Current Events > Disney Removes Guns from Solo: A Star Wars Story movie posters

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Swagnificent119
03/23/18 8:23:12 AM
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https://archive.is/9vQ2z

Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.

Except that now Han Solo isnt sporting his famous blaster in newly released character shot posters. The revamped posters have removed all of the weapons from the characters, leaving them to look a little odd.

Clearly something is missing from the designs. They look very off.


Before

UDFiAuG

After

YuVKvck

Thanks Kathleen Kennedy
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Alexanaxela
03/23/18 8:23:58 AM
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i feel much safer now
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SpiritSephiroth
03/23/18 8:25:01 AM
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The new one looks like he's just giving someone a dirty look.
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Jagr_68
03/23/18 8:25:13 AM
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RUMOR: All the blasters will be replaced with flashlights.
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Were_Wyrm
03/23/18 8:25:18 AM
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Good only imperial troopers should have blasters
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deupd_u
03/23/18 8:25:42 AM
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Chewy's face says it all.
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CyricZ
03/23/18 8:26:36 AM
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That's... weird.
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cjsdowg
03/23/18 8:26:38 AM
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What the fuck. Do these asshole thing that murderers would not be murderers if Han Solo didn't have a gun?

These people who kill others are horrible human beings. They are not pushed that way by posters are video games. There are real issues that lead people to be horrible. Such as their home life, and other real world things. But no let act if this dime store Han solo has an effect on shooters .
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Awesome
03/23/18 8:26:52 AM
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XxKrazyChaosxX
03/23/18 8:26:56 AM
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Han looks like a special needs person in that revised poster.
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Southernfatman
03/23/18 8:27:54 AM
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Apparently it's not just psychos who can't tell the difference between reality and fiction.
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LordMarshal
03/23/18 8:28:04 AM
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The first one was telling me gun violence was ok and cool. Thank God they changed it.
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SSJ2GrimReaper
03/23/18 8:28:05 AM
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That's the look you made when you're a kid and you just got busted by your parents doing something you weren't supposed to be doing
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NibeIungsnarf
03/23/18 8:28:47 AM
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Both those posters are so fucking bad.
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Kelystic
03/23/18 8:29:11 AM
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Jagr_68
03/23/18 8:32:11 AM
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deupd_u posted...
Chewy's face says it all.


Haha
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fusespliff
03/23/18 8:32:32 AM
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cjsdowg posted...
What the fuck. Do these asshole thing that murderers would not be murderers if Han Solo didn't have a gun?

These people who kill others are horrible human beings. They are not pushed that way by posters are video games. There are real issues that lead people to be horrible. Such as their home life, and other real world things. But no let act if this dime store Han solo has an effect on shooters .


It's not about blame. It's about not having your product be related (even in such a remote way) to a recent tragedy in promotional material to maximize profits.
Same thing happened with Spider-Man and 9/11. Promotional posters had him spinning a web between the 2 towers.
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NibeIungsnarf
03/23/18 8:34:58 AM
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fusespliff posted...
It's not about blame. It's about not having your product be related (even in such a remote way) to a recent tragedy in promotional material to maximize profits.

That's dumb. Solo's pose with the gun is iconic and pretty much the only thing that identifies the character as Han Solo. There's no promotional benefit to editing out the gun.

The article does mention though that the reason the gun was edited out is unknown and that there was plagiarism issues possibly involved.
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Steelix500
03/23/18 8:35:36 AM
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The movie looks like shit, might as well go all the way.
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scar the 1
03/23/18 8:40:39 AM
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cjsdowg posted...
What the fuck. Do these asshole thing that murderers would not be murderers if Han Solo didn't have a gun?

These people who kill others are horrible human beings. They are not pushed that way by posters are video games. There are real issues that lead people to be horrible. Such as their home life, and other real world things. But no let act if this dime store Han solo has an effect on shooters .

