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Lando Calrissian Is Pansexual

There’s a reason everybody loves Lando, you know. Solo: A Star Wars Story is chock full of all kinds of interesting new background information about some of Star Wars’ most iconic characters, and one of the most significant revelations to come out of the film is as subtextual as it is important. In a recent…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Join Our Book Club and Read Star Wars: Most Wanted With Us

Hi everyone! As you may or may not know, io9 has a fabulous Star Wars Facebook group called The Carbonite Freezer. The group has been a great deal of fun so far, with people sharing their own Star Wars creations, thoughts, and suggestions about which pieces of the EU to dive into (or avoid). Most recently,…

io9 Joe Tonelli

Lando Calrissian Has a Few Very Curious Mementos Aboard His Millennium Falcon

Thanks to Donald Glover, fans have already had a chance to tour Lando’s Millennium Falcon from Solo: A Star Wars Story. We know about the bar, the cape room, and the very comfy bed. However, a new behind-the-scenes video reveals some of the mementos Lando has on board—and they are as fascinating, if not more…

io9 Germain Lussier

This Week’s Poe Dameron Comic Examines the Quiet Moments After Star Wars: The Last Jedi

The current arc in Marvel’s Poe Dameron comic series is set in a tantalizing context: the moments immediately after the events of Star Wars: The Last Jedi come to a close. But while it can’t look too far ahead, it still manages to find some emotional time for the tattered heroes of the Resistance to…

io9 James Whitbrook

To Play Han Solo, Alden Ehrenreich Watched All the Star Wars He Could, Then Forgot About It

How do you prepare to play one of the most famous characters of all time, originated by one of the most iconic actors of all time? For actor Alden Ehrenreich, it was a fairly straightforward process. The man who stepped into Harrison Ford’s shoes explained how he became Han Solo at the press junket for…

io9 Germain Lussier

No, a Lando Movie Isn’t the Next Star Wars Story… for Now

Articles have been popping up all morning saying that a Lando Calrissian movie was set to be the next spotlight film in the works from Lucasfilm. But, sadly, that’s not true yet. From the moment Donald Glover’s casting in Solo: A Star Wars Story was announced, fans everywhere wanted a Lando movie focused on the…

io9 Evan Narcisse

Thandie Newton Wears a Fabulous Homage to Her Star Wars Debut at Solo Premiere

What do you do when someone says you can’t take your action figure collection to Cannes Film Festival? You say “fuck it” and do it anyway. Solo: A Star Wars Story actress Thandie Newton wore a custom Vivienne Westwood dress to the film’s Cannes premiere that featured action figures of all the black characters in…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Solo Is a Damn Fine Star Wars Story

Filled with excellent action and a lot of emotion, Solo: A Star Wars Story is going to surprise a lot of people. Despite its troubled production, it’s ended up being incredibly fun and funny, with great characters, performances, and a huge range of Star Wars references to delight fans and non-fans alike. The film follows…

io9 Germain Lussier

There’s a Cool Story Behind Warwick Davis’ Role in Solo

Is a Star Wars movie really a Star Wars movie without Warwick Davis? The actor first appeared in Return of the Jedi and has since appeared in The Phantom Menace, The Force Awakens, Rogue One, The Last Jedi, Star Wars Rebels and, later this month, Solo: A Star Wars Story. “He’s a tradition and another…

io9 Germain Lussier

In Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon, Everyone Wants Lando Dead for Very Dumb Reasons

Last week we started an adventure of, well, reading L. Neil Smith’s The Lando Adventures, a trilogy of ‘80s novels that imagine the life of Lando before he became the Baron of Cloud City. While Mindharp of Sharu ended up being a weird, fanciful escapade, its follow-up, Flamewind of Oseon, is weird for much less…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Someone Inserted Harrison Ford’s Face Into a Solo Trailer and It Is Wrong Wrong Wrong

It’s a heartwarming moment when Harrison Ford surprises Alden Ehrenreich during a press junket interview. But it’s a bloodcurdling experience watching the older man’s young face slapped onto the younger man’s present-day body. Watch this fan edit of the Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer and see for yourself. “I couldn’t help wonder what would…

io9 Evan Narcisse

This Glowstick-Shooting Star Wars Blaster Replica Looks Like It’s Firing Actual Lasers

Star Wars cosplayers of the world take note: Joerg Sprave, the internet’s favorite slingshot-designing mad scientist, has come up with a clever way to simulate blaster fire in real life. Instead of employing dangerously powerful lasers that will get you kicked out of a convention faster than you can reload, his replica of Rey’s blaster…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

