‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ spinoff as slick as Han Solo

“Solo”, which was originally directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, of “The Lego Movie” fame, who were replaced by veteran Ron Howard, is a standalone anthology film, the second after “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”, if it interests you. I’m not even kidding, please don’t let this post spoil what is a Top-5 shocking Star Wars moment of all-time.

When does this take place? In the Solo scene Park plays Maul’s body, as he did during the character’s first appearance in 1999’s The Phantom Menace (coincidentally, a Star Wars film Ron Howard once turned down directing).

The odds were never in Han Solo’s favour, not back in 1980, when to evade the Empire’s ships he flew the Millennium Falcon headfirst into an asteroid field, despite C-3PO’s incessant pessimism.

Unlike “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” – which sucked but thankfully didn’t have an “A Star Wars Story” attached – “Solo” is the real deal. I don’t think many people are likely to see this picture as a cultural event, or were even hankering for it to be made. It sets the tone for the entire film and creates the right mood for each individual scene. Glover channels Billy Dee Williams so convincingly, he could make me rush out and buy some Colt 45.

Solo and Beckett don’t entirely trust each other, but they both believe that there’s nothing more important than being one step ahead of everyone else.

The chemistry between Han and Chewbacca is also spot on. He’s also featured, though we don’t know how he and Han become best buds. The idea of a Darth Maul film was intriguing from the standpoint of we all thought he was criminally underused and killed off way too soon. That we just do them for the clicks.

All the greatest hits are played in Solo: A Star Wars Story.

From the looks of trailer, she might be some past love of Solo’s, but don’t expect that to last. While we don’t know the specifics of what that sequel will be, I’m curious to see how quickly Lucasfilm moves on a follow-up to Solo and to see the outlaw’s further adventures in a galaxy far, far away. He is supported by an excellent cast consisting of Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, and Paul Bettany.

Will there be ties to the original trilogy?

Yes, yes and more yes!

It was just the first in a series of risky moves surrounding the project, which got through a substantial chunk of its production with original directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller before the duo were surprisingly fired and replaced with Oscar victor (and longtime friend of Lucasfilm) Ron Howard. As always, be excellent to each other.

Just keep your eyes open, you don’t want to miss blue milk, or Han’s classic one liners.

Solo: A Star Wars Story stars Hail, Caesar’s Alden Ehrenreich as Han, with Atlanta’s Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian and The Force Awakens’ Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca. It’s clear that Lucasfilm is hoping to build a Solo expanded universe and having Maul as the glue that holds that story together could work really well.

Solo: A Star Wars Story is crammed to bursting with references to previous Star Wars movies, animated series, books, and even video games. This film is no different. Cinematographer Bradford Young shoots many of these planets in low light, accentuating their grubbiness and one-upping the “used” aesthetic George Lucas insisted on applying to the original films.