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Phil Lord and Chris Miller Get Executive Producer Credit On ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’

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Via Variety.com:

While speaking at the third annual GLAS Animation Festival Friday in Berkeley, Calif., Phil Lord and Chris Miller revealed the credit they elected to take on “Solo: A Star Wars Story” after their shocking mid-production exit as directors of the movie last year.

The directors, who also helmed “The Lego Movie” and “21 Jump Street,” said they’re taking an executive producer credit on the “Star Wars” spinoff.

“We were really proud of the many contributions we made to that film,” Miller told the audience. “In light of the creative differences, we elected to take an executive producer credit.”

Ron Howard took the helm of directing the film once Lord and Miller left the project. The duo added that they wished everyone working on the film the best.

Miller and Lord used their GLAS panel Friday to retell their career from meeting in high school to their latest projects. Starting with their very first animated show “Clone High,” a lot of their early work involved learning by doing. “We were scared to death,” Lord recalled. “We did a lot of things wrong, but it was a crash course.”

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Michael K. Williams Discusses Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Via Ew.com:

The latest Star Wars movie, titled Solo: A Star Wars Movie, blasts into theaters on May 25 after a huge shake-up on the set. Original directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller left the young Han Solo movie last summer due to “different creative visions,” and were replaced by Ron Howard.

Reshoots then began, but Michael K. Williams (of The Wire and Boardwalk Empire fame) — who was playing motion-capture crime lord Dryden Vos — was unable to return to film new scenes “to match the new direction which the producers wanted Ron to carry the film,” according to the actor at the time. That’s because Williams was busy filming The Red Sea Diving Resort, so he was then replaced himself by Paul Bettany as the character also morphed into a live-action human.

How does Williams feel about not being in the final film and being cut out of a Star Wars movie? We asked him that when he popped by EW Morning Live (SiriusXM, Entertainment Weekly, channel 105) to promote the new season of Hap & Leonard on Sundance Channel.

“There are some things in life, you just gotta laugh at it,” says Williams. “That was such an odd turn of events. That’s not the norm. As crazy a town as Hollywood is — I like to be the one that says I’ve seen a little bit of everything in this town — that was one for the textbooks. What are the odds of that happening? There comes a point, you just gotta throw your hands up and, you know what, it just wasn’t meant to be.”

Perhaps the hardest part for the actor is the fact that audiences won’t get a chance to see what he and his cast created together on the Millennium Falcon. “I will tell you this much though,” Williams adds. “What saddens me most is I was very proud of the work that I did. What I believe I have created with Emilia Clarke and Woody Harrelson and Alden [Ehrenreich, who plays Solo]… I thought it was some great work. We was on the spaceship, and we all had these amazing scenes together, and I thought it was a great opportunity, and I thought it was some great stuff. It’s unfortunate the world won’t get to see it.”

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NYTF 18: One Stop Shop For All Toy Fair Coverage

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We just got back home after 4 awesome days at Toy Fair, we still have a few more galleries to post, but we realized that the posts go back 2-3 pages, so here is a link to every article, video or gallery we posted from New York Toy Fair.  As always, it was a blast and we appreciate all the love and support form everyone on social media over the last few days! It was great to meet up and connect with our friends Justin and James from JediNews.co.uk,  Arnie and Marjorie from Star Wars Action News,  Travis from Popvinyls.com, Mike from Razor’s Edge Collectibles and everyone else we saw and had chats with!  We also will be kicking off at least 1 new giveaway per day, for rest of the month so stay tuned, we have some really awesome items still to come!

NYTF 18: STAR WARS ULTIMATE CO-PILOT CHEWIE DEMO

NYTF 18: Kotobukiya Booth

NYTF 18: UBTech First Order Stormtrooper Robot

NYTF 18: Mattel Hot Wheels at the Collector’s Event

NYTF 18: LEGO Official Press Images

NYTF 18: Hasbro Official Press Images

NYTF 18: Images from LEGO Event

NYTF 18: Images from Tamashii Nation Booth

NYTF 18: Images from Funko and LOUNGEFLY

NYTF 18: Images from Hasbro – Action Figures and More

NYTF 18: Images from Hasbro – Jabba’s Sail Barge (The Khetanna)

NYTF 18: Images from Gentle Giant Toys Booth

NYTF 18: Gentle Giant LTD Items at Gentle Giant Toy Booth (Video)

NYTF 18: Tamashii Nation Booth (Video)

NYTF 18: Kotobukiya Booth (Video)

NYTF 18: Hasbro Pre-Order Jabba’s Sail Barge (The Khetanna)

NYTF 18: Hasbro Black Series (Video)