Well no. The line of reasoning is that firearms (and gun violence) are extremely romanticized in pop culture. This is starting to draw some negative attention, so the publishers figure that this is a smart PR move.
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John_Galt
03/23/18 8:41:00 AM
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This is why trump won
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RickyTheBAWSE
03/23/18 8:41:40 AM
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completely unnecessary, yet completely understandable. the intent is respectable, but guns have always been part of American culture.

this changes nothing in a country that romanticizes lyrics like "bombs bursting in air."
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HypnoCoosh
03/23/18 8:41:48 AM
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This is a joke right?
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SolidSnake19984
03/23/18 8:43:56 AM
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I have a bad feeling about this
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darkjedilink
03/23/18 8:46:07 AM
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Were_Wyrm posted...
Good only imperial troopers should have blasters

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Ser_Jaker
03/23/18 8:47:06 AM
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God Disney are trash if this is true.
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Doe
03/23/18 8:47:48 AM
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Disney is going 4Kidz dub on THEIR OWN MOVIE
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darkjedilink
03/23/18 8:48:14 AM
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cjsdowg posted...
What the fuck. Do these asshole thing that murderers would not be murderers if Han Solo didn't have a gun?

These people who kill others are horrible human beings. They are not pushed that way by posters are video games. There are real issues that lead people to be horrible. Such as their home life, and other real world things. But no let act if this dime store Han solo has an effect on shooters .

This is the mentality you support every time you vote, and every time you post your victim narrative.
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Nomadic View
03/23/18 8:49:01 AM
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Why not just take blasters out of the actual movie too.
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Bloodychess
03/23/18 8:49:33 AM
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Only females can have weapons in Disney posters
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DevsBro
03/23/18 8:49:50 AM
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So I get that this is supposed to be a retro-style poster and all the old SW posters were like this, but if removing the blaster changes it from "hey viewer, don't mess with this guy" to "hey viewer, the guy behind you has his fly open" maybe you should redesign the poster.
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EndOfDiscOne
03/23/18 8:49:59 AM
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I now feel less inclined to purchase a blaster
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NeonOctopus
03/23/18 8:53:08 AM
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AlisLandale
03/23/18 8:56:07 AM
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"Han shot first!"

"Greedo shot first!"

Disney: "What if...nobody shot anybody?"
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FF_Redux
03/23/18 8:57:42 AM
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DarthAragorn
03/23/18 9:07:33 AM
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Lmfao what the shit is happening to this world
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Cheater87
03/23/18 9:08:36 AM
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Will they be replaced with walkie-talkies?
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darkjedilink
03/23/18 9:12:12 AM
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Bloodychess posted...
Only females can have weapons in Disney posters

She doesn't have one either.
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SSJ2GrimReaper
03/23/18 9:13:49 AM
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I'm only seeing this for Lando Gambino
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SavenForever
03/23/18 9:21:06 AM
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That'll bring down gun violence!!!!
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_OujiDoza_
03/23/18 9:36:53 AM
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This is a pretty silly thing to do...
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03/23/18 9:39:03 AM
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Swagnificent119
03/23/18 9:46:42 AM
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Reminder that this is like the second or third redesign because the first batch of posters were complete rip offs of Sony CD Artwork.
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FortuneCookie
03/23/18 9:46:58 AM
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They should remove Han Solo from the movie, but I guess it's too late for that.

One guy plays the character for 40 years and they're like, "Meh, we could make a quick buck by recasting him."
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AlephZero
03/23/18 9:47:49 AM
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we have the technology it's time to digitally remove guns from all movies ever made
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Swagnificent119
03/23/18 9:48:17 AM
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FortuneCookie posted...
They should remove Han Solo from the movie, but I guess it's too late for that.

One guy plays the character for 40 years and they're like, "Meh, we could make a quick buck by recasting him."


Reminder that this guy exists and they decided to cast the other guy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwLv993khfI" data-time="

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iPhone_7
03/23/18 9:50:54 AM
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I am outraged! Who the hell do Disney think they are?! How dare they! Boycott!

Seriously though, its a lame move but whatever. You guys have fun ranting in here about this.
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Swagnificent119
03/23/18 9:52:09 AM
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iPhone_7 posted...
I am outraged! Who the hell do Disney think they are?! How dare they! Boycott!

Seriously though, its a lame move but whatever. You guys have fun ranting in here about this.


It's just another thing to laugh at at a movie that has had an unbelievable number of things to laugh at. Calm down hoss.
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Giant_Aspirin
03/23/18 9:54:42 AM
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good lord this movie looks bad
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