Star Wars universe and Lucasfilm to announce North Carolina State defensive end Kentavius Street as the No. 128 overall pick in the fourth round. The NFL sent out the video of R2D2 and Chewbacca …
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