‘Star Wars’ Snuck A Bounty Hunter From ‘Rogue One’ Into ‘Solo’
Star Wars has a long history of giving background bounty hunters important lore to flesh out their characters. Boba Fett had just a few lines and maybe four minutes of screen time in Empire Strikes Back, and now he’s one of the most beloved characters in the galaxy far, far away. Whether it’s Disney trying …
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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Author Magaret Atwood Made An Awkward Connection Between ‘Star Wars …
It would be smart to preface this by saying that it is very likely that Margaret Atwood is joking when she says the 9/11 terrorists “got the idea” from Star Wars. When you see stories where it is implied Atwood thinks Luke Skywalker’s run against the Death Star “caused” the attacks on the Twin Towers and …
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Original Xbox Games Coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility
Full Spectrum Warrior; Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction; MX Unleashed; Panzer Elite Action: Fields of Glory; Star Wars Battlefront; Star Wars Battlefront II; Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy; Star Wars Jedi Starfighter; Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords; Star Wars Republic …
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What the ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ trailer says about the future of the series
The galaxy’s favorite space smuggler returns in the newest trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story released last weekend. Despite the title, the hero will be far from alone by the looks of the large cast. This trailer has a wide range of action and characters. It shows everything from a tense standoff on a desert …
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Margaret Atwood thinks 9/11 terrorists were inspired by ‘Star Wars’
It’s unclear what Atwood is exactly referring to: In “A New Hope,” the Rebels fire on a vulnerable spot in the Death Star, while General Lando Calrissian and the alien Nien Nunb fly the Millennium Falcon into a second Death Star in “Return of the Jedi.” Admiral Holdo flies a Resistance cruiser into a Star …
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Margaret Atwood says 9/11 terrorists ‘got the idea from Star Wars’
If there’s something The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood knows about, it’s life imitating art. And now, in a wide-ranging interview with Variety, which recognized the celebrated author as one of its Power of Women honorees, Atwood has made a surprising claim about the way she thinks pop …
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New ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Posters And More Released
After months of mystery, fans are finally getting exciting looks at the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story in the form of trailers, posters, and photos. Pyramid International, who provides artwork for posters and various pieces of merchandise, has debuted new Solo images, which you can see in the gallery …
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The Original Star Wars Battlefront 2 Heads Up a Ton of New Xbox Backwards Compatible Games
Unfortunately it seems that original Xbox games will not be available for online multiplayer so games like Star Wars Battlefront 2 won’t be available for online play. That’s a bummer for anyone hoping to replace the more recent Star Wars Battlefront 2 with the classic flavor. This article may contain links to …
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Margaret Atwood Thinks Star Wars Caused 9/11
Star Wars, an unparalleled monolith, has had an immeasurable cultural impact. It has inspired the parody movie Spaceballs, so much Princess Leia cosplay, an unofficial religion, and if you ask Margaret Atwood, 9/11. Wait, what? Variety’s new interview with the author, titled “Margaret Atwood on How …
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Microsoft is bringing 19 more original Xbox games to the Xbox One, including Star Wars classics
Microsoft is bringing 19 new original Xbox games to the Xbox One this month, including six classic Star Wars titles. The additions bring the total number of original Xbox backwards compatibility games to 32, after Microsoft launched 13 titles last year. All of the games will work via either a disc version of …
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VIDEO: Canadian Star Wars fan builds rideable starfighter
A Nova Scotia man has hand-built the dream ride of “Star Wars” fans: A remote-controlled, rideable TIE fighter replica. Allan Carver of Queensland welded together steel, foam and scrap wheelchair motors to create a two-metre tall replica of the Imperial Fleet’s go-to fighter. The starfighter — complete …
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Does Margaret Atwood really think 9/11 was inspired by ‘Star Wars’?
