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Solo: A Star Wars Story Comes to Blu-Ray

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Solo: A Star Wars story flies on to shelves next week and really does make for a great watch on DVD and blu-ray.

The movie itself is outstanding and quite underrated compared to the rest of the Star Wars movies currently available but once people really get to sit down with the film I have no doubt they will come to appreciate it. If ever there was a cult Star Wars film it’s this one.

The digital transfer is fantastic on blu-ray and if anything benefits the movie quite a bit. Watching the movie in theaters there were a few scenes, especially in the beginning, that were overly dark and made viewing a little rough. That’s all been color corrected by the time it hits the small screen and it really does make a difference. The quality is crystal clear and all the dirty, grimy details of Han’s home planet come to life.

The sound transfer is top notch as well. As with any Star Wars movie there’s a lot going on and the minor details that would normally fade into the background with something like an IMAX screen get brought out at home.

Where the blu-ray really shines though is in its special features. Disney knew what fans were hungry for and delivered…for the most part. There are so many special features that they can be found on a separate disc so they don’t get in the way of your enjoyment of the film itself. This allows them to make a special feature on pretty much every aspect of the movie. Almost every character gets their own featurette which really brings a lot more depth to everyone involved.

The best feature though is the cast and crew roundtable. Placed right up front the featurette shows everyone involved in the film sitting down and discussing their thoughts on making the movie. The panel is moderated by director Ron Howard and really gives some fascinating insight into the making of the film.

What it does though, unintentionally, is downplay Howard’s role in the production. For those that weren’t following the film’s creation Howard was actually brought in almost halfway through production to course correct the movie for Disney. The result is that Howard is portrayed as more of a Director-for-Hire than a driving force in the film. That isn’t an insult to him but hard to ignore, especially when it’s brought up in the roundtable. Howard’s first day was after their imposed hiatus and many of his early scenes were doing shots that were already ready to go. It would have been fascinating to see more discussion on what might have been.

That being said, there’s so much love on screen from everyone involved it’s hard not to fall in love with the film because of it. The featurette on the Kasdan family writing the movie shows just how deep and generational Star Wars has become in pop culture. Having the push and pull of generations at the writing helm comes through in the script and we’re all better for it.

If anything is lacking it is commentary. Solo is one of those movies that just begs for a commentary track. For whatever reason the studio decided against it and it leaves a bit of a void on the special features. Solo is one of those films that was made for casual fans and diehards alike and will only gain new life on home video. This one is worth buying.

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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