Star Wars

Most of Solo Was Shot by Ron Howard, According to a New Report

Until we see the movie, the biggest story surrounding Solo: A Star Wars Story remains the mid-production director change. Ron Howard replaced Phil Lord and Chris Miller less than a year ago—but despite having almost no time to prepare and a very tight deadline, the movie is about 70 percent Howard’s work. This is according…

io9 Germain Lussier

The Last Jedi Comic Adaptation Adds Another Heartwrenching Wrinkle to Luke Skywalker

There’s already plenty of sadness and regret in the story of Luke Skywalker when we meet him in The Last Jedi. But Marvel’s new adaptation of the film plays with a certain aspect of Luke’s tragedy in a very interesting way—and it uses the death of Han Solo to do so. In the film, the…

io9 James Whitbrook

Darth Vader’s Comic Is a Fantastic Showcase of What Became of the Jedi After Revenge of the Sith

The second iteration of Marvel’s Darth Vader comic is almost as much about the Star Wars galaxy in the years after Revenge of the Sith as it is about the titular dark lord himself. This means, as much as it is a tale of the Sith, it’s also a tale of the Jedi—and what the…

io9 James Whitbrook

A New Solo Clip Indicates Han’s Expanded Universe Story Is Now Star Wars Canon

Given how Disney hurled the Star Wars Expanded Universe into the trash compacter, there have been questions as to how Solo: A Star Wars Story would handle Han Solo’s origin. A new clip seems to confirm that part of his EU background has made it into Disney’s new canon. Plus, Thandie Newton’s Val finally gets…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Watch Rick Moranis’ Spaceballs Cameo on The Goldbergs and Witness the Power of Sequels

Yesterday, the world learned that (mostly) retired actor Rick Moranis would be reprising his role as Dark Helmet from Spaceballs on an episode of ABC’s The Goldbergs. And now, you don’t even have to set your DVR. You can see the whole thing. Yahoo got the clip from the 1980s-set sitcom; as promised, it features…

io9 Germain Lussier

Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu Is One of the Weirdest Star Wars Stories Ever Told

Back in 1983, when all we knew of Lando Calrissian was The Empire Strikes Back, L. Neil Smith wrote a trio of novels that fleshed out the life of the smooth-talking Baron of Cloud City and took place before we met him in the movies. It was a rare chance to get insight into a…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Relive the Best Part of the Star Wars Prequels With These Custom-Built RC Pod Racers

Say what you will about The Phantom Menace, but the prequel’s pod racing scene is still one of the best sequences in the entire Star Wars franchise—even when you know Anakin was destined to win. But what if Sebulba had been victorious? Adam Woodworth built a couple of micro RC pod racers that let you…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

Watch Luke and Leia Team Up With the Ewoks Again Immediately After Return of the Jedi

Skywalkers and Ewoks make for unbeatable teams, as evidenced in a new Forces of Destiny short. In this new animation, released on May the 4th (naturally), Luke and Leia are summoned by their dear Ewok friends, who need help with some traps. What’s the problem? More Imperials? The ghost of Darth Vader? Something worse. This…

io9 Julie Muncy

This Talented Artist Has Envisioned an All-Women Knights of Ren, and They Rule

The Knights of Ren, Kylo Ren’s troupe of followers, first teased in The Force Awakens and given a possible backstory as fellow students of Luke’s disastrous Jedi academy in The Last Jedi, have so far been absentees from the new Star Wars movies. Who are they? What are they like? Creator and artist Kate Sheridan,…

io9 Julie Muncy

Watching This Guy Build a Giant Lego Star Destroyer Is Hypnotic

The massive, ruined Star Destroyer in the Jakku desert might be the strongest image Star Wars: The Force Awakens has. It’s a perfect encapsulation of the film’s themes and history. And watching this YouTuber build his own is just as mesmerizing. In just two minutes, Grant Davis’s time-lapse shows him putting together an incredibly detailed…

io9 Julie Muncy

A Deleted Scene From The Force Awakens Just Got A Stellar Animated Resurrection

Yesterday Disney released a whole new set of Forces of Destiny animated shorts, and there’s a lot of gold to mine in them space hills. One of the best, easily, is “Perilous Pursuit,” which is a recreation and expansion of a deleted scene from The Force Awakens. It shows more of Finn and Rey’s escape…

io9 Julie Muncy

Open Channel: What’s Your Best Star Wars Story?

