Star Wars news for the week of March 16, 2018
The purpose of this roundup is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of March 16, 2018 in one location. If you read this each week, you should be able to converse fluently with any Star Wars fan on everything from the latest Star Wars developments to the latest toys. And maybe you’ll even share with them something that they might have missed.
Let’s get to it!
Solo: A Star Wars Story News and Rumors
Prepare to make the jump into hyperspace. Solo: A Star Wars Story is in theaters on May 25. #HanSolo pic.twitter.com/Mf39OAGW7M
— Star Wars (@starwars) March 9, 2018
#abbeyroad exciting day as full orchestra begins recording #SoloAStarWarsStory Gr8 score under #JohnPowell including a new #HanSolo theme by #johnwilliams pic.twitter.com/UfB20JJ2kk
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) March 10, 2018
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Banner Offers New Look At The Main Heroes – https://t.co/YrEZgxteCo #StarWars #Solo @DennysDiner @heroichollywood pic.twitter.com/KgY3qqWmJl
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) March 14, 2018
Nice find by @StarWarsNewsNet #SoloAStarWarsStory https://t.co/cSrELT9NA2 pic.twitter.com/r9wzhoTeFR
— PartisanCantina.com (@PartisanCantina) March 14, 2018
Mail call: Denny’s Marketing Campaign Invite for Solo: A Star Wars Story #starwars #soloastarwarsstory #dennys #lucasfilm pic.twitter.com/EdukxSVEWs
— Yakface (@yak_face) March 15, 2018
Awkward…@yak_face @JTArchives @JediNewsUK @FLYGUY @JediDefender pic.twitter.com/dCAbgKGpIB
— Star Wars TOYS 360 (@SWtoys360) March 15, 2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi News and Rumors
Learn how Crait’s stunning crystal foxes came to life in this bonus content from Star Wars: #TheLastJedi. Available on Digital, #MoviesAnywhere, and 4K UHD March 13 | and on Blu-ray™ March 27. https://t.co/8J9vlo2PUi pic.twitter.com/Sleqw0idD8
— Star Wars (@starwars) March 12, 2018
You’ve really gotta hear @JohnBoyega‘s impression of Han Solo’s Force Ghost. #StarWars pic.twitter.com/uegixD1UhK
— Kevin Polowy (@djkevlar) March 9, 2018
Watch Daisy Ridley’s Facebook Q&A Session – https://t.co/lcRp1XODHN #StarWars #Rey #DaisyRidley #TheLastJedi pic.twitter.com/xg0PAem1rw
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) March 10, 2018
Watch the first 11 minutes of #TheLastJedi’s behind the scenes doc. https://t.co/MdyRv3ko4D pic.twitter.com/wow5ZJvHTv
— Dunc (@clubjade) March 12, 2018
.@HamillHimself got emotional seeing the Yoda puppet in action on #TheLastJedi set https://t.co/Rw54u4tL9t pic.twitter.com/rFhtqTiXeu
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 12, 2018
.@HamillHimself on Rian Johnson’s polarizing take on Luke Skywalker in #TheLastJedi: “He’s always right” https://t.co/8G75czb9F0
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) March 12, 2018
Travel deeper into the Star Wars galaxy with an exclusive bonus documentary, “The Director and the Jedi.” Watch it today when you bring home #TheLastJedi on Digital, Movies Anywhere & 4K UHD: https://t.co/8J9vlo2PUi pic.twitter.com/YCAXGJKX12
— Star Wars (@starwars) March 13, 2018
There’s a BTS moment in THE DIRECTOR AND THE JEDI that gave me hope there’d be a deleted Caretakers dance scene and this all now makes complete sense to me LOL @rianjohnson https://t.co/axPxnDIBuh
— jen yamato (@jenyamato) March 12, 2018
Rian Johnson reflected on Carrie Fisher, who he said never got a chance to see the final version of #TheLastJedi before her passing. pic.twitter.com/ubnPnx9hIA
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 13, 2018
In both novelizations there’s a scene where Snoke touches Kylo’s face to swipe a tear from under his eye. Looks like Andy and Adam filmed it but it never made the cut. It makes Snoke a thousand times creepier tbh. pic.twitter.com/maXvCqwQIW
— CC | AdamBen&KyloRen (@writerchick3) March 13, 2018
The Last Jedi’s out today in the states for digital download, blu in two weeks. Of all the special features, my favorite one is kinda hidden, so wanted to call it out. If you buy the movie anywhere online (or the blu) you have access to a music only version of TLJ.
