Whether Han Solo is intended as a series
of solo films or not, signing Ehrenreich to a multi-picture deal would also be par for the course.
A slew
of solo films introducing Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and The Hulk all lead to one moment in 2012, when director Joss Whedon unleashed Earth's Mightiest Heroes into cinemas to complete Phase 1 of the company's plan, a feat that would result in the third biggest box office worldwide.
As early as 2016, it was believed that Larson would make her MCU debut in Infinity War, prior to the release
of her solo film next year.
Upcoming GAMBIT lead actor Channing Tatum recently spoke to Hey U Guys about the progress
of his solo film, and
Johansson's brought up the idea
of a solo film before, and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige recently said that Marvel is committed to making it happen.
Ayesha and Adam Warlock are assumed to appear, there is also a chance that The Eternals could be introduced either here or Avengers 4 ahead
of their solo film.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
«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.
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.
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.
Directors Joe and Anthony Russo prove they can not only handle all
of these heroes, but expand on their stories the way the
solo films could not.
Not only does it close out the trilogy that started with X-Men: First Class, but it'll be the last X-Men
film for Jennifer Lawrence and Hugh Jackman (though he's still got his
solo movie coming up), and possibly some
of their co-stars as well.
Rogue One still has a month
of filming to go and is supposed to be set between Episode II and Episode IV, making this new Han
Solo age accurate for a cameo in the movie.
Two
of the most iconic extra-terrestrial beings put into
film at 20th Century Fox are making their returns to the big screen in a big way, but don't worry, these are
solo films.
Despite Marvel Studios, the production company that makes the MCU
films, not officially commenting on the possibility
of a Peggy Carter
solo movie just yet, there is sufficient interest from both Atwell and her fans.
Disney and Lucasfilm have released the full
Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer for the second
film in the Star Wars story series ahead
of the
film's Cannes premiere (10 days before it hits theaters).
Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the directors
of the upcoming young Han
Solo film, confirmed on the official Star Wars site that Woody Harrelson is joining the ensemble
of the Han
Solo: A Star Wars Story (Not final title)
film, following reports last week that Lucasfilm and Disney definitively moved on from Christian Bale for the role
of Solo's mentor.
The Avengers
films were the two highest grossing
films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Black Panther roared past them and is setting standards previously unheard
of for a
solo comic book hero not named Batman or Iron Man.
After the numerous production delays it's had, the future
of Channing Tatum's long - beleaguered Gambit
solo film might seem like it's in peril, but Fox is still confident the X-Men spinoff will be in theaters next year.
With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story mere weeks away fans are already looking forward to news
of the next spin - off in the Star Wars franchise, the young Han
Solo film with Hail, Caesar!
The video (shown above), titled 10 Years
of Fandom, takes a look at the growing fan - base
of the MCU, with footage from some
of the studios» biggest hits — starting with Tony Stark's very first Iron Man armour shown in his first
solo film and jumping to the latest Marvel release, Black Panther.
Ford's
Solo is one
of the most iconic movie characters in
film history, so suffice to say, the still - untitled 2018 Han
Solo spin - off will succeed or fail based on how open audiences are to welcoming in a new
Solo and how well Ehrenreich portrays the character.
A new report gives us several actors who may be cast to play a young Han
Solo in a Star Wars prequel
film and I'm not liking any
of them.
Winning the coveted role
of Lando Calrissian for the Han
Solo spin - off Star Wars
film is something Donald Glover clearly treasures, as evident from his recent string
of humble interviews.
Inside Llewyn Davis is thus simultaneously the name
of the
film,
of Llewyn's
solo album, and
of his psychological condition: He is himself trapped inside Llewyn Davis.
Fresh off his Golden Globe wins for his FX series Atlanta, Donald Glover is getting ready to step into the galaxy far, far away by portraying a younger version
of Lando Calrissian — played by Billy Dee Williams in the original Star Wars trilogy — in the untitled Han
Solo anthology
film.
The Star Wars universe will get its second anthology
film in May with the release
of Solo: A Star Wars Story.
With some
of T'Challa's greatest villains already wiped off the board after the hero's first
solo outing, Black Panther 2 may just be the perfect
film to bring Namor into the MCU as a new antagonist.
In a revealing new interview about the inspirations behind
Solo: A Star Wars Story, co-writer Lawrence Kasdan reveals he was hired to write a Han
Solo film before the big Disney purchase
of Lucasfilm.
It features actors who showed up in the third cycle
of Star Wars
films that began in 2015 with «The Force Awakens,» in which classic characters like Han
Solo, Chewbacca and Leia were mixed in with new ones played by Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver and John Boyega.