Star Wars news for the week of April 13, 2018
The purpose of this roundup is to put all the Star Wars news from the week of April 13, 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
Check out the new poster for Solo: A Star Wars Story and see it in theaters May 25. #HanSolo pic.twitter.com/ddWgzswfGt
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 9, 2018
Find my full reaction video to the Solo trailer on my new Youtube channel at https://t.co/u0gf2QSd35 pic.twitter.com/eAi3vSzN5A
— Joonas Suotamo (@JoonasSuotamo) April 9, 2018
Noticing that they have since ADDED Chewie to a few scenes is interesting. #SoloAStarWarsStory pic.twitter.com/88l5XSonSc
— James Baney (@Mirahtrunks) April 9, 2018
Alden Ehrenreich Talks About His Han Solo Role, Harrison Ford and George Lucas – #SoloAStarWarsStory #StarWars – https://t.co/gmTjNXSqXx pic.twitter.com/xXIl2HQgHU
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) April 7, 2018
New ‘Solo’ Poster From French Retailer Featuring Alden Ehrenreich – https://t.co/1WB7zGndRP #StarWars #HanSolo #Solo pic.twitter.com/HwbVHFb2Lh
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) April 7, 2018
Qi’ra Hero Series Figure portrait – Image via @starwarsradar #soloastarwarsstory #starwars #hasbro #hansolo pic.twitter.com/pzV3piQUTo
— Yakface (@yak_face) April 7, 2018
Assortment Of New Promo Art For ‘Solo’ Hits The Web – https://t.co/VfDSniDkJf #StarWars #HanSolo #Solo pic.twitter.com/GVF5uCKobs
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) April 8, 2018
Mixing stage #SoloAStarWarsStory #SkywalkerSound music #JohnPowell #JohnWilliams it’s coming together pic.twitter.com/j0KDgG3GUC
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) April 8, 2018
More Confirmation Of Jon Favreau’s ‘Solo’ Character – https://t.co/HFyu3Snxxi #StarWars #HanSolo #Solo pic.twitter.com/EAnkXhXoa5
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) April 8, 2018
Will we see Chewbacca build the Bowcaster he has in A New Hope or take back the one the Empire stole from him? Had one in ROTS before becoming a slave…I would f’n love @RealRonHoward if he gave it a little wink/nod.#SoloAStarWarsStory @HanSoloStory #HanSolo #StarWars pic.twitter.com/mikuqVnfdi
— Steve Scissorpunch (@SteveDunk5) April 8, 2018
Is this two scruffy looking nerf herders on the new #Solo poster? pic.twitter.com/WK5VR3RPwR
— Star Wars Junk (@StarWarsJunk) April 9, 2018
My character in #StarWars #Solo is ready to roll. pic.twitter.com/kMHT0Ha8vV
— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) April 8, 2018
One of the new ‘Solo’ posters ! pic.twitter.com/XzLmnaqITS
— Tim Veekhoven (@Sompeetalay) April 8, 2018
Solo: A @StarWars Story is the final, fifth cover for our summer movie spectacular! See all five covers now: https://t.co/QZLKTmHKZb pic.twitter.com/z75VQX1rtd
— Disney D23 (@DisneyD23) April 9, 2018
New Solo Vehicle and Weapon Names Revealed | https://t.co/Gox1PxSoBv https://t.co/ObhX98T2cp #hasbro #hasbrogaming #soloastarwarsstory pic.twitter.com/ZdCWoPzkiN
— Yakface (@yak_face) April 9, 2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story and concept art for Star Wars: 1313 #soloastarwarsstory #starwars1313 pic.twitter.com/9eIy6jfKpT
— Yakface (@yak_face) April 9, 2018
Renault Partner With ‘Star Wars’, Solo’ & Win A Trip To Rancho Obi-Wan – https://t.co/0O4EBL2u2Q #StarWars @renault_fr @RanchoObiWan #HanSolo #RenaultZoe pic.twitter.com/BYXvoQc36L
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) April 10, 2018
And here are all of the 12 Cloud-Riders from #SoloAStarWarsStory! pic.twitter.com/8Wbx4fO6ym
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) April 10, 2018
Just got back to NYC and discovered that I’m a Star Wars toy!!! pic.twitter.com/Ht2mEjrp2A
— Paul Bettany (@Paul_Bettany) April 10, 2018
Alden Ehrenreich talks about the young Han/Chewie dynamic in #SoloAStarWarsStory, plus more exclusive intel in my summer movie preview https://t.co/TXxvweUpod pic.twitter.com/WhQ8dAafk2
— Brian Truitt (@briantruitt) April 10, 2018
