Show Notes - Ep. 53, 1/19/18

Episode #53: As we engage light speed towards SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY in May, Episode VIII THE LAST JEDI continues to drive conversation and speculation…that is, unless writer/director RIAN JOHNSON continues to HOLD OUR HAND and solve all the riddles for us. This week we cover Rian’s TLJ explanations, review the plot synopsis for Solo, and explore the connection between Star Wars and THE LEGENDS OF THE FALL. Remember that one scene where TRISTAN gets worried about monkeys, gets stoned on the couch, and starts to age backwards?

Rian Johnson wrote TLJ on a MacBook Air https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-rian-johnson-kept-his-star-wars-script-from-leaking-online-1515689397 TLJ has a connection to “Legends of the Fall”? Listen at 25:58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p09c0MXDxto Stop calling TLJ a flop already! https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2018/01/07/stop-pretending-star-wars-the-last-jedi-isnt-a-big-box-office-hit/#4e3516078215    TLJ struggling in China https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2018/01/05/box-office-star-wars-the-last-jedi-is-bombing-in-china-but-thats-okay/#23bfd5d36ec9 AMC posts image about drop in audio for Haldo’s heroic sequence https://www.pedestrian.tv/film-tv/theatres-warning-punters-last-jedi/ Rian Johnson feels the need to hold our hand and explain everything https://www.cbr.com/rian-johnson-last-jedi-blue-lightsaber/ In another article Rian explains Why the Knights of Ren are not in TLJ https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-last-jedi-knights-of-ren-2/ Star Wars Rebels returns on Feb. 24 for final seven episodes. https://dorksideoftheforce.com/2018/01/16/star-wars-rebels-finale-jaw-dropping/ LFL releases plot synopsis for Solo http://ew.com/movies/2018/01/16/solo-star-wars-story-plot-synopsis/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&xid=socialflow_facebook_entertainmentweekly The “Kessel Run Millennium Falcon” Lego set hints at a new design for Solo https://screenrant.com/solo-star-wars-story-lego-millennium-falcon-design/ Ewan still interested in playing Obi Wan https://geektyrant.com/news/ewan-mcgregor-responds-on-possible-role-in-obi-wan-kenobi-spin-off-film?utm_content=bufferd4b7f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Harrison Ford at it again, this time helping a woman who crashed her car https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/11/harrison-ford-helped-woman-in-car-wreck