STACK #168 Oct 2018

DVD & BD

FEATURE

I’ve been involved with these kinds of films for years. No matter what, there is always some little quirk that ends up on screen that’s probably been drawn by Ralph somewhere. Actually, because I’ve looked at it so much, I’ve now convinced myself that it’s in fact

some of the concepts that were coming through were pushing the envelope too far, so it was great to be a part of the group that reined it back in to make the re-design – of the exterior, especially – more sensible and understandable, and make it into this slick aircraft that only Lando Calrissian would have.

a Neil Lamont touch. But it’s not, it’s probably a Ralph McQuarrie touch. We reference him all the time.” As for the opportunity to put his own spin on the iconic Millennium Falcon, Lamont says he and his team knew they had to tread carefully. “Everyone has their

“The same went for the interior, too. We decided

there’s a great base there of design and shape, and we didn’t want to destroy that in any way, shape or form,

so we worked with what we had. Let’s give it the interior we know as the Millennium Falcon, and as far as the exterior goes, let it reveal itself as it’s going through its own growing pains – and through the Kessel Run.”

Qi’ra Played by Game of Thrones ’ star Emilia Clarke, Qi’ra is Han’s childhood friend and first love. The pair grew up on the streets, before making a desperate attempt to flee the planet Corellia. Gambler and original owner of the Millennium Falcon, whom we first met in The Empire Strikes Back . His younger self is portrayed by the suave and charming Donald Glover. L3-37 Solo ’s resident droid, voiced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, is Lando’s co-pilot, and often demands equal rights for droids around the galaxy. Lando Calrissian

own opinion of how far you should go. Initially

Tobias Beckett Woody Harrelson’s rogue is Han Solo’s early mentor, and apparently based on the character Long John Silver from Treasure Island.

• Solo: A Star Wars Story is out on Oct 3

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