Screenrant look at the changes and upgrades to the Millennium Falcon in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Screenrant take a look at the obvious and not so obvious changes noticed so far to the Millennium Falcon in Solo: A Star Wars Story, a document that will be updated as we get nearer to the film (71 days and counting).

They note the obvious changes such as the clean interior, the radar dish and the new colour scheme, but check out the article for other tweaks.

Ron Howard’s Solo: A Star Wars Story is not only Han Solo’s origin story but the Millennium Falcon’s as well, which is evident by the numerous changes made to the iconic ship’s design in the standalone film. The Solo Falcon design is sleek, sharp, and above all… new.

The new look appears to be heavily inspired by the ship’s original designs from legendary Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie. Plus, as co-screenwriter Jon Kasdan previously noted, the Falcon’s look tends to resemble whoever happens to be the ship’s captain at the time. And Lando Calrissian (the Falcon’s original owner) had much more expensive tastes than Han did, so it’s no wonder the Falcon looks a lot “better” in this film that in the original and sequel trilogies.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com and Starburst Magazine, having previously written for magazines and sites including Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Lightsabre.co.uk, Jedi News, Jedi.net, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek The Official Magazine, Star Trek: TNZ and StarTrek.com. He is the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015, hosting it four times, the EiC and Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Screenrant take a look at the obvious and not so obvious changes noticed so far to the Millennium Falcon in Solo: A Star Wars Story, a document that will be updated as we get nearer to the film (71 days and counting).

They note the obvious changes such as the clean interior, the radar dish and the new colour scheme, but check out the article for other tweaks.

Ron Howard’s Solo: A Star Wars Story is not only Han Solo’s origin story but the Millennium Falcon’s as well, which is evident by the numerous changes made to the iconic ship’s design in the standalone film. The Solo Falcon design is sleek, sharp, and above all… new.

The new look appears to be heavily inspired by the ship’s original designs from legendary Star Wars concept artist Ralph McQuarrie. Plus, as co-screenwriter Jon Kasdan previously noted, the Falcon’s look tends to resemble whoever happens to be the ship’s captain at the time. And Lando Calrissian (the Falcon’s original owner) had much more expensive tastes than Han did, so it’s no wonder the Falcon looks a lot “better” in this film that in the original and sequel trilogies.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com and Starburst Magazine, having previously written for magazines and sites including Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Lightsabre.co.uk, Jedi News, Jedi.net, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek The Official Magazine, Star Trek: TNZ and StarTrek.com. He is the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015, hosting it four times, the EiC and Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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