A long time ago, under a corporate structure far, far away, George Lucas had his own plans for the Star Wars sequel trilogy — and they were very different to what we've seen on screen so far!
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Force Material Episode XXXVI: The Art of Solo: A Star Wars Story
We see how Phil Szostak's latest Star Wars art book stacks up in this week's episode of the Force Material podcast!
Force Material Episode XXXV: Is it time for Lucasfilm to expand beyond Star Wars?
Since Lucasfilm was sold to Disney in 2012, the studio has been completely synonymous with Star Wars — but it doesn't have to be that way. This week, we make the case for Lucasfilm to expand beyond Star Wars!
Force Material Episode XXXIV: Solo: A Star Wars Story Spoiler Review
You might wanna buckle up, baby. Our no-holds-barred, spoiler-heavy reaction to Solo: A Star Wars Story is here!
Force Material Episode XXXIII: Solo: A Star Wars Story Spoiler-Free Review
Listen to two guys who usually have no chill about Star Wars try to exercise a bit of chill about Star Wars in our totally squeaky clean and SPOILER-FREE review of Solo: A Star Wars Story!
Force Material Episode XXXII: The Big Lebowski
The Dude abides. This week, we explore how The Big Lebowski has influenced Star Wars: A Solo Story!
Force Material Episode XXXI: Treasure Island
X marks the pod as we explore how Treasure Island has influenced Solo: A Star Wars Story!
Force Material Episode XXX: Heat
The relationship between Han Solo and Tobias Beckett in Solo: A Star Wars Story will take inspiration from Michael Mann's 1995 heist saga.
Force Material Episode XXVII: Gangster No. 1
Discover the origins of Paul Bettany's mysterious Solo: A Star Wars Story character in this week's episode of the Force Material podcast!
Force Material Episode XXVI: Unforgiven
Solo: A Star Wars Story is set to take inspiration from one of the greatest films of all-time — Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven.
Force Material Episode XXIV: More American Graffiti
This week, we're looking back at George Lucas' first (and least successful) sequel, More American Graffiti!
Force Material Episode XXIII: American Graffiti
Where were you in '62? This week on the Force Material podcast, we're celebrating the film that first brought together Ron Howard and Lucasfilm!
Force Material Episode XVIII: Rashomon
This week on the Force Material podcast, we're breaking down an Akira Kurosawa classic that's all about the truth... from a certain point of view.
Force Material Episode XVII: Last Day of Film Camp
We're saying farewell to Rian Johnson's Film Camp with a wrap-up of how each film actually influenced The Last Jedi!
Force Material Episode XIV: The Last Jedi SPOILER Reaction & Review
Finally! No more theories and speculation — The Last Jedi is here, and we're here at 3am to talk about it!
Force Material Episode XIII: Letter Never Sent
For our last episode before the release of The Last Jedi, we're taking a look at the last entry in Rian Johnson's film camp!
Force Material Episode XII: The Bridge on the River Kwai
Madness! Madness! We're revisiting one of the all-time great war films for clues about The Last Jedi and making our final predictions in this week's episode of the Force Material podcast!
Force Material Episode XI: Sahara
Join Rohan, Baz and Humphrey Bogart on a perilous journey through the Libyan desert in this week's episode of the Force Material podcast!
Force Material Episode X: Gunga Din
This week’s Force Material podcast is all about two-fisted tomfoolery and problematic poetry, as we break down why 1939’s Gunga Din is actually part of the Star Wars universe!
Force Material Episode VIII: Twelve O'Clock High
On this week's Force Material podcast, we're going back to Rian Johnson's film camp to break down how Twelve O'Clock High could influence The Last Jedi!