Lucasfilm has released an interesting 360 degree clip fromSoloto announce that tickets for the movie have officially gone on sale. Hardcore fans always knew that the tickets were going to go on sale onStar WarsDay, but it’s safe to say that not many saw Lucasfilm releasing the clip where Donald Glover’s Lando Calrissian bets the Millennium Falcon in ahigh stakes game of Sabaccwith Alden Ehrenreich’s young Han Solo. The 360 experience makes for some funky audio, but the scene is still pretty cool.
The360 VR experienceallowsStar Warsfans to sit on the Sabacc table while Han and Lando exchange insults during the game. Viewers are able to turn around in a full circle, examining the new aliens as well as focus on either Han or Lando during the highs stakes game. Han and Lando meet for the first time in theSoloclip, which also makes for an interesting way to see the pivotal clip for the first time. Overall, it feels kind of weird and unnatural, but that’s mainly due to the VR experience.
However, the new clip is just being used to promote the fact thattickets for Solo: A Star Wars Story are now on sale. The spin-off movie has promising opening weekend box office projections. Currently, it looks likeSolowill have an opening of at least $170 million, making it the highest grossing Memorial Weekend debut, taking over the top spot fromPirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. The opening weekend projections also place the movie nearly $20 million higher than the debut weekend ofRogue One.
Thelatest box office predictionsforSoloare promising, especially after many hardcoreStar Warsfans have expressed their doubt in the spin-off movie. It’s too early to tell, but it’s pretty easy to imagine that the pre-sale tickets for the movie will more than likely break some records, but notInfinity Warrecords. With more and more new footage being released, it seems that the interest forSolowill only get higher as the days get closer to the release. Plus, the movie will screen publicly for the first time at Cannes next week.
Solo: A Star Wars Storyopens on May 25th, but there are still someStar WarsDay excitement coming from the movie to tide fans over. The 360 VR clip is pretty interesting, especially because you’re able to get aclose look at some of the new aliens, but one hopes that they’ll release the unaltered clip online before the movie hits theaters. That being said, you can watch the new 360 VR clip fromSolo: A Star Wars Storybelow, thanks to the Star Wars YouTube channel and then head over to Fandango to preorder your tickets. May the Fourth be with you.
