It could conceivably fail to make half a billion. So I don't think the odds of the story threads getting picked up on the big screen are good, no.
That will baffle me until the end of time.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story |OT| Ron Shot Last [SPOILERS]
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There's been a few other times. The Clone Wars had an episode about Anakin's attachments to R2. Luke also clearly has an emotionally attachment to R2. Cassian cared for K2. The only real surprise is her name wasn't L2
After hearing the renewed rumors of a Boba Fett spin-off, I fully expect this Han and Chewie to show up in that movie (as more than just a brief cameo) if it actually gets made.
It's almost as if Maul was supposed to stay dead, but some writer decided it was more important to prop up his TV show with fanservice than deal with the obvious plot holes that resurrecting him might introduce.
Maul spent years of his life trying to track down Obi-Wan Kenobi? In all those years he never thought to look on Tatooine? "Ben Kenobi? Nah, that's probably a different guy."
It's pretty weird how there's pretty much nothing for November/December this year. 2017 was nice with Thor and The Last Jedi.
Yeah, it really adds some depth to it
With Maul I think you'll have two different reactions.
1. If you've seen Clone Wars and Rebels, it'll be crazy because that's now in a live action movie.
2. If you've not seen the shows, it'll be a big shock that he survived Episode I but I think people are media savvy enough to just get that he survived. It's not like that's an unhard of concept. I'm there will be a lot of Googling, though.
1. If you've seen Clone Wars and Rebels, it'll be crazy because that's now in a live action movie.
2. If you've not seen the shows, it'll be a big shock that he survived Episode I but I think people are media savvy enough to just get that he survived. It's not like that's an unhard of concept. I'm there will be a lot of Googling, though.
My completely baseless theory is that Lucasfilm wants December to retain the mystique of being the untouchable Star Wars month, to ensure competitors give it a wide berth. Internal tracking probably suggested Solo wouldn't be able to adequately perform and so they moved it so that there would still be some psychic separation between a Star Wars Release and a December Star Wars Release
1) Why would Darth Maul think to look for him on Tatooine?
2) It's not like Ben was on a galactic phone book...? "K... Kenarbi… Keniibi… ah, Kenobi!"
Also, George was heavily involved with his revival (and all things Clone Wars up until the sale), so it's not just "some writer".
You should really just give the shows a chance anyway though. It's all handled far better than you could expect, and it was really worth the asspulls to bring him back honestly. They morphed Maul into one of the most interesting and complex characters of the universe. Even his final moments are unexpected and fascinating.
Also it's been almost 20 years since TPM and teenagers won't even know what they're seeing.
Now I feel old.
How Disney/Lucasfilm handle this film will be fascinating. The huge budget, probably a more relatively modest BO performance, but I think there will be a portion of the fan base that wants to see more (sign me up).
If they could keep the budget down and make another more intimate story just like this one, maybe a sequel will work. A somewhat micro-budget film, if you will.
Man
I just realized the same amount of time has passed since Maul was last on screen as the amount of time in-between Return of the Jedi and Attack of the Clones
Not to mention he doesn't give two shits about Obi-Wan for a good while, his focus is only getting more and more power, getting revenge was secondary to him
His revenge on Kenobi became his main goal after he was 100% sure where he was
no, Lucasfilm has desperately been trying to get to summer because you don't have weather / holidays potentially hosing you. They realize people may not keep Star Wars the annual holiday tradition forever. Episode IX was scheduled for next may until JJ demanded more time to come on for the movie.
They want to be in summer with good weather. Winter storms could devastate a Star Wars opening.
Watching this movie it really doesn't seem like the budget should have been anywhere near what it really was. Reshooting it really killed the budget, as could be reasonably expected
They're just testing releasing in May so they can release in May and December each year
I wouldn't even mind
I'll share complete impressions tomorrow, but I will say:
Alden won me over as a young Han. He did a great job and in some instances he (very briefly) felt like the real thing.
People were wrong about him. I was wrong about him. He owned it
That said, it's a rough film. Some good, some bad.
Will need another watch to solidify my feelings on it
Alden won me over as a young Han. He did a great job and in some instances he (very briefly) felt like the real thing.
People were wrong about him. I was wrong about him. He owned it
That said, it's a rough film. Some good, some bad.
Will need another watch to solidify my feelings on it
Was not expecting I'd be placing this one above Rogue One on the Great Ranking, but here we are. Still not quite up there with TFA/TLJ but that's fine.
