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All aboard Droids in

the Falcon Distress

The latest updates on the Star Wars Blips showcases
Untitled Han Solo movie astromech adventures in
under a minute
ork on the Untitled Han
W Solo film continues apace roids are the workforce

of the galaxy, but what
with new director Ron
Howard offering several D exactly are they up to
teasing glimpses of the second Star when their owners aren’t
Wars Story film via his personal around? Star Wars: Blips, a collection

Instagram account, @RealRonHoward, of new digitally animated shorts
including a video of a burning R2 viewable at the offi cial Star Wars
unit, some prop food, Chewbacca YouTube channel, reveals all.

and a first look at Donald Glover as Created by Lucasfi lm Animation,
Lando Calrissian, amongst various each episode of Blips is less than
other behind-the-scenes shots. a minute long, but every entry is
Howard also revealed that Glover packed with fun. The premiere short,
had wrapped up his shooting on “Lightsaber,” shows BB-8 wielding

the film, saying of the actor, “He the famous weapon that once
brought so much fun & cool to that belonged to Luke Skywalker. Other
old Smoothie, Lando. All of us crew installments see the inquisitive
& cast will really miss him.” Behind the camera, John Powell droid encounter his First Order
Meanwhile, Paul Bettany (right) has been announced as the fi lm’s counterpart, BB-9E, as well as getting

is the latest high-profile actor to be composer. Best known for his music into trouble with the porgs. At press

announced as having joined the on the Jason Bourne films, Powell is time, eight episodes were available.
cast of the film. Best known for only the third person to ever offi cially

playing Vision in Marvel’s Avengers: score a Star Wars movie, after John
Age of Ultron, Bettany is playing a so Williams on the saga fi lms and
far unknown character. Michael Giacchino on Rogue One.

Bidding Wars

Luke’s first lightsaber sells at auction

uction house Profi les in Ripley’s
A History recently sold a exhibits vice
president Edward
number of coveted props
from the original Star Wars Meyer noted, “For us,
trilogy, including Luke Skywalker’s that’s a cool ‘believe it
original lightsaber hilt, which appeared or not’—recycled art before anybody
in both A New Hope and The Empire was calling it that.”
Strikes Back. Ripley’s Entertainment— Also included in the auction were
which runs the Believe It Or Not! Darth Vader’s helmet and shoulder
museums—placed the winning bid. armor from A New Hope, C-3PO’s foot
Formerly owned by Star Wars and from The Empire Strikes Back, a Death
The Empire Strikes Back producer Gary Star turbolaser miniature from A New
Kurtz, the lightsaber was designed and Hope, and a 43-inch-tall R2-D2 made
built by Star Wars set decorator Roger from parts that appeared on-screen

Christian, who added “greeblies” to an throughout multiple films. R2-D2 sold

old Graflex camera fl ashbulb handle. for a whopping $2.76 million—surely
Speaking with The Orlando Sentinel, more than Uncle Owen paid for him!

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