It's the first planned «Anthology» film in the Star Wars franchise, with a Han
Solo solo film (starring Alden Ehrenreich in his first outing as the character) slated for 2018.
The Han
Solo solo film (I hate saying that) is getting closer to finding its female lead.
Not exact matches
In addition to The Last Jedi and the as - yet - untitled Episode IX in the Star Wars saga, the franchise will also yield another spinoff
film slated for 2018, featuring a younger version of the franchise's Han
Solo character.
Her iconic Princess Leia is set to appear in the next two «Star Wars»
films, and insiders tell The Hollywood Reporter that at least two key scenes are planned for «Episode VIII» (Dec. 15) and «Episode IX» (2019): a Leia reunion with Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and a confrontation with Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), her son who killed Harrison Ford's Han
Solo in 2015's «The Force Awakens.»
Solo is not the first Star Wars
film to debut at the star - studded event.
Given that it is a Star Wars
film,
Solo is almost guaranteed to do well at the box office — even the much maligned prequel
films broke records.
Solo will be released worldwide on May 25, the same date the
film that started it all debuted in 1977.
Much like the first Star Wars standalone
film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, released in 2016,
Solo has had some production issues — to the point when Lucasfilm fired the
film's original directors, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, for «creative differences.»
Not only was Glover cast as Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Han
Solo «Star Wars»
film, but he'll also voice of Simba, the rambunctious lion cub who becames the leader of the pride, in Disney's live - action remake of «The Lion King.»
The «Maz» that Hamill references is none other than Maz Kanata, the wise alien Han
Solo, Rey, and Finn visit in the
film who is in possession of Luke's lightsaber.
After all, when Strange spoke with the Ancient One before her death in his
solo film, she slowed time down to micro-seconds to hold a fairly lengthy conversation with him.
Disney has one of its biggest movie slates for FY2018 with Ant Man and The Wasp, The Avengers: Infinity War,
Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Incredibles 2 and Mulan (live action
film) around the corner.
Any doubts of whether the 34 - year - old was ready to handle directing
solo — a role that often comes much later in the
film industry — have been silenced by early buzz around the
film mixed with Lady Bird's current score of 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
And while this was undoubtedly Han
Solo's
film (God bless Harrison Ford, limping around on a broken leg) the new characters felt at home straight away: Daisy Ridley as Rey was an absolute star (the scenes between her and Leia ensured the
film passed The Bechdel Test) and Oscar Isaac's Poe stole each of the few scenes he was in (even if his character was just Han
Solo in a jumpsuit).
I read books that extended the original story 20 years into the future, played the video games, and have even recently spent an evening at Secret Cinema dressed as Han
Solo, recreating A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back (two of the greatest
films of all time).
The line was used by Han
Solo and Luke Skywalker in the first Star Wars
film - and has featured as a running gag since.
Terri recently wrapped up her first
solo book project, «Flip Over and Float — Transform Fear into Freedom in 8 Simple Steps» and
filmed «The Conversation» for Lifetime Network, executive produced by Demi Moore, in February 2012.
Magnuson continued to make brief yet memorable appearances in feature
films (Cabin Boy, Clear and Present Danger, Tank Girl) before releasing her
solo album The Luv Show on Geffen Records.
Empire Strikes Back ended with the Empire winning, Han
Solo being taken by Jabba the Hutt, and Luke Skywalker facing his darkest moment, and the next
film more or less reversed all of that over the course of its running time.
Carpenter's additional
film credits include HUNGRY RABBIT JUMPS, DOG PROBLEM, LETHAL EVICTION, WHITE CHICKS, D.E.B.S.,
SOLOS, REVOLUTION, and NICE GUYS SLEEP ALONE, as well as QUEEN B for Twentieth Century Fox Television.
The relationship between England and India has always been an interest for the two of them, Englishman Ivory and Indian Merchant, having used it as a setting for
films like The Courtesans of Bombay and Cotton Mary, Merchant's last
solo effort.
We know, however, that the Captain Marvel in these
films is Carol Danvers, a cosmically powered hero who will be played by Brie Larson in a
solo movie early next year, before Avengers 4 drops.
Somber piano and unexpected saxophone
solos feel like this is not science fiction, but a
film noir.
His
solo audio track is full of boring
film - school footnotes, but the one with McConaughey — clearly recorded before Sahara «s release, since they're talkin» sequel — is fun and informative: You have to know the code word to get a camel to run fast (so thieves don't get far).
As for the
film around her, Haley's 21 - drum
solo salute to the passage of time is, like Frank, merely fine.
