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The
Star Wars franchise has been churning out content since Disney acquired Lucasfilm, and is showing no signs of slowing down. Gareth Edwardsâ
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story broke ground as the first standalone film in the franchise, and it turns out that concept art for the movie features an A+ Han Solo reference.
Prior to
Rogue Oneâs release, it seemed like a major risk for
Star Wars to produce a blockbuster that wasnât in the main timeline. But audiences responded well to the story, as well as its inclusion of Darth Vader. Some
Rogue One concept art has circulated online, and screenwriter Gary Whitta pointed out the reference to Leia calling Han a âscruffy looking nerf herderâ back in
In Chewie actor Joonas Suotamo s My Life as a Wookiee (translated from Finnish and shared on Twitter by an Adam Driver fan account), it is revealed that the torture scene was very intense and that he believes it was cut because it undermined Kylo s eventful redemption and sacrifice.
Interestingly, the scene does appear in the official novelization, with Kylo reading Chewie s mind and, instead of finding hatred, he sees only images of love that Chewie has for the young Ben Solo.
The novelization s author Rae Carson was asked about the scene and confirmed that the mind reading bit was something she added with studio approval, meaning that bit was not shot for the film.
In Chewie actor Joonas Suotamo s My Life as a Wookiee (translated from Finnish and shared on Twitter by an Adam Driver fan account), it is revealed that the torture scene was very intense and that he believes it was cut because it undermined Kylo s eventful redemption and sacrifice.
Interestingly, the scene does appear in the official novelisation, with Kylo reading Chewie s mind and, instead of finding hatred, he sees only images of love that Chewie has for the young Ben Solo.
The novelisation s author Rae Carson was asked about the scene and confirmed that the mind reading bit was something she added with studio approval, meaning that bit was not shot for the film.
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Given just how popular
Star Wars is, generations of fans feel very strongly about the galaxy far, far away. As such, every new release inspires some hot takes, and usually at least a pinch of backlash. The Skywalker Saga came to a close with J.J. Abrams
The Rise of Skywalker, which was met with a mixed response when it arrived in theaters. One of the most controversial plot points was Rey and Kylo Ren s big kiss, and now