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Character names

It was this thread that made Erik and Dragenflame add the names to the article: https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsLeaks/comments/7odqzf/character_names_from_the_lego_solo_sets_its_not/ In my point of view, Newton's and Waller-Bridge's roles can't fully confirmed by this. But if Favre1fan93 decides to undo even the character name changes for Harrelson's and Clarke's roles, let it happen. We can wait. CAJH (talk) 20:06, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wait for better source or confirmation. CAJH (talk) 20:07, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, it feels very WP:POISONOUSFRUIT to me. ~Cheers, Ten Ton Parasol 20:19, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Would it then be more of a matter of the means by which the information was obtained, rather than the actual credibility or validity of the source itself? Despite the illegally obtained nature of the content, I'd say that it's fair to conclude that said names are not "rumors" and can be considered finalized, officially valid information. Apologies if I'm overstepping here - I just figured that I might offer that thought. Artakha's Nephew (talk) 13:02, 3 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Like, due to the way we have this information, we cannot verify if it really belongs to this legitimate source or not. We're playing it very conservatively here. ~Cheers, Ten Ton Parasol 03:27, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

As noted in my edit summary, but noting it here: there is now an official character poster with Qi'ra. ~Cheers, Ten Ton Parasol 14:12, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This article by Deadline, http://deadline.com/2018/02/solo-a-star-wars-story-trailer-video-1202278284/ , confirms that his name is Tobias Beckett. Can we update now? TheMovieGuy (talk) 14:46, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Space western

I removed space Western from the lead. Not that I do not think the source or statement is unwarranted, but we need a third-party to suggest sources for the film, not a producer. Per WP:SUBJECTIVE, "Wikipedia articles about art and other creative topics (e.g., musicians, actors, books, etc.) have a tendency to become effusive. [...] it is appropriate to note how an artist or a work has been received by prominent experts and the general public. [...] Verifiable public and scholarly critiques provide useful context for works of art." In short, we need someone outside the production to place the film into categories, not someone who is trying to market the film in any specific way. Andrzejbanas (talk) 19:36, 8 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I get what you're coming from, though "space western" does not qualify as "effusive". I'm not seeing any other genre labels available (since everyone knows it's Star Wars). This third-party source does mention "space western" (and the reason for it, at least based on the trailer). Unless we want to just call it a Star Wars film, why not keep "space western" until there's something better? Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 12:55, 24 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Early long-range forecast from Box Office Pro says Solo is likely to open to $150M in it's 3-day Openign Weekend

Box Office Pro is saying Solo could open to $150M in the 3-day opening weekend and it has a lengthy-well-written article on why it might be able to do those numbers: https://pro.boxoffice.com/long-range-tracking-solo-star-wars-story/. Hope we can add it into the wiki page for Solo.