By the time Great Balls of Fire was released, X had announced their breakup (though the band would stage several reunions throughout the 1990s), and while Doe began recording and touring as a
solo act, he also devoted an increasing amount of his time to his acting career, so much so that by the end of the 1990s Doe's
film work had outstripped music as his primary livelihood.
As it happens, the Ireland - based studio was also responsible for producing world - class Oscar nominees «The Secret of Kells» and «Song of the Sea,» and though Nora Twomey worked on both
films, «The Breadwinner» marks her
solo directing debut, employing a similarly bold graphic style in its telling («hand - drawn» via a program called TVPaint), augmented by colorful story - within - the - story interludes designed to look like stop - motion.
the clearer it becomes that «
Solo,» like many a «Star Wars»
film before it, is not too interested in women.
Well, other than the climactic moment of the
film, which is Terrence Stamp's
solo during the choir's performance.
Watch all of this week's new
film trailers, including new looks at
Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Incredibles 2, Ocean's 8, The Meg, and more.
While Rogue One was a war movie,
Solo trades as a heist
film.
Nothing in this
film is as daring as those choices — as played by Harrison Ford,
Solo was a borderline antihero and the only major character in the original trilogy who had a dangerous edge, albeit one that Lucas and company immediately began sanding down — and as young
Solo, Alden Ehrenriech doesn't convince as a cocky young pilot and smuggler who's been prematurely soured by a hard - knock life.
Following several
solo performance
films (including Bill Engvall: Here's Your Sign Live in 2004 and Bill Engvall: 15 Off Cool in 2007), Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy co-starred in the feature comedy Delta Farce (2007), as a couple of blue - collar Joes mistaken for Army personnel.
For those looking for
solo films for Batman and Superman, don't worry; those are coming as well.
With the discovery of
films and audiotape from the first
solo, non-stop nautical race around the globe, Deep Water promises to take us where we have never been.
Ramin Bahrani has enjoyed the praise of critics for each of his first three
films (Man Push Cart 71, Chop Shop 83, Goodbye
Solo 89), so expectations were high for his latest, an Iowa farm - set drama about a family's struggles with each other and the American Dream.
Using the simple name Eve, she released two
solo rap albums — Let There Be Eve... Ruff Ryder's First Lady... and Scorpion — before making her first
film appearance in a brief role as J.J. in XXX, a spy thriller whose title song she also composed.
Over the course of this third
solo outing for the god of thunder, Thor will lose his allies, his freedom, those flowing golden locks, and also something more permanent, but none of these will be the most significant alteration to the character in Taika Waititi's zippy, slightly tilted, often joyfully frenzied
film: Thor is finally in on his own joke.
The 18th
film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the final step on the winding journey to Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther gives Chadwick Boseman's titular superhero a chance to shine in his own
solo movie, following his MCU debut in Captain America: Civil War.
«Goodbye
Solo» is reminiscent of the cinema verite of
films like «The Bicycle Thief» and «The White Balloon», but the template that Bahrani and his screenwriter use, from Kiorastami's «A Taste of Cherry», seems in conflict with the natural direction the performers want to take the
Two more
solo films will follow in 2020, with Cyborg starring Ray Fisher on April 3rd, and a reboot of Green Lantern coming June 19th.
That doesn't mean the movie escapes the intersectional nature of this universe of movies: There's a cameo from one superhero (kind of a favor, since Thor appeared after the end credits of that hero's
solo film), and the Hulk, as well as his scientist counterpart Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), has a supporting role.
DC Films is rumored to be no longer considering a Lobo
solo movie or the Suicide Squad spinoff Deadshot
film with Will Smith.
Rogue One is an ensemble
film, however the rest of the cast doesn't quite reach that iconic status of a Han
Solo or a Princess Leia.
Very hard to ignore the desire from fans to see Widow get her own
solo adventure, while all the boys seem to get multiple
films.
Jeunet then went
solo, flirting briefly with Hollywood when he directed the fourth
film in the Alien franchise, Alien: Resurrection (1997).
Directed by Ron Howard, after Phil Lord and Chris Miller left the nearly shot
film over creative differences, it stars Alden Ehrenreich as a young Han
Solo, Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, plus Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, Paul Bettany, Phoebe Waller - Bridge, Thandie Newton, Warwick Davis, Clint Howard, and Joonas Suotamo returning as Chewbacca.
HBO Films» «Nightingale» features David Oyelowo in a completely
solo performance for the duration of the
film, and a new extended video shows off exactly how the «Selma» actor pulled it off.
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However, the characters the
film does focus on get storylines that move them into new directions, something that even their
solo films don't always accomplish.