Amid all the latest Star Wars movie rumors this is the most
promising. Details are sketchy but sources
at Disney have announced yet another Star Wars spinoff movie. It will feature former Chief Administration
Aide to Cloud City Lobot (John Hollis) and Sullustan smuggler turned rebel
alliance Millennium Falcon copilot Nien Nunb (Kipsang Rotich). Both men were Lando Calrissian’s (Billy Dee Williams)
go to guys in their respective movies.
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| Lobot illegally downloading music on his earPod. |
Lobot assisted Calrissian in the day to day operations of
Cloud City. His brain was connected to
the city's central computer which allowed him to communicate directly with the
city's network. In Star Wars Episode V: The
Empire Strike Back. Lobot was
instrumental in Calrissian’s plan to rescue Princess Leia, Chewbacca, and C3PO from
the Empire.
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| Nien Nunb right after a fresh haircut. |
In Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Nien Nunb was
chosen specifically by Lando Calrissian to co-pilot the Millennium Falcon during the Battle
of Endor. Nunb single handedly saved the
rebel fleet when he warned Calrissian that the Death Star deflector shield was
still operational just before the rebel fleet approached for its final assault.
Disney has not revealed much about the plot but one can
gather from the title that the story will focus on Lobot and Nien Nunb’s bond
over their shared love of Lando Calrissian.
One possible rumor is that the two will adventure on a journey similar
to 2005’s cowboy romance Brokeback Mountain. Other opinions believe it will
more reflect the 1942 classic Casablanca with Lobot featured as the Rick Blaine
(Humphrey Bogart) character and Nien Nunb portraying a part similar to Victor
Laszlo (Paul Henreid). That would place Calrissian
as the Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) of the story. However the tale unfolds Star
War fans have another release date to pin in their calendar.
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| A poster for George Lucas' Casablanca: Special Edition. In this version Major Heinrich Strasser (Conrad Veidt) shoots at Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) a millisecond before Rick gets to shoot him. Lucas also digitally replaces Louie (Claude Rains) with Hayden Christiensen. |
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Joseph Ammendolea
Owner/President
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