NYTF 18: Funko and LOUNGEFLY (Video)

NYTF 18: Hasbro The Vintage Collection Jabba’s Sail Barge (Video)

NYTF 18: LEGO Kessel Run Millennium Falcon from SOLO (Video)

 

 

NEW STAR WARS SPRING 2018 PRODUCTS FROM HASBRO

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Recreate classic moments from the STAR WARS saga and get ready for all new adventures as SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY races into theaters in May 2018! Fans will be able to imagine their own stories with HASBRO’s new line of action figures and vehicles featuring beloved characters such as HAN SOLO, CHEWBACCA, and LANDO CALRISSIAN.  Items from the Spring 2018 STAR WARS product line include:

 FORCE LINK ACTION FIGURES

STAR WARS FORCE LINK 2.0 STARTER SET

(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $29.99/Available: Spring 2018)

Bring STAR WARS adventures to life with the newly designed FORCE LINK 2.0 STARTER SET including FORCE LINK wearable technology, which allows fans to activate movie sound effects and phrases in more than 30 compatible STAR WARS toys! Use the Force with an exclusive 3.75-inch HAN SOLO figure only available in the FORCE LINK 2.0 STARTER SET, featuring unique sounds and expressions from SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY. FORCE LINK technology unlocks an extensive collection of sounds and phrases with compatible figures, accessories, vehicles, and playsets. Includes FORCE LINK wearable technology and exclusive 3.75-inch figure. Compatible with all products in the FORCE LINK line, each sold separately. Requires 3 AAA batteries, not included. Available at most major retailers.

STAR WARS 3.75-INCH FIGURE Assortment

(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $7.99/Available: Spring 2018)

Enter the world of STAR WARS and launch into action and adventure! Each 3.75-inch figure features five points of articulation and comes with unique battle accessories. Characters include classic heroes and villains, as well as favorite characters from SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, and ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY such as CHEWBACCA, LUKE SKYWALKER, QI’RA, K-2SO, MAZ KANATA, and more. Activate an array of sounds and phrases specific to each character with FORCE LINK 2.0 wearable technology. FORCE LINK wearable technology is compatible with all products in the FORCE LINK line, each sold separately. Available at most major retailers.

FORCE LINK VEHICLES

SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY 3.75-INCH KESSEL RUN MILLENNIUM FALCON VEHICLE

 (Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $99.99/Available: Spring 2018)

Make the KESSEL RUN in less than 12 parsecs with the MILLENNIUM FALCON! Relive the adventure and imagine flying through every obstacle like ace pilot HAN SOLO with speed and action. Fans will experience flashing lights and sounds as they pretend to race along KESSEL RUN. Press the button to pretend that the iconic starship kicks in to hyperdrive with lights and sounds. Press the button a second time for accelerated lights and sounds as well as activate the rumble pack vibrations! Push the button a third time to pretend that your ship picks up even more speed and watch the panels pop off before rumbling to the finish line! Comes with an exclusive 3.75-inch scale HAN SOLO figure and removable mini ship. Both the figure and mini ship are FORCE LINK 2.0 enabled, with phrases and sounds activated by the wearable technology, sold separately. Includes 1 vehicle (with removable mini ship) and 1 figure. Requires 3 AA batteries, included. Available at most major retailers.

STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES Action Figures

(Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $19.99/Available: Spring 2018)

Take your STAR WARS collection to the next level with these incredibly detailed figures. These premium 6-inch scale figures are designed with extensive detail and articulation for the ultimate collector. Characters include HAN SOLO, LANDO CALRISSIAN, and more. Each figure sold separately. Available at most major retailers and on HasbroToyShop.com.

Disney Is Taking a Very Different Marketing Approach With ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’

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Via Fortune.com:

Disney and Lucasfilm have finally released the official teaser trailer to the next film in the Star Wars franchise, Solo: A Star Wars Story.

The studio actually already released a 46-second teaser to the teaser trailer during the Super Bowl on Sunday, promising via Twitter that a “full” teaser trailer would follow on Monday morning with a little bit of Disney synergy on Good Morning America.

Clocking in at one minute and 43 seconds, the teaser provides some desired first looks at the cast, comprised of familiar characters with new actors (like Donald Glover as the young Lando Calrissian‬ and Han Solo himself, now played by Alden Ehrenreich) and brand new additions, such as Westworld‘s Thandie Newton and Game of Thrones‘ Emilia Clarke. Woody Harrelson also makes an appearance in what has been reported will be a mentor-like role to Solo, and that indeed appears to be the case when Harrelson’s character says he’s “putting a crew together.”

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