Review: Solo Is an Uneven Star Wars Film. But It’s Filled With Terrific Performances

Written by  on May 16, 2018

With his slow-burning, honest-ma-it-wasn’t-me grin, Alden Ehrenreich, as the junior version of Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story, looks more like the …

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Lando Calrissian Star Wars spinoff could happen, says Lucasfilm president (update)

Written by  on May 16, 2018

Kennedy told Premiere Magazine that the next Star Wars anthology stand-alone film will focus on Calrissian, but didn’t say whether Glover will return …

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Donald Glover’s Lando Calrissian Is Getting His Own ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff, Teases Kathleen Kennedy

Written by  on May 16, 2018

Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy told Premiere France at Cannes that a Lando standalone movie “is next” in the extended “Star Wars” movie …

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Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy Might Have Confirmed the Next Star Wars Spin-Off Movies

Written by  on May 16, 2018

Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy might have confirmed the subject of the next Star Wars spin-off movie at the Cannes Film Festival this week.

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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ duo Alden Ehrenreich and Donald Glover breath new life into beloved …

Written by  on May 16, 2018

It’s always daunting to take on a character that’s been memorably played before by another actor. But stepping into an iconic role in a “Star Wars” …

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Following ‘Star Wars’: From ‘Phantom Menace’ to ‘The Last Jedi’

Written by  on May 16, 2018

In “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” a new adventure will tell the history of an old character. Han Solo, future hero but current smuggler and general scoundrel, …

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Inside the $3.5 Million Pinewood-Backed Startup Used For Star Wars And Wonder Woman Films

Written by  on May 16, 2018

Dressed in iconic red, blue and gold, Wonder Woman stares out from one of the posters that line the walls of We Got Pop’s London office. But it’s the …

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Solo film brings Star Wars back to Cannes

Written by  on May 16, 2018

The latest Star Wars film has dazzled Cannes with a star-studded premiere, a lavish beach party and an eight-minute fireworks display. Stormtroopers …

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‘Star Wars’ Sets Off Fireworks In Cannes As ‘Solo’ Brings Some Disney Mojo To The Croisette

Written by  on May 16, 2018

Disney and Lucasfilm did just that with a Grand Lumiere Theatre screening of Ron Howard’s first take on the Star Wars saga, an origin story of the …

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Amazing Thandie Newton dress honors black Star Wars characters

Written by  on May 16, 2018

Thandie Newton attends the screening of Solo: A Star Wars Story at Cannes Film Festive wearing a custom-made Vivienne Westwood dress featuring …

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Thandie Newton Wears a Fabulous Homage to Her Star Wars Debut at Solo Premiere

Written by  on May 16, 2018

Solo: A Star Wars Story actress Thandie Newton wore a custom Vivienne Westwood dress to the film’s Cannes premiere that featured action figures of …

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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Reviews: What the Critics are Saying

Written by  on May 16, 2018

Early reviews are in for “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” the newest standalone space opera set in the galaxy far, far away, and the titular smuggler seems to …

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Thandie Newton Wears Dress Featuring Star Wars’ Black Characters to Han Solo Premiere at …

Written by  on May 16, 2018

Thandie Newton just arrived to the Solo: A Star Wars Story premiere and at first glance, her dress looks like another show-stopping gown on the …

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Solo: A Star Wars Story reviews range from ‘dull and dutiful’ to ‘consistently entertaining’

Written by  on May 16, 2018

She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid. Solo: A Star Wars Story made its international premiere Tuesday at the Cannes Film …

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Thandie Newton Wore Star Wars Couture With a Message in Cannes

Written by  on May 16, 2018

On Tuesday, Thandie Newton arrived on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet for the premiere of Solo: A Star Wars Story, wearing a dress that will go …

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Solo: A Star Wars Story is a ‘kicky, kinetic heist movie’ for some; just ‘so-so’ for other critics

Written by  on May 15, 2018

Han may have been lucky enough to win the Millennium Falcon off Lando — but do reviewers think Solo: A Star Wars Story also has the force on Han …

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Solo: A Star Wars Story Hits All Its Marks — Except for One

Written by  on May 15, 2018

The Han Solo “origin” feature, Solo: A Star Wars Story, is smoothly directed by the reliable Hollywood hand Ron Howard and smoothly written by …

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“Solo: A Star Wars Story” movie review: Despite blazing speed, Han’s origin story a lonely ride

Written by  on May 15, 2018

2 stars; Rated PG-13; 143 minutes. “Solo: A Star Wars Story” is a gymnastic sci-fi adventure, vaulting over well-publicized production troubles to …

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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Review: Prepare for an Unexpectedly Bold Adventure

Written by  on May 15, 2018

Solo is not the Star Wars story you are anticipating. It’s a fun, unexpectedly bold adventure that reaches edges of the Star Wars galaxy never thought …

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Film Review: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’

Written by  on May 15, 2018

SPOILER ALERT: The following review contains mild spoilers for “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” The most important thing to note about “Solo: A Star Wars …

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Solo: A Star Wars Story review: Simple and fun, but Han deserves better

Written by  on May 15, 2018

Solo: A Star Wars Story feels a lot like Disney’s Aladdin. Both are about a smug young man with humble beginnings but big dreams. Both men fight to …

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Solo Is Half-Witted and Scruffy-Looking

Written by  on May 15, 2018

In an era where fans speak the lingo of intellectual property as fluently as CEOs, the idea of building a rickety addition to the Star Wars mothership …

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Solo: A Star Wars Story Review: So You Like Han Solo, Huh?

Written by  on May 15, 2018

Watching the original Star Wars trilogy, viewers couldn’t help but feel like there was a larger galaxy living just off-screen. The things you didn’t …

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Solo: A Star Wars Story review – Han Solo origins film is boisterous bromance

Written by  on May 15, 2018

Solo: A Star Wars Story moreover has a glorious origin myth meet-cute to set up one of cinema’s greatest bromances: the stoic wookiee Chewbacca …

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Review: A scoundrel is born in Star Wars spinoff ‘Solo’

Written by  on May 15, 2018

If there’s one takeaway from “Solo: A Star Wars Story ,” it’s that our favorite scoundrel had been through a lot before he ever met up with Luke, Obi-Wan …

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