June/July Live Magazine 2018

Going solo:
starwars vs s
In 1977 the world was
introduced to Han Solo.
Harrison Ford brought this
character to life in the first
Star Wars fIlm. He reprised
the character in the
sequels The Empire Strikes
Back and Return of the
Jedi. In 2015 with the return
of the Star Wars franchise
with The Force Awakens
we were all treated to the
return of Han. The world
went nuts when this film
came out, it grossed over
two billion dollars at the box
office and set the stage for
what would be the return
of the great space opera.
Soon it was announced that
Han Solo would be getting
his own spin off film. Solo A
Star Wars Story hit cinemas
in May 2018 and well...
Things got interesting.
The Force Awakens was
met with critical acclaim
and love from the fans,
as stated it made a
boatload of money and
was generally loved. A year
later Lucasfilm released
Rogue One A Star Wars
Story, detailing the struggle
between the Empire and
the Rebels as the Rebels
attempt to steal the Death
Star Plans leading right into
the original Star Wars film.
While Rogue One didn’t
make quite as much money
as The Force Awakens, just
over a billion dollar gross is
nothing to sneeze at. It also
received critical acclaim,
and made just over a billion
dollars at the box office. It
seemed like the Star Wars
global domination was on a
roll and may not stop.