A Han Solo Movie Was in Development Even Before The Force Awakens

The earliest days of the new Star Wars era remain relatively mysterious. We know that in October 2012, Disney bought Lucasfilm, and work soon began on what would eventually become the start of the new trilogy, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But the story is much more interesting than that, as was revealed in a…

io9 Germain Lussier

Jonathan Kasdan Reveals Who This Returning Actor Is Playing in Solo: A Star Wars Movie [UPDATED]

Correction: Co-writer Jonathan Kasdan has clarified that he misspoke about who the actor is playing. In fact, it’s a human named Tak. Read the correction here. Original article follows. Recently, Mark Hamill let slip an intriguing detail about the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story. Now, we know precisely what it means. Some minor spoilers…

io9 Julie Muncy

Watch Alden Ehrenreich’s Solo Interview Get Interrupted By Harrison Ford

Harrison, is that you?! Yes, yes, it is. Recently, while doing an ostensibly normal press junket interview for the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story, the boy who is now Han Solo found his interview interrupted by none other than Harrison Ford, the OG Han, coming to take back what’s rightfully his. (That’s the gag,…

io9 Julie Muncy

The Team Behind Solo Addressed How It Would Have Been Different If Lord and Miller Directed It

Though Phil Lord and Chris Miller were fired from Solo: A Star Wars Story midway through production, their fingerprints can still be felt on the movie. This according to co-writers Jon and Lawrence Kasdan, who spoke with io9 at the film’s press junket. We asked how Solo may have been different if Lord and Miller…

io9 Germain Lussier

This Fan Film Introduces the Star Wars Universe’s Only Artisanal Lightsaber Maker

Traditionally, a Jedi makes his own lightsaber. But sometimes, they need a special touch. Or they’re a Sith, and they don’t have the patience to build a complicated laser handle with proper safety features. When that happens, they call Valin Horn. The star of this silly fan film, Valin is the expert. When you need…

io9 Julie Muncy

Open Channel: Do You Still Have a Bad Feeling About Solo: A Star Wars Story?

A director change midway through production, rumors about acting coaches, the recasting of a major role, truncated marketing, a redesigned Millennium Falcon—there are plenty of things for fans to be worried about when it comes to Solo: A Star Wars Story. However, as more and more clips are released, more new images revealed, and more…

io9 Germain Lussier

Jon Favreau’s Live-Action Star Wars Show Will Be Set in a Very Intriguing Period After Return of the Jedi

When Lucasfilm announced Jon Favreau would be helming a new live-action Star Wars series for Disney’s upcoming streaming service, that was… well, pretty much it. We had zero details on what the series would actually entail. But Favreau himself has finally let slip the first, very intriguing, tidbits. Speaking to Nerdist’s Dan Casey at last…

io9 James Whitbrook

The First Reactions to Solo: A Star Wars Story Are (Mostly) Very, Very Good

The first reviewers have just seen Solo: A Star Wars Movie, and the social media reactions are here! We’ll know even more when the review embargo breaks on May 15—and, of course, everyone can make up their own mind when the film’s out May 25—but for now, here’s the early Twitter buzz. There are a…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Lando Calrissian Is Pansexual

Join Our Book Club and Read Star Wars: Most Wanted With Us

Lando Calrissian Has a Few Very Curious Mementos Aboard His Millennium Falcon

This Week’s Poe Dameron Comic Examines the Quiet Moments After Star Wars: The Last Jedi

To Play Han Solo, Alden Ehrenreich Watched All the Star Wars He Could, Then Forgot About It

No, a Lando Movie Isn’t the Next Star Wars Story… for Now

Thandie Newton Wears a Fabulous Homage to Her Star Wars Debut at Solo Premiere

Solo Is a Damn Fine Star Wars Story

There’s a Cool Story Behind Warwick Davis’ Role in Solo

In Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon, Everyone Wants Lando Dead for Very Dumb Reasons

Someone Inserted Harrison Ford’s Face Into a Solo Trailer and It Is Wrong Wrong Wrong

This Glowstick-Shooting Star Wars Blaster Replica Looks Like It’s Firing Actual Lasers

A Han Solo Movie Was in Development Even Before The Force Awakens

Jonathan Kasdan Reveals Who This Returning Actor Is Playing in Solo: A Star Wars Movie [UPDATED]

Watch Alden Ehrenreich’s Solo Interview Get Interrupted By Harrison Ford

The Team Behind Solo Addressed How It Would Have Been Different If Lord and Miller Directed It

This Fan Film Introduces the Star Wars Universe’s Only Artisanal Lightsaber Maker

Open Channel: Do You Still Have a Bad Feeling About Solo: A Star Wars Story?

Jon Favreau’s Live-Action Star Wars Show Will Be Set in a Very Intriguing Period After Return of the Jedi

The First Reactions to Solo: A Star Wars Story Are (Mostly) Very, Very Good

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