#SoloAStarWarsStory co-costume designer Glyn Dillon is spilling the beans on how my new favorite droid L3-37 was brought to life by the costume/art departments, @ILMVFX & actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge. #StarWars https://t.co/c9ZfajLDS4 pic.twitter.com/QXsPcjZ65z
— Phil Szostak (@PhilSzostak) April 10, 2018
#StarWars snuck a bounty hunter from ‘Rogue One’ into ‘Solo’ https://t.co/Rm79o2iWAe pic.twitter.com/DsOZaw9b4u
— UPROXX (@UPROXX) April 11, 2018
We chat with up and coming scoundrels Alden Ehrenreich and @DonaldGlover about #HanSolo‘s Star Wars Story, visit the prop re-creation specialists at @RegalRobot, and more, on The #StarWarsShow! pic.twitter.com/Vg8vbAINsH
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 11, 2018
@starwars @theforcenet @ThatChrisA @chocolachocola1 @linadhingra the Force strikes again. Dice I placed in the Falcon were to personalize Hans character & good luck as they were in Ron Howard’s car in Graffiti. Ron ends up directing Solo & explains their history
— Roger J Christian (@roger_christian) April 12, 2018
Taking a break from mixing #Solo to stroll down memory lane. Screening #AmericanGraffiti plus q&a w/me and #GeorgeLucas Fun! pic.twitter.com/0x6oE26UX8
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) April 13, 2018
She’s got it where it counts. The Millennium Falcon, drawn by @Danmumforddraws, hits the subscriber cover of Empire’s June issue #SoloAStarWarsStory https://t.co/dQ7fD2k4ed pic.twitter.com/VOIfglPRs1
— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) April 13, 2018
Television News and Rumors
Jyn Erso gives chase when her kyber crystal necklace is stolen in Star Wars #ForcesOfDestiny: “Jyn’s Trade.” pic.twitter.com/2WgAWpIFFR
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 9, 2018
Around the Web
Lucasfilm Has Digital Clones Of Favourite ‘Star Wars’ Characters – https://t.co/51DCPWviZG #StarWars #TheLastJedi @RianJohnson @ILMVFX @ILM_UK @inversedotcom pic.twitter.com/Pw8zLfbfXK
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) April 7, 2018
John Williams to Be Honored at BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards https://t.co/gJaRwEGvN3
— Variety (@Variety) April 9, 2018
Zak Penn Reveals George Lucas Visited Spielberg On Set Of Ready Player One https://t.co/xUheVABPHL pic.twitter.com/KdTbCyGqdO
— thebeardedtrio (@thebeardedtrio) April 9, 2018
Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, has produced over 60 films, which has racked up an astonishing 120 Oscar noms, with 25 wins, and over $11 billion worldwide in grosses. She is recognized as part of #Variety500 presented by @verizondigital https://t.co/iegrOOHOHB
— Variety (@Variety) April 10, 2018
“Sunrise doesn’t last all morning
A cloudburst doesn’t last all day…
So I must be on my way
And face another day.” https://t.co/lcVR6uqbf9— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 11, 2018
“I knew this was an ambush…”#QuotableQuotes https://t.co/WV14AHK5Gk
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) April 11, 2018
Just realized that Luke Skywalker’s story begins with Leia sending a projection of herself asking for help, and ends with Luke sending a projection to help Leia. pic.twitter.com/VdMXcFyvco
— JM McNab (@jmmcnabagain) April 11, 2018
Video Games
Yub Nub! Yub Nub! Ewok Hunt is coming to #StarWarsBattlefrontII. Be prepared: https://t.co/iy0mrPcAgb pic.twitter.com/zrFsM0VVnC
— EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) April 13, 2018
Books
#HanSolo and Chewie get into some bounty hunter trouble thanks to the spectacular Sana Starros in https://t.co/mVXi17I07U‘s excerpt from the upcoming novel Last Shot. https://t.co/P43zBoGGXu pic.twitter.com/MWCHKRIwiu
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 6, 2018
SOOOOOOON! Had the most incredible time working on this book. Fantastic story by @cavanscott! pic.twitter.com/LMXcPwnoOr
— Elsa Charretier (@e_charretier) April 9, 2018
Lando and L3-37 get to work in https://t.co/mVXi17qoJk‘s exclusive excerpt from the upcoming novel, Last Shot. https://t.co/v6H60orzSo pic.twitter.com/kPRKMnzVcJ
