'SOLO': MAKING PLANS...

 

Out on the cold, snowy frontier of Vandor, its time for the likeable criminal rogue Tobias Beckett to reveal his risky but necessary heist plan against an Imperial Cargo Train, not just to his beloved and comrade Val, but also to a new recruit in the world of shady entrepreneur-dom: soon-to-be space pilot Han Solo, in a scene shot on location in Italy for Solo: A Star Wars Story.

'SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY' - OUT NOW ON UK BLU-RAY/DVD/DIGITAL!

It's time to 'buckle up, baby', lightspeed your way down via the nearest habitable Outer Rim trading post and pick up your copy of Solo: A Star Wars Story, out now in all UK home entertainment formats. Those fans who sadly didn't get to see it on the big screen will surely enjoy this truly fun and thoroughly entertaining summer Star Wars blockbuster, whilst fans who saw and loved it first time round can also catch up on all the special 'Easter Eggs' they may have missed!

US release review:
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Solo-A-Star-Wars-Story-4K-Blu-ray/205706/

Release trailer (US):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-H9iUziVX8

An unusual hiding place for Qi'ra and Han in one of the film's early deleted scenes.

Deleted scene taster:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TvzXPhzr4U

Behind the scenes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfxoXB4aKRE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8815hhloAEY

The cast talks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSiFJ-NN_7w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEpuHfbvD0s
https://www.youtube.com/starwars

Clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3tP1Xh7_C4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3EKgqjMw4g

Also available on standard Blu-ray.

Get it here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Solo-Star-Story-Blu-ray-Region/dp/B07D5LFM7H/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1537719422&sr=8-2&keywords=solo+a+star+wars+story

'SOLO': A BRIDGE TOO FAR?

In sequences filmed at the Italian Dolomites, Thandie Newton looks every inch the formidable, capable thief and Star Wars action heroine as Val, getting ready for a risky train heist on Vandor. A lovely image from Solo: A Star Wars Story, of which Val's overall retro look would apparently be inspired by the real-life 1960's activist Angela Davis.

More on Thandie Newton/Val:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQzukexwyvw

'SOLO': INTRODUCING THANDIE NEWTON AS VAL...

Ready for the next 'job': Thandie Newton as Val.

MILD SPOILERS AHEAD!

It's been a great couple of years for Brit star Thandie Newton, entering an all-new phase of an already diverse career, what with the well-deserved acclaim she's received for her truly captivating performance as an android brothel keeper in the sci-fi nightmare of HBO's Westworld, and now getting to play with even bigger franchise toys, as well as portraying an even more iconic and memorable figure in film history, inhabiting the fiery and efficient thief and crack shot Val, part of the game-changing rogue hero-shaping events of the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story.

On the battlefield of Mimban. But are Val and Beckett really fighting for the Empire?

Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsDdQwwF8-E

And as the next formidable female figure of the saga, Newton's action anti-hero-of-sorts in Val clearly doesn't suffer fools gladly, speaks her mind and readies her blaster when necessary, and trusts only a few key people- most notably the efficient and versatile Tobias Beckett- leader of the band of thieves and fortune hunters she's been long-time hooked up with. And when that young and feisty Han Solo turns ups with his own cocksure attitude and abilities, and wants in on their schemes of glory and plunder, you can bet things will be getting pretty tense!

Planning their unique heist on the cold world of Vandor.

Always a fan of the saga, Thandie Newton talked to the UK's Radio Times magazine (April 2018) on the importance of being in Solo:

'I'm the first woman of colour to have a prominent role in the Star Wars legacy. There have been others with one line and Lupita Nyong'o was a computer generated character, but you didn't get to see the colour of her skin.

I'm the first. I'm going to have a toy and everything. It's exciting, but that's all I can say. It's a big deal.'

UPDATE: New UK interview:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/may/19/thandie-newton-being-the-first-dark-skinned-woman-in-star-wars-is-great-and-awful

Val, prepared for heist action with her cable equipment.

Thandie Newton and fellow Brit babe Emilia Clarke at the Solo premiere in Los Angeles.

'SOLO': EVEN MORE CHARACTER POSTERS!

More colourful character posters for the newly post production completed Solo: A Star Wars Story, including one for Paul Bettany's villainous role.

He may not be a well known name compared to his colleagues, but I have to say that I'm disappointed with Disney/Lucasfilm that Joonas Suotamo is not credited here- a fine successor to Peter Mayhew, Mister Suotamo more than deserves a proper acting credit on his poster, having now done three STAR WARS films and especially based on the scene-stealer teaser footage for the film shown so far! To me, this echoes the dismal time in 1977 when Anthony Daniels, Dave Prowse and Peter Mayhew were never named for their roles in marketing/publicity photos.