Worst moment: The "getting his name" scene was some Lucas-ass bullshit; something cringeworthy and bad that will undoubtedly become goofy and charming as time goes on.
Best moment: The dialogue drawing some pretty direct parallels between Han and Rey, which makes the events of TFA all the more fucking heartbreaking in retrospect.
Also, Crimson Dawn. One of the best "hiding in plain view" gags I've seen/heard in a while.
Worst moment: The "getting his name" scene was some Lucas-ass bullshit; something cringeworthy and bad that will undoubtedly become goofy and charming as time goes on.
Best moment: The dialogue drawing some pretty direct parallels between Han and Rey, which makes the events of TFA all the more fucking heartbreaking in retrospect.
Also, Crimson Dawn. One of the best "hiding in plain view" gags I've seen/heard in a while.
Huh. I keep forgetting December isn't summer for some parts of the world
I think they are way better off in December. The competitive nature of the summer box office cuts into their earnings more than a snowy weekend. Black Panther and Force Awakens made 600 million dollars because they were uncontested box office kings for weeks on end.
Ray Park reprised his role as Darth Maul even before Ewan McGregor reprised his role as Obi wan. Who would've thought of that!?
The weather/holiday thing simply isn't true.
I mean, the weather idea is such a huge "what if" factor and you're not going to find many examples of large December snow storms sidetracking the theater business.
And holidays don't "hose" films. I mean, we have years and years of proof that goes against that.
Also I thought the action was really well directed. The train heist in particular. Clear shots, you know exactly where everyone is and what's going on.
I need to see them fight again. It has to happen. The only good fight out of the entire PT.
The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars
The Last Jedi
The Force Awakens
Solo
Rogue One
Return of the Jedi
The Phantom Menace
Revenge of the Sith
Attack of the Clones
It's difficult to rank Solo among them really because I actually enjoyed it way more than The Last Jedi.
Star Wars
The Last Jedi
The Force Awakens
Solo
Rogue One
Return of the Jedi
The Phantom Menace
Revenge of the Sith
Attack of the Clones
It's difficult to rank Solo among them really because I actually enjoyed it way more than The Last Jedi.
That wasn't Maul, it was Savage Opress doing Maul's bidding.
Nah I'd prefer a totally different take on that
Brother
God no
What?!!??! I fucking loved this movie.
Like, holy shit y'all, the movie is actually good! I was not expecting that. It's just effortlessly fun and manages to use minimal fan service and always done in a way that's organic to the story. This is not the garbage that was Rogue One. I'm tired since it's so late, but just to fire off my only real gripes is that I wish Beckett and Han had more time together. Han should've been under his tutelage a bit longer to make that ending really work. Second, I wish the film would trust the actual heists more than the action. This movie is better than Rogue One with its heists since it just all out war from the start. But, the film seems way more interested in the action scenes that just spring out of the heists than the actual heists themselves. They need to learn from Oceans 11 or Mission Impossible. A heist can be just as tense and exciting as a shootout without resorting to blowing something up every second.
Still, a good, fun ass movie. Alden nailed Han. Glover nailed Lando. Honestly, Clarke was the only "weak" spot but even she managed to not be terrible for once. Still, I thought a better female actress could've really pulled off that part.
I can post this clip many time if someone say want to see both fight again.
Tatooine is such a " nowhere" in the galaxy also. Why would Kenobi go there? Maul needs to mix a jedi and sith holocron to find him, Ben's that well hidden.
I bet Boba Fett will be at Maul's orders in the next film. Both of them have a Mandalorian connection.
Barely can even be called a fight
It may be overly fanservicey but if we're resurrecting Maul in the movies I want to see a real, full, epic rematch.
I meant live action. But that was way faster than I expected. I want a real fight in the obi wan movie.
Here's my thing. If someone didn't like the movie, that's fine.
But I literally don't believe a person if they say it was worse than Attack of the Clones. They're lying.
Oh, and the world building was phenomenal. It truly sold you on the gritty, criminal underworld nature of this Era and part of the Galaxy. For the first time you actually understood and felt how dangerous it was to be out alone in the Galaxy with no protections. Criminal bands, slavers, marauders, giant fucking space monsters, all of them could be waiting to get you the moment you step foot off whatever rock you're hiding under.