Star Wars News of the Day: March 31, 2018

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Is It Possible that Meryl Streep Could Play Princess Leia? There’s another Star Wars fan petition circulating. This time, it’s to try to convince JJ Abrams, Lucasfilm, and Disney to recast the character of General Leia with Oscar winning actress, Meryl Streep. The idea seems to have risen from the fact that Streep played a character patterned after Carrie Fisher Postcards From the Edge, which was written by Fisher and loosely based on her relationship with her mother, Debbie Reynolds. Unfortunately, the rumor has hit social media and is being presented as being a real possibility. However, Lucasfilm has already gone on record stating that they will not be replacing Carrie Fisher in Episode IX. https://movieweb.com/star-wars-9-meryl-streep-replace-carrie-fisher-leia/ Experience the 360 Degree Behind the Scenes Story of The Last Jedi Score Star Wars, Rian Johnson, and John Williams have come together to present an immersive, 360 degree YouTube video that allows viewers to jump into the process of recording the score to The Last Jedi. The video can be used on VR devices and allows the viewer to feel as if they’re present during the recording of the score under the conduction of the legendary John Williams. You can find a link to the video on TatooineSons.com. http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/28/uk-fans-rejoice-solo-star-wars-story-will-released-earlier-rest-world-7423233/ Ron Howard is Reassuring Fans...Again… that Solo Will be Released on Schedule With less than two months until the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, you’d think that fans anticipating the film would have moved past concerns that it will be released on time. But since this is Star Wars… think again. Ron Howard took to twitter again on Saturday saying: “#May25. Edit is locked Score done. Right on schedule Hope you check #Solo out and find it fun.” And as a result, Twitter fans have begun to once again, see that as a sign that the film will be a failure. https://twitter.com/RealRonHoward/status/979884950848589824 Today in Star Wars History: On this date in 1981, The Empire Strikes Back won an Academy Award for best Sound and a Special Achievement Awards for Visual Effects. This was the last time the franchise won an Oscar. Did You Know that Darth Maul and Ezra Bridger merged their minds in a dark ritual by opening a Sith Holocron? They were then able to see each other’s thoughts. For more amazing Star Wars Facts, follow TheStarWarsFact on Instagram! Website: www.tatooinesons.com Twitter: twitter.com/tatooinesons Facebook: Facebook.com/tatooinesons YouTube: youtube.com/tatooinesons Email: tatooinesons@yahoo.c