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Wednesday, 17 May 2023

'INDY V': LATEST NEWS (MID-MAY 2023)

Movie poster art by Tony Stella.

Officially the longest running movie of the series (clocking-in at a whip-cracking 2 hrs 24 mins, no less!), Indy V will soon be debuting at this year's glossy and elitist Cannes Film Festival (out of competition), and we look forward to hearing early reviews, which we're sure will be most positive.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Harrison Ford attend Indiana Jones premiere at Cannes | Daily Mail Online

Harrison Ford Presented With Honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes – The Hollywood Reporter

Phoebe Waller-Bridge joins Harrison Ford at Indiana Jones photocall at the Cannes Film Festival | Daily Mail Online

Ford and the main cast, with James Mangold, at Cannes on 18/5/23.

Latest news in the release build-up...

Harrison Ford made an iconic entrance onto the Indiana Jones 5 set | The Digital Fix

Indiana Jones movies confirm Disney+ release ahead of Dial of Destiny

Mads Mikkelsen previews his Indiana Jones villain Voller | EW.com

Indiana Jones 5 Writers Did What They Could to Terrify Harrison Ford

For 'Indiana Jones 5,' John Williams Scored 90 Minutes of Music - Variety

Steven Spielberg Praises Indiana Jones 5 as 'Really Good' - Variety

James Mangold talks de-aging Indiana Jones for a 25-minute Dial of Destiny opening sequence | GamesRadar+

Harrison Ford returns in these exclusive Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny images | GamesRadar+

Saturday, 2 June 2018

'SOLO': MEET THE SCOUNDRELS!

One set of advance Solo: A Star Wars Story character posters would face some fan controversy during the film's 2018 pre-release marketing campaign, due to the fact that our main band of scoundrels were not shown holding their blaster weapons, a cautious creative decision initiated by Disney, apparently in response to worries about the promotion of guns in family entertainment. Thankfully, this character poster set would go on to appear unaltered within international territories.

Above and below are the original versions of those posters as seen at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2018. It would seem that only the Beckett character was showcased in this campaign without a blaster.

More on the main cast of Solo in the fun featurette:
https://www.starwars.com/video/scoundrels-solo-a-star-wars-story

Friday, 25 May 2018

'SOLO': INTRODUCING ALDEN EHRENREICH AS HAN SOLO!

A life less ordinary! Alden Ehrenreich as the new Han Solo!

He spent a lot of his childhood playing with the original KENNER Star Wars toys, now Alden Ehrenreich gets to play one of the franchise's ultimate heroes onscreen, and ride in practical toys made spectacularly real, like the Millennium Falcon, for the all-new Solo: A Star Wars Story, out now in cinemas worldwide. He's still a youngster in the industry, and yet Alden has worked with some of the finest and experienced names in the world of Hollywood directors, from the Coen Brothers, to Warren Beatty, to Francis Ford Coppola, and, in a twist of fate prior linked to the destiny of Harrison Ford, he'd also be 'discovered' by Spielberg and casting director and friend/adviser to Coppola and Lucas: Fred Roos!

First introduced as the new Solo at London's STAR WARS Celebration event in 2016.

Blazing in to battle on Kessel.

Having fun with Emilia Clarke at Cannes- May 2018.

Getting cues from Ron Howard on the Falcon cockpit set.

Filming in Italy with Joonas Suotamo as new buddy Chewbacca.

TOPPS promotional card.

Signed on for two more potential movies in the Lucas saga, the future looks brighter than ever for Alden, who certainly gives his all in this first outing, with talent and well-honed instincts shining through as Han, whilst importantly proving a satisfying successor to an impressed Ford.

Welcome to the Star Wars family, Alden!

Alden doing publicity for Variety magazine. Image: Robert Maxwell.

Friday, 18 May 2018

'SOLO': NEWS - MAY 2018 (WEEK 2)

A legend is born in Solo: A Star Wars Story.

Buckle up, baby, this film's almost here!

Cannes launch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Psa8tfQiU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBR_kY8me5E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbtekwBRA5Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXO7dNpDiXg

Enjoying the spirit of Cannes.

The latest coverage from The Star Wars Show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJljN0uyhkM

Latest trailer/clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYlAtxTRNrY

One of the many special magazines out in the US.

Review roundups:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNBPKvIGk1E

Other news and clips:

The Los Angeles premiere:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYWyKR1RXsc

The Millennium Falcon- only to be operated by particular talents!

The writers speak!:

https://insidethemagic.net/2018/05/interview-solo-a-star-wars-story-screenwriters-jon-and-lawrence-kasdan-on-the-need-for-a-han-solo-origin-story/

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lando-calrissian-sexual-fluidity-solo-star-wars_us_5af77d59e4b00d7e4c1b37a9

Alden Ehrenreich interview (BBC Online):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xjUgsws76g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_4zoujJHJs

Thandie Newton at Cannes wearing her special STAR WARS celebration dress.

Donald Glover interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K_4BO6a2UQ

Emilia Clarke interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYhhm8hMGP8

Joonas Suotamo interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxJMaEkLziA

Ron Howard interviews:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKqNcPynvUU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSU4Yxgj9EE

Wednesday, 16 May 2018

CLASSIC IMAGE: 'STAR WARS' AT CANNES - THEN AND NOW!

George Lucas enjoys the company and youthful vitality of his EPISODE III stars Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman (her hair shaved due to shooting for the political/action comic adaptation of V for Vendetta), as the film begins its European premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this day (May 16th) in 2005.