Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy

Han as The Dude from The Big Lebowski, and Chewie as Walter Sobchak? It may not be as far-fetched as it seems. In an interview for Entertainment Weekly, Solo: A Star Wars Story co-writer Jon Kasdan said, "Larry [Kasdan] and I are both huge Coen brothers fans, and we talk a lot about [the relationship between The Dude and Walter] as a reference." On today's episode, we'll talk about the relationshi...

Larry and Jon Kasdan have cited a number of movies which they used as inspiration while writing Solo: A Star Wars Story. Today, we're looking at "Heat," the crime drama written and directed by Michael Mann. We'll talk about the specifics that the Kasdans referenced about "Heat," and how they could apply to Solo. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the S...

At the Solo: A Star Wars Story world premiere in Los Angeles, Jon Favreau revealed that the Star Wars live action series coming to Disney's streaming service in 2019 will be set seven years after Return of the Jedi, or 11 ABY. He also revealed a couple other things, too, and we're going to analyze it all on today's podcast. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to don...

Solo: A Star Wars Story? That's old news! Just kidding, of course ... but hey, as things wind down around Solo from the production standpoint, let's ramp up our coverage of the projects that are currently in some phase of production. We'll start with Episode IX today. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fab...

Solo: A Star Wars Story had its world premiere last night in Los Angeles, and with that we begin our "Safe Week" period - actually, two weeks, considering Solo doesn't come out until the 25th. But that doesn't mean we don't have things to talk about regarding Solo - what the embargo date suggests, what the final runtime is, and much more. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.c...

The most light-hearted of the four tales in the Canto Bight short story collection that was part of the Journey to The Last Jedi, "The Ride" also ties in many of the characters we met in the three other stories - and turns one man's ideas about luck, probabilities, and possibilities on their heads. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 p...

The Last Jedi Visual Dictionary by Pablo Hidalgo has a few spreads dedicated to Canto Bight. In the case of "Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing" by Rae Carson, we have a story that involves more of the characters introduced in the TLJ Visual Dictionary than any other we've talked about so far. And this story from the "Canto Bight" collection may have ended exactly during the fathier chase scen...

The galaxy's best sommelier, a bar owner with debts to pay, a pair of sisters who may or may not be from another dimension entirely, and an indentured desk clerk all play roles in creating a legend around a rare vintage of wine, and in creating "a certain amount of confusion about our pleasures," as one sister puts it. It's "The Wine in Dreams," part of our look into the goings on at Canto Bight t...

The swank nightclub-like scenes from Solo: A Star Wars Story, or the outdoor scenes of Beckett telling Han Solo how Beckett's putting together a crew - any chance those are happening on Cantonica? Just a pet theory of mine, and as such, I'm taking a closer look at the planet and its famous casino, Canto Bight, in this week's series of podcasts. Today we start with "Rules of the Game" by Saladin Ah...

Andi Gutierrez of The Star Wars Show said "probably" when she hinted there could be breaking news announced on Star Wars Day, so her bets were successfully hedged - no big news actually dropped! The "190 Years Old" TV spot dropped, featuring a moment that some fans might rather see in the theater (no spoilers on the podcast), and Solo tickets went on sale. Meanwhile, Tim McMahon from Less Than 12...

It's always fun to get the chance to be on live TV to talk Star Wars, and the occasion happened again on Star Wars Day! On today's episode of the podcast, I'm sharing the interview I did with Todd van der Heyden of CTV News, a Canadian national news network. I was part of a panel with Rianne Hardin of the Star Wars apparel biz Scavenger's Outpost. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://...

Part reflective, part fun, all about a passion for Star Wars! It's a little bit looser of a show today, considering the round number and the whole "May the 4th Be With You" business... Have a listen as I look back at the beginnings of Star Wars 7x7, what we have to look forward to on Star Wars Day this year, and share the results of a game of Mad Libs with Beth Revis, author of the Jyn Erso novel...

More video! Lucasfilm released a tour of the swank inside of Lando's Falcon, led by none other than Donald Glover, and an interview with Solo: A Star Wars Story Ron Howard. That latter video sheds light on Clint Howard's appearance in the movie, and equally as important, the uniqueness of what goes into making a Star Wars movie. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 t...

You're not going to find the "Rio" TV spot on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (yet), but it's out there ... and I'm analyzing that and the "Crew" commercial for Solo: A Star Wars Story on today's episode. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check out SW7x7.com fo...

The "Han" and "Risk" TV commercials for Solo: A Star Wars Story include new clips of Han, Qi'ra, Lando, Beckett, and the gang - and it puts more characters in places we hadn't seen them before. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check out SW7x7.com for full Star Wars 7...

Was that a hint at the potential for more "Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo" movies? Who is Han telling that he's a driver and a flyer? And how much cooler can Lando get? That and more on the show today as we discuss the seven top takeaways from the new Solo: A Star Wars Story behind the scenes featurette released on Sunday. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate...

In the finale of our look at the deleted scenes from The Last Jedi, we finally get a proper dismemberment, and the third and final lesson from Luke is revealed. Sort of... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check out SW7x7.com for full Star Wars 7x7 show notes and link...

A decision that would have proven even more divisive than anything else you've heard people complain about, and Rose taking a bite out of General Hux, feature in today's stop on the countdown list of deleted scenes from The Last Jedi, in terms of their importance to the overall story. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and yo...

We're staying on the island of Ahch-To for both of The Last Jedi deleted scenes we're discussing today, in which we get a little mourning from Luke and we also learn something about his alien language skills. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check out SW7x7.com for f...

In this bonus episode of the podcast, I'm talking about the details of the Star Wars Resistance announcement; what other stories have taken place in the six-year existence of the Resistance before The Force Awakens; and add to the announcement by flagging a few writers of the series that weren't listed in the news release on StarWars.com. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.c...

We're crossing the halfway mark in our look at the deleted scenes from The Last Jedi. Today in the ranking, another extended scene appears, as well as a scene with Poe and Finn that hearkens back to The Empire Strikes Back. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7 podcast, and you'll get some fabulous rewards for your pledge.***  Check out...

Next up on our countdown ranking of the deleted scenes from The Last Jedi (in terms of their importance to the overall story), we've got #10 and #9 on tap for you. One of them features a joke that could have spoiled an otherwise very dramatic moment, and the other could have completed a "Rule of 3" situation. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star...

Today, we continue our series ranking the deleted scenes from The Last Jedi home video release, in terms of their importance to the story of The Last Jedi. In 11th and 12th place we find scenes with Finn and Rose - not because we have anything against them or their plot line in the movie, but rather because it doesn't tell us anything more, or unexpected. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to...

14 deleted scenes arrived with the home video release of The Last Jedi, and this week, we're counting them down from #14 to #1 in terms of their importance to the story of The Last Jedi. Today, #14 and #13, including a scene that's not really a scene, and one that was lost due to "collateral damage." Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Go to http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to donate to the Star Wars 7x7...

In the last of our deep dives into The Last Jedi novelization, we investigate what happened to all of Luke's "stuff" after he died. What was there, and what did the Caretakers do with it? We also find out how Luke was rather unique in the eyes of the Caretakers (unlike his "rude" "niece"), the effort Luke put into pulling off that last stunt, and - possibly the most beautiful and heart-breaking th...