One of the reasons Star Wars is so popular is because so many people feel such a personal connection to it. It’s not just a series of films. It’s a part of our lives and who we are as people. But how? We’re guessing besides Rogue One and Solo, everyone has a Star Wars Story…

io9 Germain Lussier

The First Clip From Solo: A Star Wars Story Shows Chewbacca Officially Becoming Han’s Co-Pilot

Sure, presumably at this point in the movie Han and Chewie have been good friends for a while. But are they really “Han and Chewie,” the legendary intergalactic duo, until they’re sitting together at the helm of the Millennium Falcon? This first clip from Solo: A Star Wars Story shows us exactly when the magic…

io9 James Whitbrook

Watch Star Wars‘ Classic Hyperspace Jump Recreated Using Fiber-Optics and Poster Board

May the Fourth Be With Us… even in hyperspace. The famous “jump” has been seen across countless scifi films and shows—with even more countless names—but the Millennium Falcon definitely has one of the greatest. In honor of Star Wars Day, check out this exclusive video from Backyard VFX artist Joey Shanks that shows how to…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Ron Howard’s Arrested Development Parody of Star Wars Puts a Hilarious Spin on A New Hope

It even has narration from Ron Howard. On today’s edition of The Star Wars Show, Solo: A Star Wars Story director Ron Howard stopped by for a very interesting interview about the upcoming film, which is even intercut with some new behind-the-scenes footage. However, he also added his voice to a completely hilarious Arrested Development…

io9 Germain Lussier

This Video of Donald Glover Touring the Millennium Falcon Proves Lucasfilm Knows What We Want

“[The Falcon] has never looked better than when Lando had it,” says Donald Glover in a new video to promote Solo: A Star Wars Story. And we have to agree. Lucasfilm and Disney just posted a video of Glover, who plays Lando Calrissian in Solo, giving a tour of his Millennium Falcon, MTV Cribs-style. There’s…

io9 Germain Lussier

Made With 28,800 Thumb Tacks, This Star Wars Conference Table Is a Finger-Killing Masterpiece

We’ve all been guilty of raiding the office supply closet for non-work reasons. Maybe it’s to build a paperclip chain, or to cover a co-workers cubicle in sticky notes. But few of us have gone so far as to create a tabletop Star Wars mural using 28,800 painstakingly embedded thumb tacks. This masterpiece was created…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

An Exclusive Look at Sideshow’s Stunning New Princess Leia Figure

Sideshow Collectibles’ line of “Premium Format” Star Wars statues is getting a new entry in the form of Alderaan’s most beloved princess, and io9 has an exclusive look at the full statue in all its rebel glory. Based off Leia’s appearance in A New Hope, the statue was first revealed on April 20 in a…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook

The Newest Solo Featurette Juxtaposes the Freedom of Han With the Tyranny of the Empire

Disney has released a new preview featurette for Solo, and it’s chock full of new footage, a lot of it very dark. “The universe we see in Solo was different from anything we’ve seen in any other Star Wars film,” director Ron Howard says, as the video starts, and in the new footage shown, you…

io9 Julie Muncy

Hokey Religion is No Match For This Authentic Han Solo Blaster Auction, Kid

This auction shot first. This June, as reported by Reuters, Julien’s Auctions is putting up one of the most iconic props in filmmaking for sale: Han Solo’s blaster. This particular version of the prop, from Return of the Jedi, was made by the art director on the film, James L. Schoppe. Like every version of…

io9 Julie Muncy

Most of Solo Was Shot by Ron Howard, According to a New Report

The Last Jedi Comic Adaptation Adds Another Heartwrenching Wrinkle to Luke Skywalker

Darth Vader’s Comic Is a Fantastic Showcase of What Became of the Jedi After Revenge of the Sith

A New Solo Clip Indicates Han’s Expanded Universe Story Is Now Star Wars Canon

Watch Rick Moranis’ Spaceballs Cameo on The Goldbergs and Witness the Power of Sequels

Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu Is One of the Weirdest Star Wars Stories Ever Told

Relive the Best Part of the Star Wars Prequels With These Custom-Built RC Pod Racers

Watch Luke and Leia Team Up With the Ewoks Again Immediately After Return of the Jedi

This Talented Artist Has Envisioned an All-Women Knights of Ren, and They Rule

Watching This Guy Build a Giant Lego Star Destroyer Is Hypnotic

A Deleted Scene From The Force Awakens Just Got A Stellar Animated Resurrection

Open Channel: What’s Your Best Star Wars Story?

The First Clip From Solo: A Star Wars Story Shows Chewbacca Officially Becoming Han’s Co-Pilot

Watch Star Wars‘ Classic Hyperspace Jump Recreated Using Fiber-Optics and Poster Board

Ron Howard’s Arrested Development Parody of Star Wars Puts a Hilarious Spin on A New Hope

This Video of Donald Glover Touring the Millennium Falcon Proves Lucasfilm Knows What We Want

Made With 28,800 Thumb Tacks, This Star Wars Conference Table Is a Finger-Killing Masterpiece

An Exclusive Look at Sideshow’s Stunning New Princess Leia Figure

The Newest Solo Featurette Juxtaposes the Freedom of Han With the Tyranny of the Empire

Hokey Religion is No Match For This Authentic Han Solo Blaster Auction, Kid

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