Jun21

Ron Howard- A Top Choice To Direct Han Solo Spinoff?

by Amy on June 21, 2017 at 12:27 pm
Posted In: News

Via Comicbook.com:

It appears like Disney and Lucasfilm may already have a frontrunner to take over the Han Solo spinoff movie following the leave of directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. According to Deadline, it looks like Ron Howard is being eyed to take over the movie.

Earlier, news broke that Lucasfilm had parted ways with its previous directors for the untitled Han Solo spinoff. The film, which is already nearing the end of production, has been filming in London since February at London’s Pinewood Studios. The nature of the split is said to be over creative differences, leaving Lucasfilm in a pinch to find a director to oversee the rest of the feature. If Howard were to step in on Han Solo, the project would be gaining a vetted professional who could ensure the Star Wars film meets its May 2018 release pocket. So far, no official confirmation from Disney or Lucasfilm has been made about a new director.

Deadline is reporting that Howard is busy working on a documentary about Luciano Pavarotti, but the director may “step right in here and keep the film on track.”

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Jun21

Battlefront II Interview: Janina Gavankar on Iden Versio’s Backstory and Why It’s a Dream Role

by Amy on June 21, 2017 at 11:30 am
Posted In: Star Wars Show

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Jun21

Slave Leia Perfume On Amazon

by Amy on June 21, 2017 at 10:30 am
Posted In: News

Slave Leia Perfume on Amazon.

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Jun21

5 SPECTACULAR IMPERIAL/FIRST ORDER DEMISES

by Amy on June 21, 2017 at 12:22 am
Posted In: News

Via Starwars.com:

NO ONE SAID BEING A BAD GUY WOULD BE EASY.

Loyal, focused, and dedicated, Imperial and First Order stormtroopers, drivers, pilots serve their masters well. However, not every engagement goes that smoothly. Here’s a look at five spectacular bad-guy demises.

1. Wookiee rage, The Force Awakens

Han Solo is dead, killed by his estranged son, Kylo Ren on Starkiller Base. Solo’s longtime friend and co-pilot Chewbacca explodes with grief and anger, shooting Kylo and blasting First Order stormtroopers as they close in. And before anyone expects, Chewie thumbs a detonator, tearing the huge installation apart. As Rey and Finn recoil in shock, a trooper is hit by the fiery blast and flips over the barrier. It’s a long way down — something of a running theme for this list, as you’ll soon see.

2. Long way down, Return of the Jedi

The Battle of Endor is not going well. Han, Chewie, Leia, and the rebel commandoes have been captured. Things look distinctly bad for our heroes and increasingly sunny for the forces of the Empire. Enter the Ewoks, who rapidly turn the tide of the ground battle. Chewbacca and two furry companions swing (with the Wookiee emitting a familiar chant) on to the top hatch of a passing AT-ST and quickly toss one driver to the ground, while the second is battered into submission. The lesson: Wookiees and Ewoks make a pretty good team. Don’t mess with them.

Fun fact: The two AT-ST drivers were played by director Richard Marquand and producer Robert Watts. Watts is still the only Star Wars performer to have his character named directly after him.

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Jun20

Han Solo Film Directorial Change!

by Mark on June 20, 2017 at 8:53 pm
Posted In: Star Wars News

Via StarWars.com:

A MESSAGE FROM LUCASFILM REGARDING THE UNTITLED HAN SOLO FILM

The untitled Han Solo film will move forward with a directorial change.

“Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are talented filmmakers who have assembled an incredible cast and crew, but it’s become clear that we had different creative visions on this film, and we’ve decided to part ways. A new director will be announced soon,” said Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm.

“Unfortunately, our vision and process weren’t aligned with our partners on this project. We normally aren’t fans of the phrase ‘creative differences’ but for once this cliché is true. We are really proud of the amazing and world-class work of our cast and crew,” stated Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

The untitled Han Solo film remains scheduled for a May 2018 release.

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Jun20

Gentle Giant SDCC 2017 Announcements Start On June 21st

by Amy on June 20, 2017 at 5:00 pm
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Jun20

Star Wars 1:5e Scale Collection : The 2017- 2018 Novelties

by Amy on June 20, 2017 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: News

Besides the 19 new statues in the Star Wars Elite collection, 2 new statues will appear from November 2017 in the Star Wars 1:5e scale Collection :

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Yoda using the Force on Dagobah

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Jun20

5 HIGHLIGHTS FROM LEGOLAND CALIFORNIA’S LEGO STAR WARS DAYS 2017

by Amy on June 20, 2017 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: News

Via Starwars.com:

FROM BUILDING CONTESTS TO FAN-MADE DIORAMAS, EVERYTHING WAS AWESOME AT LEGO STAR WARS DAYS.

