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Time for a brief Star Wars update as it's been a little while since the last one. We'll start with the countdown to The Last Jedi!
Laura Dern has just shared this fun image of her sporting purple hair in The Last Jedi whilst appearing on the Ellen Show:
She also talked about her role and working with Carrie Fisher. See more here:
I am not usually one to criticise Lucasfilm or anything Star Wars but I was quite upset to see the real lack of imagination in the name of the No Longer Unnamed Han Solo movie!
Here's how Ron Howard made the 'big reveal' on Twitter.
There has also been a rumour circulating that there is definitely an Obi-Wan anthology movie in the works. The Hollywood Reporter is saying that Stephen Daldry who made Billy Elliot and The Hours is in “early talks” to direct a standalone starring Obi-wan Kenobi. So far Lucasfilm have made NO comment on this and the original article has been downgraded from EXCLUSIVE so nothing is 100% set in stone at this moment in time. Personally I would LOVE to see an Obi-Wan movie and I'd also be delighted if they could get Ewan McGregor back for the role. Additional rumours from 'sources' have talked about Jabba The Hutt and Boba Fett movies too. Interesting times ahead if any of these are true!
EA have announced that there will be a new Star Wars game added to their lineup.
Star Wars™: Rise to Power is a mobile strategy game set in the Star Wars™ universe. Still in development, we are inviting Android users on Google Play to join a Closed Pre-Alpha Test where they will have the opportunity to play the game, provide valuable feedback, and help shape the next great EA Star Warsmobile game.
In Star Wars: Rise to Power, the war between the Empire and the dawning New Republic continues to rage on – and players influence who will ultimately reign supreme. Every move helps to shape the fate of the galaxy in-game as players choose a faction, establish their base, and begin building a fleet of starships.
Players will form or join an alliance and engage in epic galactic warfare with other players from around the world in the hopes of emerging victorious. Power is earned by outwitting adversaries in carefully orchestrated attacks and by building a mighty coalition through the loyalty of other players. In Star Wars: Rise to Power, players embrace destiny by engaging in diplomacy or deception to ultimately become a leader of the Empire or New Republic.
Finally, in news that made me very happy, despite having sold the Lucasfilm Star Wars franchise to Disney back in 2012 George Lucas is still around. Kathleen Kennedy said that although he isn't actively involved in what Lucasfilm are doing now he does occasionally chip in with something, "But he’ll whisper in my ear every now and then. Usually it’s something specific or important to him about Jedi training. Things like that.”
It's been a while since I last did any sort of Star Wars update so it's time to get back on track once again.
Kicking things off is Episode VIII new with the Star Wars: The Last Jedi Behind The Scenes teaser that was dropped mid-July. Must be the big kid in me as this just sent exciting sparks down my spine! There were also some Carrie Fisher sad moments.
I also found these two gorgeous fan created posters for The Last Jedi.
In Episode IX news it has now been announce that write Jack Thorne has been brought in to take over script writing duties. He is best known for writing Harry Potter And The Cursed Child with JK Rowling and John Tiffany.
The as yet untitled Han Solo movie composer has now been announced as John Powell. His previous works include the Bourne series, How To Train Your Dragon and Shrek.
Han Solo director Ron Howard has revealed a number of behind the scenes photos.
He has also said that everything is, "coming along great" which is good news.
On the game front EA Star Wars have now released a Star Wars Battlefront 2: Behind The Story video following the release of the Inferno Squad novel.
Last but not least we have a nice video of the Disney Parks plans for a Star Wars world now revealed as Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.
So that wraps things up for now and I'll be sure to put out more regular updates.
First bit of news is that Phoebe Waller-Bridge in talks to get a key role in the upcoming Han Solo movie. Rumour has it that this will be a CGI based character like K-2SO or Chewbacca.
In other Han Solo news Danny Glover met up with Billy Dee Williams for lunch and talked about playing Lando! Danny Glover could do far worse than speaking to the original Lando to help him develop his new role as the young Lando.
Here's the latest episode of The Star Wars show where they discuss the new Marvel Comics crossover story, Star Wars Celebration and more stuff from the set of Rogue One. There's also a guest appearance from Against Me's Laura Jane Grace.
...and speaking of the comics crossover. This will run with a one shot and then continue in the Star Wars and Doctor Aphra comics.
In one of those 'if only' moments, we had Marvel's Dareveil actress Rosario Dawson state that she would love to play a live action version of Ahsoka Tano. This would be so cool to see Ahsoka transition from the animated to live action.
Disney Parks have announced that they are targetting 2019 for the opening of their new Star Wars Land. Here's their PR:
Our new Star Wars-themed lands at Disneyland park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be opening in 2019! Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger just made the announcement many of you have been so anxious to hear during today’s Walt Disney Company Q1 FY17 Earnings call.
