A sit down with Woody Harrelson “Tobias Beckett” from Solo: A Star Wars Story! In theaters today! #HanSoloEvent #HanSolo

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Recently I was very fortunate to be able to join in on an interview with Woody Harrelson, the Emmy Award winning, and Academy Award nominated actor who is best known for his movie roles in White Men Can't Jump, Natural Born Killers, The People vs. Larry Flynt and many more. Now Woody Harrelson is entering the Star Wars universe as Tobias Beckett, in Solo: A Star Wars Story and we were ready to chat with him about it. What drew him to the part? What was it like working with Alden? If he could be any character from the original Star Wars Trilogy, who would it be? Read on to find out more!

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Q:    When you play a variety of roles both on TV, Film, what specifically made you interested in this character for Solo.

Woody Harrelson: What drew me to the part?  I was in London and I was shooting, I did this movie "Lost in London" which I wrote and directed and I did that just before.  I was gonna go home and then they were like well, we want you to meet these guys Phil and Chris about doing this Solo…so I was like, OK, well you know, I was planning on going home but sure, let's meet.  We'll talk...

Because I felt like my family was tired of being told I'm definitely done after this and then … so I was scared.  Then I met them, great guys and then I did decide not to do it ironically.  Same with "Hunger Games."  Same thing happened and the same Producer Ali Schermer who's an incredible lady who would not take No for an answer the first time and luckily, she didn't take No the second time. And the No wasn't so much about being involved with this as just like I really did kind of say I was gonna take time off, which I am doing now, right after we finish the Press on this.  I'm gonna take the rest of the year off.

Q:    What is it about this character that sets it apart from any other character you've portrayed? 

WH:    I wouldn't say that far distant.  I have played other scoundrels and thieves and criminals before so but none in Space.  

A chat with Phoebe Waller-Bridge who plays the sassiest female droid, "L3-37" from Solo: A Star Wars Story, in theaters 5/25/18! #HanSoloEvent #HanSolo

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Only 2 more days until Solo: A Star Wars Story hits theaters, I am excited to see this again with my family, to get you even more excited to see the film I have a great interview to share with you all. Recently in LA we sat down for a chat with the talked writer and actor, Phoebe Waller-Bridge. I never had the chance to talk to a droid before… so this was pretty cool… Read on to learn more about how it was to play L3-37, Star Wars sassiest droid. 

Q:   I read that prior to being cast for this role that you didn't know anything about Star Wars? 

PWB:  I did know about Star Wars.  I hadn't seen any of the films.  I think there's, five of us in the world! Which I think in some ways might've worked in my favor.  Especially from the droid perspective, because I was very loose in the audition with the idea of what a droid was. They were, like, "Wow, you're taking the story thing very lightly."  And I'm like, "Oh.  Is she not a person?"  I loved the film so much.  I'm completely obsessed now.  

Q:    You were actually in costume and acting along with the characters.  Tell us about that process of putting on the costume?

PWB:   I had loads of fittings.  I mean, the weirdest thing is, you get a kind of scan at the very beginning.  I got a scan of my whole body, and then they'd build a complete replica of your body.  Then they'd build this suit around it, so it fits perfectly.  I had, this green suit, skin-tight, really attractive, green, leotard.  Then, on top of that, I had the kind of legs drilled onto me, and the arms, and the chest plate, and then the head. It was amazing, but it was heavy.  It was the first time that they'd created a droid that kind of move properly and be more flexible.  I could move all of my joints.  Because she's a self-made droid, so she created herself to be...as flexible, bigger, faster, stronger, than any other droids that she would've met.   

Exclusive interview with Emilia Clarke “Qi’ra” from Solo: A Star Wars Story #HanSoloEvent #HanSolo

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While in Los Angeles for the Solo: A Star Wars Story press day we were very fortunate to be able to interview the talented actress Emilia Clarke. Emilia is best known for playing Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO series Game of Thrones, the "Mother of Dragons". She also starred as Sarah Connor in Terminator Genisys, and now I am sure Emilia Clarke will be known for her role as Qi’ra in Solo: A Star Wars Story.  When Emilia Clarke entered the room she brought the sunshine, her smile was infectious and she seemed genuinely excited to be able to talk to our amazing group of moms (and dad..). When did Emilia become a fan of Star Wars? Does she have a preference, the stage or the big screen? How was it working with Ron Howard?... Read on to learn more!

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Q: When did you become a Star Wars fan of the entire franchise?

Emilia Clarke:  I wasn’t around when it first came out.  I wasn’t born then, but my brother was a huge fan.  So when I was little we would dress up as a Halloween. I didn't know what was going on you know. I’m like, “Okay, cool I’ll hold this thing and I’m like put some wipers on my head, but then when episode 7 came out and I went to go and watch that with him I became a fan because I suddenly realized what everyone must have felt in 1977 when it first came out.  The enormity-- like this is how a movie should be made. This is what they should look like, this is a blockbuster.  As soon as that happened I was like, “I need to be a part of this.  This is like how it’s done.  This is how everybody should make a movie.”  So it was kind of from then on I just watched everything and then now I’m here.

Q: What resonates with you about your character? Were there similarities between your personality and Qi'ra?

EC:   I think that Qi'ra is definitely a survivor. She does what she needs to do to keep being around.  I think it’s fun because what you get to see with her is you see her and Han from the very beginning, from kids. You kinda’ get to see a youthful like where they both came from, when nothing was too serious you know what I mean?  They were just surviving and Bonnie and Clyding their way out.  He’s now separated and you see her later on in life. She’s lived a huge amount in the short time that we don’t see her.  And I had to grow up really quickly.  Again this was my first job and then you know literal Baptism by Fire. So I in that so like how much you know you just gotta’ hustle, you gotta’ up grow up real quick.  So I think that was a bit of that that I got, but not to the level of her at all. 

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Q:  Were you intimated at all at playing the woman who came before Princess Leah?

EC:   Well I just tried not to think about it.  I’m not gonna' lie. It’s scary enough like standing under the Star Wars banner but having that as well. I was like it’s before her so I don’t need to spend too much time worrying about... I don’t know you know what my next 10 years are gonna' look like.  So I can kind of step away from that.  I’ll let Alden take all that heat.  You carry that one honey.  It’s okay I’ll be okay.

Q:  How much of an influence do you think Qi'ra had on Han?

 EC:    I mean loads, hopefully.  I think that those first relationships are really important and in shaping who you are as a person and I think this was a part of that.   Is that every character is a part of the character that we know and love that Harrelson played later on and every character he meets kinda’ plays into another little lesson that he’s learned along the way that has allowed him to be who he is later on. 

Q:  You do play really strong women. How do you want young girls to look up to you?  What do you want them to come away with?

EC: I get kind of do you play a lot of strong women questions a lot and I what I would love is we’re just women.  You can take strong out of the equation.  It just is what we are, strength is within us as women.  And that is it would be wonderful if for the young girls who are watching me play these characters now just see that as a part of being a woman.  As opposed to it being a choice of like, “Oh I’m gonna' be a strong woman or I’m not gonna' be a strong woman.”  You are, we all are.  You have it in you anyway, so just go get it.