With Star Wars Celebration this past April, and the 40th anniversary celebrations of A New Hope in May, some might think the Star Wars party has wrapped up — but LEGOLAND California kept the celebration going into June with their annual LEGO Star Wars Days. This weekend festival of the Force brought out tons of fans to the theme park in Carlsbad over June 3 and 4, 2017, with a whole Star Destroyer-load of fun events.

The area surrounding LEGO Star Wars Miniland turned into a festive hive of fun and activity with costume, trivia, and speed building contests, scavenger hunts and droid hunts, costumed-character meet and greets, as well as a display area of fan-made LEGO models and artwork. But the Star Wars party didn’t stop in Miniland — in addition to more costumed-character photo ops in the entry plaza, including a Death Star corridor backdrop, the Show Place Theater showed LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales, and on Saturday, held Q&A sessions after each episode with the show’s writer and executive producer, Michael Price. “Since opening in 2011 and with the most recent major addition of LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Miniland Model Display, LEGO Star Wars Miniland has become one of the most popular areas for children and their parents,” said Peter Ronchetti, general manager of LEGOLAND California. “We are thrilled to host LEGO Star Wars Days and enjoy two full days of galactic entertainment and fun dedicated to Star Wars past, present, and future generations.” Even the newly-opened Jakku display in LEGO Star Wars Miniland had a few new surprises for eagle-eyed fans. Here are a few highlights of the weekend.

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Jun20

20% Off At Steiner Sports With Yodasnews Exclusive Coupon Code

by Amy on June 20, 2017 at 1:55 pm
Posted In: News

Check out Steiner Sports‘ Galaxy Collection, their full collections of Star Wars autographs.

Steiner Sports is offering Yodasnews readers an exclusive 20% off coupon code, YODA2017 now through 7/31/17.

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Jun20

Book Review: Star Wars Super Graphics A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away

by Amy on June 20, 2017 at 11:38 am
Posted In: Reviews

You’ve seen Star Wars on the big screen, now experience it from a data perspective.  Star Wars Super Graphic gives readers a behind the scenes look at their favorite movie, through charts, graphs and other infographics.

Star Wars Super Graphics A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away was written by Tim Leong, the Creative Director at Entertainment Weekly magazine. The book is available in paperback, is 176 pages with full color images throughout. It has been called a “visual love letter to the vast Star Wars Universe.”

This book is full of facts and figures presented in a fun way. Each page contains information about Star Wars in a bar graph, pie chart, Venn diagram or other infographic. The book touches on lots of topics in the Star Wars universe, such as the number of words in the opening crawl of each movie, where to start reading and watching Star Wars, an intergalactic map of the stars, blaster colors, droid classifications and a whole lot more! The author provides the reader with colorful easy to interpret visuals of information that as a fan, you may already know or you may have never thought about.

Although there is not a lot of reading to do in this book, it is a fun read! It is a playful look at Star Wars with easy to digest visuals, interesting topics and is very informative. This book will quickly become your “go to” book for Star Wars information – next time you are debating who mentions “the force” more often, turn to page 40 for quick easy answers!

Star Wars Super Graphics A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away will debut at San Diego Comic-Con.  It can be pre-ordered at this link.

We would like to thank Chronicle Books for sending us this copy early to review.

 

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Jun20

Darth Vader Briefcase On Amazon

by Amy on June 20, 2017 at 10:30 am
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Darth Vader Briefcase on Amazon.

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Jun20

EARLY STAR WARS CHARACTER CONCEPTS

by Amy on June 20, 2017 at 12:20 am
Posted In: News

Via Starwars.com:

SEE ART AND HEAR THE STORIES BEHIND EARLY CONCEPTS FOR THE ICONIC JEDI MASTER AND MORE.

Some Star Wars characters go through quite a dramatic transformation from concept to the big screen. Go back to the original drawing board, and you’ll find Yoda looking like a garden gnome, Ewoks with flamingo legs, and prequel battle droids resembling Vader’s finest. We take a look at five of our favorite unused versions of beloved Star Wars characters.