As we’ve shared, the Star Wars-themed lands are the largest-ever, single-themed land expansions at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts. At each location, guests will be transported to a never-before-seen planet – a remote trading port and one of the last stops before wild space – where Star Wars characters and their stories come to life. Check out some of our earlier images, including a glimpse at one of the signature attractions which lets you take the controls of the Millennium Falcon!
There will be more exciting updates to share in the future as work progresses on each of these galactic lands. Keep checking the Disney Parks Blog for the latest.
Disney Parks weren't really high on my 'must do' list but I'd change that view once they've got this Star Wars Land stuff live :)
The question that a lot of people are asking at the moment is when we are likely to see a trailer or behind the scenes video for Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. I've expecting this PR machine to start turning around the time of Star Wars Celebration which is April 13th - 16th. In the meantime here's a few stills:
So what we have here is a new Rogue One featurette and a few snippets of other Star Wars updates (Rebels, Episode VIII and Han Solo).... The Rogue One video appears before the **POTENTIAL SPOILERS** section.........
First off here's the Rogue One featurette called Locations
...and now you are about to enter the SPOILER ZONE
**POTENTIAL SPOILERS**
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Saw Gerrera (from The Clone Wars and more recently Rogue One) will be making an appearance in Rebels . It is believed that Forest Whitaker will be doing the voice rather than the usual Andrew Kishino (who voiced him in The Clone Wars).
..and here's a clip:
Billie Lourd (Carrie Fisher's daughter) will be reprising her role from The Force Awakens as Lieutenant Connix in Episode VIII. She's said that she should be getting more than one line this time and has more to do. Here's a video of her from a promotional tour for Scream Queens where she mentions the Star Wars stuff around the 17:20 mark. If you haven't seen Scream Queens it is well worth checking out.
In other Episode VIII news it appears that there will be some new furry friends coming on board in the form of inhabitants of Ahch-To (the place were The Force Awakens ends). It is being reported that creatures have razor sharp teeth and are a mixture of the terrifying and the adorable (the Episode VIII version of Ewoks perhaps?). Luke has a rapport with them but Rey does not, these creatures don't think Rey has a right to be there but Luke does. There is also a strong rumour that, as part of her training with Luke, Rey will do battle with a large sea creature and defeating it will get her the approval of the new creatures.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke to Donald Glover about his upcoming role as Lando Calrissian in the Han Solo standalone movie which is due out in 2018. He talked about how he was approaching playing the part, "I remember Lando really well. He was like the only black guy in space. And he was the cool one. I just realized, he still has to be cool. And cool is an interesting thing. It changes(...) I was watching Black Mirror, and there's an episode where they go through time and in the '50s, there's a nerd, and by the time he gets to the 2000s, he's just a hipster. He's not a nerd anymore. Cool changes depending on the perspective. Also, it's fun because [the Han Solo movie is set] before [Empire Strikes Back], so he's still figuring it out a little bit, which is fun."
The Han Solo movie also stars Alden Ehrenreich as Han and Game Of Thrones star Emilia Clarke in as yet unknown role.
Rogue One has now had it's UK and US releases and my self-imposed embargo is still in place. It's frustrating not being able to blog properly about Rogue One yet but I thought I'd give it a couple more days before I do a full write up. It will probably after I go and see it again on Monday for those of you that are interested.
If you haven't seen Rogue One yet then you probably won't want to watch this video as it contains some reveals of some of the easter eggs hidden inside the film.
In other Star Wars news it is probably safe to announce that John Williams has already started recording some of the music for Episode VIII with full scoring expected to happen in the spring. Kathleen Kennedy has said that we shouldn't expect much in the way of Episode VIII promotional until at least spring as they want to give Rogue One a good innings first.shooting for the Han Solo standalone is expected to start in February so it's all go on the movie front for Lucasfilm.
You'll all be relived to know that the Star Wars content is likely to go down a bit, at least for a short while.
Mum arrived at the house this afternoon. She'll be staying with us from now until after Christmas. It's good to see her again and to be able to spend some quality time.
With all the excitement for Rogue One in the air at the moment it's easy to miss the news on other upcoming Star Wars films. Episode VIII is due for release in December 2017 and the Han Solo anthology movie is penciled in for 2018.
Here's a few things that we know so far......
Episode VIII:
It is scheduled for release on 15th December 2017.
Rian Johnson wrote the script and will direct.
It continues from where The Force Awakens ended.
We are likely to get more backstory on lots of characters from The Force Awakens
We should find out about Rey's parentage
Han Solo:
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller will direct.
Lawrence Kasdan is on script writing duty (he wrote Empire, Jedi and The Force Awakens).
Alden Ehrenreich is playing the young Han Solo
Donald Glover is playing Solo's buddy Lando Calrissian.
Emilia Clarke "Game of Thrones" Mother Of Dragons is in the movie.
Kathleen Kennedy (Lucasfilm President) has said the film will be have a style like a heist or western movie.
So there's a few little nuggets of info, not a lot I know but it's a start.
In the meantime, here's a Rogue One trailer with a Beastie Boys soundtrack!