Margaret Atwood, author of dystopian classics The Handmaid’s Tale and Oryx and Crake, is widely considered one of the world’s greatest living novelists. She is not, however, considered the world’s greatest movie critic. That much became clear Tuesday after Atwood attempted to draw a connection …
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Renault Joins Forces with “Solo: A Star Wars Story” to Take Customers on the Alternative Road
When Renault joins forces with “Solo: A Star Wars Story”, it’s natural to expect adventure. In the all-new movie featuring the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy, we’ll find out how taking the alternative road led Han Solo to meet his mighty future co-pilot, Chewbacca. Now, thanks to the features of …
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Stylish Rey Scavenger Boots Join Po-Zu’s ‘Star Wars’ Shoe Collection
The recent addition of Han Solo sneakers to Po-Zu’s officially licensed Star Wars shoe collection has proven quite popular, but there’s no question that the classic Rey boot is the foundation of the entire line. So it’s no surprise that Po-Zu would release not one but three new styles to the Rey boot lineup …
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The Tortured History of The ‘Star Wars’ Holiday Special
A year after Star Wars became an American phenomenon, he was already waist-deep into production on The Empire Strikes Back, and the pressure was building. Lucas wasn’t just hoping to launch the first true blockbuster franchise with Empire; he was financially dependent on the film outperforming …
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littleBits adds coding and customization to its Star Wars Droid kit
Last year, littleBits introduced a Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit, which allows kids to build their own Droid. The kit came with everything kids needed to accomplish the task, and an app provided how-to videos and instructions. Now, littleBits is adding more functionality to these Droid kits: Kids can use …
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Genndy Tartakovsky Explains Why His Lost ‘Clone Wars’ Still Lives In The New ‘Star Wars’ Movies
At the time, it seemed like a different route for the animation giant, who gained mass acclaim for Samurai Jack and won an Emmy for a Star Wars: Clone Wars series that was, sadly, pretty much wiped from existence once Lucasfilm invested in the second Clone Wars series that’s still canon today.
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‘Star Wars’ fan builds rideable, two-metre-tall starfighter from scrap
A Nova Scotia man has hand-built the dream ride of “Star Wars” fans: A remote-controlled TIE fighter replica. Allan Carver of Queensland, N.S. welded together steel, foam and scrap wheelchair motors to create a two-metre tall replica of the Imperial Fleet’s go-to fighter.Allan Carver / THE CANADIAN …
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Solo: A Star Wars Story May Explain Where Han Got His Dice
The majority of Star Wars fans probably hadn’t given much thought to the dice ornament hanging inside the Millennium Falcon until they were used in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. However, it looks like they may come up again in Solo: A Star Wars Story. A new promotional image for the upcoming Star Wars …
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‘Solo’ Star Wars Canon Theory: Are the Range Troopers Imperial Clones?
Unlike previous Star Wars movies, almost everyone in Solo: A Star Wars Story, is, on some level, a bad guy. Because this movie is populated with space criminals, the black-and-white morals of most Star Wars is absent. Still, the evil Empire will make an appearance, with yet another variant of …
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With ‘Solo,’ Disney Is Changing Up the Star Wars Marketing Machine. Will Audiences Get on Board?
Hang on, everyone, because your interminable wait of (checks calendar) five whole months is over, and we’re about to finally get a new Star Wars movie. About to hit theaters is Solo: A Star Wars Story. This is the second in the “Story” branch of the movies Disney is producing, a designation meant to …
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Star Wars concept art for Light Side Darth Vader and other Star Wars characters!
Star Wars Concept art for a Light Side Darth Vader reveal what Anakin Skywalker’s life-support suit would have looked like if completed. Scraped Star Wars concept designs for (the never made) Battlefront IV, of an alternate reality feature of the game, reveals what Darth Vader would have looked like if …
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Lego’s new TIE fighter for Solo: A Star Wars Story shows how sophisticated the toys have become
In 1999, Danish toy company Lego made a huge announcement: it had signed a license with Lucasfilm Ltd. to produce a series of toys based on the Star Wars films, the first time in the company’s history that it made such a deal. The move wasn’t without major qualms within the company; for decades, …
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There’s a ‘Rogue One’ Character Hidden in the ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Trailer
Following the debut of the new trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer, we put forth an extensive breakdown taking a look at some of the details you might have missed. However, there was one detail that we missed, and it’s the return of a character who appeared in Rogue One. The eagle-eyed folks at …
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New trailer offers glimpse at ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
A new trailer is offering fans a glimpse of Solo: A Star Wars Story.The film features a young Han Solo, played by Aiden Ehrenreich, and his Wookiee co-pilot Chewbacca, who is 190 years old. Woody Harrelson is a criminal who mentors Solo. Donald Glover play.
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