Han Solo

Keri Russell and the titular star of Cocaine Bear.Image: UniversalYou can look at the words “Cocaine Bear” and think you know what they mean. But until you’ve seen those words through the eyes of director Elizabeth Banks, you won’t truly be prepared for what they actually entail. Cocaine Bear is the title of a dark comedy from the Pitch Perfect 2 director that’s coming to theaters February 24. It is, in fact, about a bear that does cocaine—more specifically, it’s based on the true story of a real bear that gobbled up tons…

Leia and Han on the cover of The Princess and the Scoundrel.Image: Penguin Random House/LucasfilmOne of the downsides of Star Wars Episode VII coming over 20 years after Return of the Jedi is we missed a lot of big life moments for Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, and Han Solo. When we next saw them in the movies, life had hit them pretty hard. But Lucasfilm has been filling in those gaps in the publishing space and one such moment is now in the spotlight: Princess Leia and Han Solo’s wedding.Star Wars: The Princess and the…

Lukę Skywalker made good on Anakin’s dying words. Screenshot: Disney+/Lucasfilm“You were right about me. Tell your sister... you were right.” Those were the last words Anakin Skywalker, aka Darth Vader, ever said while he was alive. In his last moments, the former Padawan turned Jedi turned child murdering Lord of the Sith admits to his son, Luke, that there was good in him, as Luke had hoped—and wants to make sure his daughter, Leia, knows that too.And now we know that Luke granted his father’s dying wish. Upcoming Star…

Image: Chuck Paskovics and Paul HarrisonAs I’ve mentioned, Hasbro did pretty well sculpting figures of Star Wars’ various aliens and droids. And if you look at pictures of Bith aliens, who show up most prominently as the cantina band in A New Hope, this is a fairly accurate sculpt of the aliens as seen in the movie. So why is this figure’s face so upsetting to look at? Part of it, surely, is that the head is molded in plastic much pinker and rosier than the tanner, more alien-pigmented aliens of the film. Also, there’s no…