Lucasfilm president hopes to do a Lando-centric ‘Solo’ film

Donald Glover plays Lando Clarissian in the new Solo: A Star Wars Story movie (Photo courtesy of Lucasfilm)

It looks like Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy is looking to expand the Star Wars universe further. After Solo: A Star Wars Story premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 11^th, Kennedy was quoted talking about possible future stories exploring the lives of Han, Chewbacca, and Lando Calrissian, among others. Kennedy supposedly told Premiere France that the next Solo spin-off was going to focus on Lando. But the production company later said Kennedy had been misquoted. A rep from Lucasfilm said, “[Kennedy] said it’s something she’d like to do one day in the future.” If this does happen, and we won’t be surprised if it does, this means there are definitely a whole lot more stories we can expect from the ever-growing Star Wars universe.

Source: NME

New ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ teaser shows Finn ready to fight

With Star Wars: The Last Jedi less than a month away, the hype for the latest installment of the renowned science fantasy franchise just keeps building up. We get a new teaser for the film showing us two of the protagonists—Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega)—ready to head to battle. Rey is seen asking Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) for help after handing over his lightsaber. Meanwhile, Finn wakes up and looks ready to head to war, even saying “I was raised to fight. For the first time I have something to fight for.”

On a related note, it seems we have at least a decade more of Star Wars to look forward to. According to Lucasfilm head Kathy Kennedy’s interview with The Star Wars Show, ““We’re sitting down now, we’re talking about the next 10 years of Star Wars stories and we’re looking at narratively where that might go. Future stories beyond Episode IX, with these new characters, Rey, Poe, Finn, BB-8. But we’re also looking at working with people that are interested in coming into the Star Wars world and taking us to places that we haven’t been yet, and that’s exciting too because it’s a vast galaxy far, far away. The possibilities are endless!”

Source: NME

Here’s your first look at ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’

The first trailer for the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi picks up from where we left off in The Force Awakens. A big chunk of the teaser focuses on Rey and Luke on the planet Ahch-To. He seems to be training her there but we hear a contradictory message from Luke at the end saying, “It’s time for the Jedi to end.” We catch glimpses of Finn in a pod, some big battles, and Poe Dameron running to his fighter which is suddenly caught in an explosion. There’s just enough action and suspense to keep us excited for the movie’s release on December 15th.

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