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 12, 2018
Comics
https://t.co/mVXi17I07U discovers more about the characters, creatures, and worlds of #TheLastJedi from some great comics. https://t.co/BfX0KzAmoz pic.twitter.com/JmvQa1K8l3
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 6, 2018
INTERVIEW: Before #SoloAStarWarsStory, Go All In With @TheRodneyBarnes & @paolovillanelli‘s Lando: Double Or Nothinghttps://t.co/6G0YBB5nTm pic.twitter.com/CDmpQjO6WM
— Comic Book Resources (@CBR) April 11, 2018
Second analog cover, and first one I can reveal! This is was SO much fun to draw, and @Worstwizard did such an amazing job coloring our Star Wars Adventures story. #Lando pic.twitter.com/MNBiMHKSMG
— Elsa Charretier (@e_charretier) April 12, 2018
Excited that my @IDWPublishing #starwars #HanSolo alternate cover is revealed. It’s a great looking book with @e_charretier and more amazing folk coming together on this pic.twitter.com/7j3KSxqupJ
— Oeming (@Oeming) April 12, 2018
Attractions
Video: Test Footage Of ‘Galaxy’s Edge’ Millennium Falcon Ride – https://t.co/N8AX2EPG4g #StarWars #GalaxysEdge pic.twitter.com/b4mRFiI6bE
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) April 10, 2018
Solo: A #StarWars Story Actor Joonas Suotamo will appear at Star Wars: Galactic Nights on May 27 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! Here are the details: https://t.co/5rEbubq5EG. pic.twitter.com/47EMwPcbSR
— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) April 11, 2018
Collecting
A galaxy of new #HanSolo products are arriving soon. Check them out at https://t.co/mVXi17qoJk. https://t.co/Ls7roUxsf8 pic.twitter.com/eQyrQqRWYe
— Star Wars (@starwars) April 11, 2018
Solo: An Unofficial Checklist 1.0 Now Available | https://t.co/Gox1PxSoBv https://t.co/99OhqDlBzY #soloastarwarsstory #hasbro #lego #mattel #jakks #funko pic.twitter.com/YCcORoNoZJ
— Yakface (@yak_face) April 11, 2018
Check out new Solo: A Star Wars Story toys from Hasbro, LEGO, Funko and more! #Solo #StarWars #HanSolo https://t.co/tkGZXYFReR
— ComingSoon.net (@comingsoonnet) April 9, 2018
New Solo: A Star Wars Story Products From Hasbro Unveiled [EXCLUSIVE] – https://t.co/ecCtTDAjeB pic.twitter.com/cI2mlM9IeQ
— Screen Rant (@screenrant) April 9, 2018
#Hasbro‘s #Solo products are out on April 13, 2018. The first entry to the Solo – #StarWarsUniverse section of our Hasbro photo archive is the #HanSolo‘s #Landspeeder. https://t.co/qDvXJJjsLP#StarWars #Lucasfilm #Disney #ToyPhotography #HasbroToyPic #WeAreAllRebelScum pic.twitter.com/PnnKq7i1Wj
— Rebelscum.com (@rebelscumnews) April 9, 2018
‘Solo’ Target Exclusive Black Series 6″ Chewbacca Figure – https://t.co/NstwzbY23B #StarWars @HasbroNews #HanSolo #Solo pic.twitter.com/susnDjHISR
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) April 9, 2018
What did we do to #StarWars to deserve these scary Chewbacca costumes: https://t.co/WpnHsKdmDX #HanSolo pic.twitter.com/78TDYESiG2
— Nerdist (@nerdist) April 9, 2018
Get a look at the Solo: A Star Wars Story Funko figures https://t.co/8DlU40nicM
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) April 9, 2018
Solo: A Star Wars Collection by @HerUniverse coming soon to Hot Topic. pic.twitter.com/7KgL5Yw0dr
— Hot Topic (@HotTopic) April 10, 2018
Gorgeous Lando Tabletop Collection From Seven20 – https://t.co/iOQ2Ymnc1R #StarWars @seven20life #HanSolo #Solo pic.twitter.com/txDx2lxQNy
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) April 10, 2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story teaser poster now available on Disney Movie Rewards https://t.co/gJttob33PQ #SoloAStarWarsStory #DMR #Disneymovierewards pic.twitter.com/MzLWH7sqcX
— Yakface (@yak_face) April 11, 2018
ICYMI, this Death Star pet bed allows you to destroy the galaxy with cuteness: https://t.co/GNFTrOUeeu #NationalPetDay pic.twitter.com/mRrLtpb1rB
— Nerdist (@nerdist) April 11, 2018
Details On Topps ‘Solo’ Trading Cards – https://t.co/ldVsVBNdmg #StarWars @Topps #HanSolo #Solo pic.twitter.com/IH5rgZcx5a
— Jedi News (@JediNewsUK) April 12, 2018
