Ron Howard has promised that the full-lengthSolo: A Star Wars Storytrailer is on the way and now we have a look at some new characters from the forthcoming movie, thanks to a Denny’s restaurant commercial. Denny’s and Lucasfilm put together a presentation in Los Angeles today, showing off the newSolo-themed menu along with a new commercial and merchandise that features some alien creatures who look pretty cool. Additionally, there’s also some Easter Eggs for hardcoreStar Warsfans to hunt for.
The newSoloDenny’s commercial takes place in a shady looking bar with an intensegame of sabaccgoing on between some aliens and two young children playing Han Solo and Lando. Moloch, Therm Boisserpunch, and Argus “Six Eyes” Panox are the new creatures who are featured in the commercial as well as the new trading cards. The trading cards will cost $3 and will have all proceeds going to benefit the charity No Kid Hungry. There’s also a newSolo-themed menu that will officially hit participating Denny’s restaurants starting tomorrow.
Most of the characters featured in the newSoloDenny’s commercial have been shown off in the previous teaser trailers, but Moloch, Therm Boisserpunch, and Argus “Six Eyes” Panox are the new comers to us. It seems that these characters will probably be in the background and will not have prominent parts in the movie. However, they are featured on theStar Wars trading cards, which are made by Topps. The Mimban Stormtrooper is also featured in the trading cards as well, which is also positive for hardcoreStar Warsfans. Mimban is a swamp planet that was first mentioned in theClone Warsanimated series as well as the 1978 novel, Splinter of the Mind’s Eye.
Eagle-eyedStar Warsfans who watch the newSolo: A Star Wars StoryDenny’s commercial will notice some other features that harken back to some official canon. A close up on the table where the card game is taking place has some interesting coins that may look familiar to those who know about theMandalorians. The coins each have the skull and tusk design on them, which is pretty cool callback that lends itself to the rumors that Ron Howard is packing the movie with all kinds of Easter Eggs for fans. This may be the only nod to Boba Fett that we get inSolo, unless that freeze frame from leaked set footage really shows his silhouette.
With a new trailer on the way and this new Denny’s tie-in, theSolo promotional campaignis about to kick into high gear. The new characters and the hidden Easter Eggs are sure to please even the most jadedStar Warsfan at this point. you’re able to check out all of the trading cards below as well as the new characters and other items from Denny’s thanks toZiggy’s Twitteraccount.