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) March 13, 2018
“You can see Laura Dern say ‘pew’ when she fires the gun, which she could never not do every time she shot it.” — Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi Commentary pic.twitter.com/Wkr803BQte
— gabrielle (@daisyridleee) March 13, 2018
the TLJ documentary was worth it for this shot alone pic.twitter.com/KvuheMlhdv
— emi (@plantblogger) March 14, 2018
Tom Hardy’s Cameo From ‘The Last Jedi’ Revealed – https://t.co/a23GCVjfqk #StarWars #TomHardy #TheLastJedi pic.twitter.com/S1sY6YWtsw
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) March 14, 2018
It’s official, there’s still Easter eggs to be found in #TheLastJedi!
Ram Bergman, @rianjohnson, and @HamillHimself swing by the #TwitterHouse at #SXSW to chat about their behind-the-scenes documentary The Director and The Jedi. pic.twitter.com/Fg1fAhBkpj
— Twitter Movies (@TwitterMovies) March 15, 2018
Director Rian Johnson discusses the challenges facing Luke Skywalker in the exclusive bonus documentary, “The Director and the Jedi.” Watch it today when you bring home Star Wars: #TheLastJedi on Digital, Movies Anywhere & 4K UHD: https://t.co/8J9vlo2PUi pic.twitter.com/MLaP1Oqknx
— Star Wars (@starwars) March 15, 2018
Around the Web
We report back from @HamillHimself‘s Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony and interview Harrison Ford and George Lucas! Then, we talk to BB-8 puppeteer @BrianHezza. This and more, on The #StarWarsShow. pic.twitter.com/ACrUmLhX6K
— Star Wars (@starwars) March 13, 2018
#RogueOne‘s faux VHS commercial is wonderfully retro https://t.co/d0g0MooF0L pic.twitter.com/ZSDjjPc0Sy
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 9, 2018
Meet Kyle, constructor of this 17-feet tall AT-AT, in https://t.co/mVXi17I07U‘s latest Fully Operational Fandom. https://t.co/h2cDH0nowv pic.twitter.com/N4LtkqC474
— Star Wars (@starwars) March 10, 2018
I remember not wanting to wear a gold jumpsuit like a rejected member of ABBA or if I could memorize dialogue in a foreign language-but thought “Who cares? No one outside of Germany will ever see this!” Thanks to the internet-NOTHING EVER GOES AWAY. Who knew? https://t.co/qkmBOsajLS
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) March 11, 2018
I’m shinier. https://t.co/is7oTNoJz2
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) March 12, 2018
Someone just asked me “so what else do you sing besides Weird Al songs” and I just blinked at them
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) March 13, 2018
I asked @HamillHimself about that magical #Oscars meet-cute between him and Wonder Woman herself, @GalGadot https://t.co/kS7BC8tD07 pic.twitter.com/EUTBUYWhCA
— Brian Truitt (@briantruitt) March 13, 2018
BB-8 and porg puppeteer Brian Herring on his journey to #TheLastJedi. https://t.co/2p5SZM8mjC pic.twitter.com/hnVBRAr9tf
— Star Wars (@starwars) March 15, 2018
Legendary filmmaker George Lucas broke ground with his wife, CBS News contributor Mellody Hobson, on a new museum in Los Angeles. It’s the future home of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which will house much of their art collection of around 10,000 pieces: pic.twitter.com/1hXvIHrQgy
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 15, 2018
Books
Here are 8 things we learned from #TheLastJedi‘s Visual Dictionary. https://t.co/yGp2dOtcjG pic.twitter.com/FB1tPifVbX
— Star Wars (@starwars) March 13, 2018
Author Phil Szostak Shares New Details On The Process of Creating His ‘Art of Star Wars’ Books – Part 2 – #StarWars – https://t.co/XLwAFoVIkV pic.twitter.com/XqF8wQ7Rg7
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) March 13, 2018
Snoke’s Backstory Is A Lot Less Mysterious After The Last Jedi Novelization – https://t.co/N6tC1whW1O pic.twitter.com/muWbhuVnyg
— Screen Rant (@screenrant) March 13, 2018
Your #WookieepediaWormhole this week, as brilliantly suggested by @nancipants, is Camie Marstrap!https://t.co/4XARVigpQ9
If you’ve started @jasoncfry‘s THE LAST JEDI novelization, her name may be surprisingly familiar… pic.twitter.com/RGJfZ3QzNW
