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Happy 40th Anniversary to Star Wars! Steve Glosson and Michael Morris join Bruce Gibson in reminiscing about the past forty years of Star Wars. In the news, a new Cassian & K-2SO comic, a Mace Windu comic mini-series and how Lucasfilm found inspiration for Rogue One. Then we review Han Solo movie set photos, some latest The Last Jedi rumors, Boba’s Bounty and more!
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Happy 40th Birthday to Star Wars!
- A New Hope – May 25, 1977
- The Empire Strikes Back – May 21, 1980 (37 years)
- Return of the Jedi – May 25, 1983 (34 years)
- The Phantom Menace – May 19, 1999 (18 years)
- Attack of the Clones – May 16, 2002 (15 years)
- Revenge of the Sith – May 19, 2005 (12 years)
News: What is the Story?
- Cassian meets K-2SO in upcoming Rogue One prequel comic (starwars.com)
- Mace Windu gets his own five-issue Marvel comic series! (starwars.com)
- How Lucasfilm found inspiration for Rogue One (starwars.com)
- Sad news: Margaret Towner (aka Jira in The Phantom Menace) passed away on April 10 at the remarkable age of 96. (thestage.co.uk)
Boba’s Bounty
- Steve: Watching people buy 40th Anniversary Black Series
- Michael: Guardians of the Whills
- Bruce: Karaoke bet
SPOILER/Rumor Section:
- Filming of Han Solo movie in Hampshire at Fawley Power Station under the ‘Red Cup’ name (dailyecho.co.uk)
- 23 set photos of the Han Solo movie from TMZ
- Latest The Last Jedi rumors from Jason Ward of makingstarwars.net
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Author: Bruce Gibson
I’m co-host and executive producer of The Star Wars Report podcast. I’ve been a Star Wars fan since I was 9 years old and still love the new films and series. You’ll also find me over at Trek.fm doing shows about that other Star franchise. Follow me on Twitter: @admiral_rex