This week, we reveal the first excerpt from the Solo: A Star Wars Story novelization, get an exciting update on ILMxLAB and The VOID’s Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire, take a closer look at what it takes to be a senior concept artist on a Star Wars film, and Andi sits down with Head of ILM and VFX Supervisor on Solo, Rob Bredow. Plus, we have more Star Wars Fan Awards pro tips from the Lucasfilm Story Group’s Matt Martin.
The Solo excerpt from author Mur Lafferty can be found over on StarWars.com which also contains an audio clip of the excerpt and gives us our first mention of Legends characters Tag and Bink who were cut from the final version of the film. The upcoming novel from Del Rey, which will contain additional details/scenes not included in the theatrical release of director Ron Howard’s standalone film, can be pre-ordered right here and is scheduled to arrive on September 4.