— Star Wars Books (@DelReyStarWars) March 14, 2018
So this is … JUST A BIT EXCITING. Enormous thanks to Rian Johnson for his generosity and trust, to all my friends at LFL and Del Rey, and most importantly to all the readers who wanted to know more about this rich, rewarding story! Wow! pic.twitter.com/4iNnSMydGb
— Jason Fry (@jasoncfry) March 14, 2018
Comics
Forty years ago today, this super issue of STAR WARS WEEKLY was published in the UK by Marvel Comics. It’s really special for fan and writer Mark Newbold; he wrote about it for the Star Wars website in 2016 – read his piece here https://t.co/LJcs31G0to pic.twitter.com/4gtbeggoGP
— soundstageevents (@soundstageevent) March 15, 2018
Our @PREVIEWSworld Exclusive @Marvel PREVIEWS Prevue this week is #StarWars Poe Dameron #25 from @CharlesSoule & @_AngelUnzueta_! Legend Found Part V! https://t.co/XQRMdHOH1w pic.twitter.com/tmpCL6AoQX
— PREVIEWSworld (@PREVIEWSworld) March 15, 2018
Attractions
Star Wars takes over the Shanghai Disneyland castle! pic.twitter.com/LHdvGc8OjT
— Matt Martin (@missingwords) March 11, 2018
And I am delighted to return to the beautiful Emerald Isle to spend St. Patrick’s Day with the people of Ireland at the Festival & meet your President! Also a rare opportunity to indulge in a mug of delicious green milk. https://t.co/aePeuiQgDd
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) March 12, 2018
Construction launches for George Lucas’ L.A. museum at groundbreaking ceremony https://t.co/sdYzUJLdVL pic.twitter.com/HsxH0MBmUU
— Variety (@Variety) March 14, 2018
George Lucas’ Museum of Narrative Art is no longer just a concept in a galaxy far, far away. Take a look inside: https://t.co/sdYzUJLdVL pic.twitter.com/a6SUA3foTQ
— Variety (@Variety) March 14, 2018
Video Games
Rian Johnson Slipped an Obscure Video Game Reference Into ‘The Last Jedi’ https://t.co/dvHgUWhlSw pic.twitter.com/szA0qzxiFb
— TheWrap (@TheWrap) March 15, 2018
How did Luke’s compass from #BattlefrontII make its way into #StarWarsTheLastJedi? The Lucasfilm Story Group breaks it down. Full video here: https://t.co/dHj7EVE566 pic.twitter.com/7Lp05MIfJi
— Star Wars Games (@StarWarsGames) March 15, 2018
Collecting
New Adam Driver Autographs On Sale From ‘Star Wars’ Authentics! – https://t.co/CTjyFxHqcH #StarWars @Topps #StarWarsAuthentics #AdamDriver pic.twitter.com/7Ruz0Tv7SH
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) March 9, 2018
With your help, Hasbro is about to launch it’s largest Star Wars project yet. A barge built for a Hutt. https://t.co/EpCE7VXFvd pic.twitter.com/enr7Myclfp
— Star Wars (@starwars) March 11, 2018
Wal-Mart will be getting an exclusive POP! from Solo – A Star Wars Story. No info on who it is. Placeholder has been found but not live.
Thanks @yak_face
.https://t.co/LlnkJgt4qQ pic.twitter.com/C6bDjHpaTg— Popoholic_Maniac (@pop_maniac) March 13, 2018
Based on the box image that leaked out,,my guess is Chewbacca with goggles is Target’s exclusive #funko #SoloaStarWarsStory #target pic.twitter.com/D9LJduUm21
— Yakface (@yak_face) March 13, 2018
Funko POP! Vinyl Star Wars The Last Jedi: Vulptex Crystalline Fox Figure PRE-ORDER https://t.co/xJKwqoEdLr pic.twitter.com/JN1ZoLz9uU
— Dorksidetoys (@Dorksidetoys) March 12, 2018
Luke How Far I’ve Come:
A) Generic Lemon-Haired Ken Doll Luke
B) Black-Haired Semi-Conscious Adult-Diaper Luke
C) Pumped-Up Roid-Rage With Balcony You Could Do Shakespeare From Luke
D) Senior Citizen Jedi Pension-Plan Future Force-Ghost Luke#CollectEmAll pic.twitter.com/5q820fjTv5— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) March 14, 2018
Seen on #HasbroPulse: Yes, this dream vehicle is nearly 4 feet long, but what does that mean for packaging? Here’s Hasbro’s own Mark Boudreaux with the white box mock-up for size. #HasLab #BackTheBarge pic.twitter.com/wEit2Lem10
— Hasbro (@HasbroNews) March 15, 2018
TOYS ‘R’ US Closing All U.S., Over 30,000 To Lose Jobs – Report https://t.co/nkuCLb2jN7 pic.twitter.com/5BzBZ4kI1T
— Newsarama (@Newsarama) March 15, 2018
