Live Call In Show – Ep 33 : Facinating Han Solo insight from Troops creator Kevin Rubio, Scott Mendelson of Forbes, Alex Backes of Black Series Rebels & listener calls
Steele Wars : Star Wars Podcast
Steele Saunders
4.5 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2017
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
READ Scott Mendelson's Forbes.com story Disney's 'Star Wars' Has Been Spoiled By Its Success.
Alex Backes from Black Series Rebels joins us to discuss....
-Chris Miller and Phil Lord fired from Han Solo stand alone film
-Did people even want a Han Solo film?
-Lord and Miller making Han Solo too wacky
-Kevin Rubio creator of the iconic Troops fan film & writer for The Clone Wars cartoon explains why Lucasfilm would fire the directors so late in the filming process
-Alden Ehrenreich's concern with the Han Solo film
-Ron Howard the perfect replacement?
-Who will be credited with being director?
-Reporter Scott Mendelson discuss' his article on Forbes.com
-Disney Star Wars has been spoiled by it's success
-Disney's risk of burning people out on Star Wars
-Lord and Miller's history of making great films out of bad ideas
-Would Gareth Edwards have been fired too if he didn't play along?
PLUS IN THE FORTY-FIVE MINUTE SUPPORTER BONUS SECTION
-Dom admires the bravery of Kathleen Kennedy to make the tough decision
-Creative control being taken away from creators
-Jake thinks Star Wars would benefit from people like Chris Miller and Phil Lord
-Never seeing the original vision of certain films
-Katey wonders why out of all the potential stories they chose a Han Solo film
-Creative freedom interfering with beloved characters
-Spin off films should expand the universe not shrink it
-Star Wars should take more ideas from the Marvel Cinematic Universe
-Seven Samurai with Jedi
-Brittani still has full faith in Kathleen
-Jakob finally gives Steele the approval he seeks
-Star Wars' popularity with Jakob's fellow 7th graders
-Which Jedi would you want to be stranded with?
-Brittani risks being banned forever
Show notes : Brad Love
Episode post production : Eric Strothers
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| 1:34.1 | Blog Talk Radio. Hey you guys, welcome to the Steel Wars call-in show. |
| 1:53.5 | I am comedian, Steel Saunders, and I do love Star Wars. |
| 1:58.9 | And over the next hour and a half, we will be taking your calls and talking what has to be. |
| 2:07.7 | One of the most dramatic weeks in Star Wars news history with the Hans Solo film in Disarray, |
| 2:16.6 | Ron Howard brought in to write the ship. |
| 2:21.4 | And Ron Howard's, that Apollo film, that gets me every time. |
| 2:27.9 | When Tom Hanks, he's out of transmission and his son is in that school room with all his friends hoping for the best. |
| 2:36.8 | I'm cutting onions, you guys. |
| 2:38.9 | I'm cutting onions. |
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