1. Chewbacca

Our favorite Wookiee didn’t start off looking like the big walking carpet we know and love. According to famed designer Ralph McQuarrie, George Lucas’ original vision of Chewie resembled a ginormous lemur. After McQuarrie gave it a shot, those designs, including one featuring a bug-eyed alien ape with goggles, were tossed out in favor of another look. Taking a cue from the second draft of the A New Hope script, McQuarrie gave Chewbacca a bush-baby face with pointy ears and fangs. That design got thrown in the trash compactor, too. Yet, more than 35 years later, it inspired the look of Zeb on Star Wars Rebels.

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Jun19

Last Jedi Director Shot an Extra Scene for Star Wars 9 Director

by Amy on June 19, 2017 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Star Wars News

Via Movieweb.com:

The Star Wars directors sure do have each other’s backs. As previously reported, Star Wars IX starts shooting in January 2018, with the studio announcing a May 24, 2019 release date. As director Colin Trevorrow continues to prep for the movie, he has also been promoting his new film The Book of Henry, which opened in limited release over the weekend. During a recent interview, the filmmaker was asked if he had any special requests for Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson as he was getting ready for Star Wars: Episode IX. As it turns out, Trevorrow did have one request for the Star Wars 8 filmmaker.

Colin Trevorrow appeared on the MTV Happy Sad Confused podcast while promoting The Book of Henry, where he was asked about a situation regarding his Star Wars director peers, J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson. It was previously noted that Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson had asked J.J. Abrams to make a minor change to The Force Awakens, hoping the director would swap BB-8 for R2-D2 when Rey (Daisy Ridley) journeys to Ahch-To to meet Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill). When asked if Trevorrow had a similar request of Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson, Colin had this to say.

“There was one little thing. It wasn’t an adjustment, it was just ‘Could you shoot this one extra thing while you’re in this place on this day?’ And he did, which was great. But, you know, it’s part of the collaborative process that exists, everyone is in communication. There’s such a genuine want to get this right from everybody, and I think that one of the misconceptions is that there’s some kind of great corporate overlord that is dictating this story to everybody, and that’s what it’s going to be because that’s going to sell the most toys. The reality of it is that it’s a small group of people, but it’s actually, you know, kind of large when you think about it, and none of them are corporate, all of them are creatives and all of them are genuinely, very sincerely, wanting to do the work of their lives in order to realize this.”

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Jun19

Billie Lourd Releases Statement On Carrie Fisher’s Toxicology Report

by Amy on June 19, 2017 at 3:44 pm
Posted In: Carrie Fisher, News

Via People.com:

Carrie Fisher had heroin and cocaine in her system at the time of her death, according to her toxicology report.

PEOPLE obtained official documents from the Los Angeles County coroner’s office on Monday that reveal the late actress had cocaine, methadone, ethanol and opiates in her system when she passed away at the age of 60 in December.

“The exposure to cocaine took place sometime approximately in the last 72 hours of the sample that was obtained,” stated the report.

The report also stated that Fisher had a “remote exposure to MDMA,” which is a commonly known as ecstasy.

The toxicology report also found traces of an anti-depressant and antihistamine in her system.

Though Fisher had multiple substances in her system, it is unclear if drug use ultimately contributed to her death.

“Based on the available toxicological information, we cannot establish the significance of the multiple substances that were detected in Ms. Fisher’s blood and tissue, with regard to the cause of death,” stated the report.

An external examination was conducted on Fisher’s body as her family objected to an autopsy.

On Friday, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office revealed Fisher’s death was caused by sleep apnea and other undetermined factors.

The coroner also said Fisher suffered from atherosclerotic heart disease and “drug use,” but no specifics were given at the time.

“The manner of death has been ruled undetermined,” the report concluded.

In an exclusive statement to PEOPLE, Fisher’s only child, Billie Lourd, addressed the report.

“My mom battled drug addiction and mental illness her entire life. She ultimately died of it. She was purposefully open in all of her work about the social stigmas surrounding these diseases.

“She talked about the shame that torments people and their families confronted by these diseases. I know my Mom, she’d want her death to encourage people to be open about their struggles. Seek help, fight for government funding for mental health programs. Shame and those social stigmas are the enemies of progress to solutions and ultimately a cure. Love you Momby.”

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