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Star Wars Europe Gala

Timenet News Star Wars Celebration's future film session was hosted by Lucasfilm President Kathryn Kennedy. The event not only discussed "Star Wars 8", which was recently completed in London, but also revealed the "Star Wars 8" that has just begun preparations. The Han Solo Biography.

"It's amazing," said Lucasfilm president Kathryn Kennedy, standing in front of 4,000 cheering Star Wars fans. "It's incredible."

For the first three days, fans immersed themselves in the Star Wars universe George Lucas created forty years ago, driving the celebration of Star Wars Europe to a fevered climax. Everyone can be sure that the best will always be saved for last. With the latest news and specials coming out of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story on Friday, Celebration revealed a slew of upcoming Star Wars movie plans.

"Star Wars: Episode VIII" has been released in North America next Christmas

"Star Wars: Episode VIII" UK set photos

"Star Wars 8" director Rian Johnson made a surprise appearance, prompting a burst of cheers from the audience - the first time he has publicly revealed the news of "Star Wars 8". He confirmed that the crew had just finished the main filming part of the film a few days ago, and began to invest in the lengthy production phase of editing and special effects. On the stage, the director still couldn't hide the smile of joy after becoming the director of the "Star Wars" series and realizing his dream.

He recounts the first time his father drove him to the cinema to watch the first Star Wars premiere, telling him before he drove: "We're going to see the most amazing things in the world that you've never seen before. passed."

Lane admits that Star Wars set him up for future directorial ambitions: "When I walked into the Millennium Falcon set, I could feel it was a very exciting experience, and when I walked in, I was Such a strong emotional response."

JFK says Johnson is one of the best directors she's ever worked with: "The way Ryan moves his camera is like Steven Spielberg." This quote comes from Spielberg's longtime producer The words that came out of the mouth were the most appropriate compliments to Ryan Johnson.

Johnson brought a vat of homemade ice cream to his first storytelling session, which helped the director quickly integrate into the Star Wars family.

"Filming 'Star Wars VIII' was in many ways an unparalleled experience," Lane said of the film's production: "My job was to try to surpass the previous one and tell a story that felt alive. "

The young director explained that he initially spent six weeks at Lucasfilm's headquarters in San Francisco to sort out the film's story. During this time, he consulted materials and archives every day, looking at the dailies of "Star Wars 7" that were still in the shooting. He was able to see clips of Star Wars 7 earlier than anyone, and had a general understanding of each character.

While not revealing any key plot points, the director admitted that "Star Wars 8" will end with "Star Wars VII" - Daisy Ridley's Ray faces the long-lost Luke Days Walker (played by Mark Hamill) - for the opening. Johnson's first shot was on Skellig Michael Island in Ireland, the mysterious island where Skywalker lives in seclusion at the end of J.J. Abrams' "The Force Awakens."

"In the second film, we started to focus on the characters and show what was at their core," Johnson said. "The actors were very excited about it."

John Boyega in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

When John Boyega, who played Finn, came on stage to join the director, he described the sequel as "an independent film in a huge series." In addition to Finn, Ray and Skywalker, General Leia, played by Carrie Fisher, will return, and Benicio del Toro will play the unnamed villain.

Ryan Johnson also showed his own black-and-white behind-the-scenes shots at the scene. In the photo, the crew is building a scene of a spacecraft, and the camera can shoot inside and outside the spacecraft. Another photo shows a TIE fighter pilot with a cameo by the director's personal assistant Leo. The behind-the-scenes photos also revealed the film's alternate name at the time - "Space Bear" (Space Bear), which was used as the title of the film during filming to prevent it from being secretly filmed.

Star Wars Episode VIII will be released in the United States on Christmas Day 2017.

"Star Wars Han Solo Story" enters the script preparation stage

The Star Wars Han Solo Story is the second spinoff film after Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The former tells the young story of space pirate Han Solo and is directed by Chris Miller and Phil Lord.

The two directors received even more applause from the audience as soon as they took the stage, admitting that they had just moved to London two days ago, where the film will be shot.

Like Johnson, Miller and Lord are big Star Wars fans and feel a little disbelieving that they will be joining the Star Wars universe and directing a Star Wars movie of their own. They also recounted their understanding of Han Solo: "I know the character better, and he doesn't want to do anything to help. He's a sarcastic man with an unwarranted optimism that we love. His reason. This whiny guy has the biggest heart in the universe," Miller shared with fans.

Alden Ehrenreich becomes Harrison Ford's successor

Lord added that casting the film was "the toughest challenge ever." How can one find a young actor to recreate the charismatic and classic image of Harrison Ford? The two directors met with more than 3,000 candidates from around the world, and finally shrugged apologetically to Katherine Kennedy for wasting a lot of money on the audition party. In the end, the director saw the unique charm of Han Solo in the first actor they interviewed~IndoMTL.com~ The final choice of young Han Solo is Hollywood's most difficult to keep secret. News that Alden Ehrenreich was cast in the role quickly spread around the internet. When talking about this, Ehrenreich walked onto the stage with a classic Han Solo smile.

"It's unbelievable," Ehrenreich said, looking giddy: "It's a super cool character. Every kid wants to be like Han Solo, and I'm going to play him! "

For six months, he could not tell anyone but his mother the good news. His mother helped him find old Star Wars toys, including a Han Solo model, which she photographed and sent over. The audience at the scene applauded this story full of warmth and understanding.

The script for "The Han Solo Story" was written by Lawrence Kasdan along with his son John Kasdan, and while the script is currently unfinished, nothing has been revealed about the film's plot content. However, Lord and Miller confirmed that there will be another classic character in the film - Chewbacca, Han Solo's seven-foot-tall, hairy alien companion. During the six-month audition, Ehrenreich was on the cleat of the Millennium Falcon against Chewbacca. "I've never acted with the Uchis before," the young actor joked.

The Han Solo Story will be filmed at London's Pinewood Studios in late January or early February 2017 and will be released in 2018. Miller said that although the script will be completed quickly, the aliens, robots and spaceships will take time to build, and he can't wait to shoot.

Ryan Johnson, who has already finished, smiled in approval: "I feel like I just finished the car and the adrenaline is still boiling, but now I want to pass this excitement to you who are about to get in the car."