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Solo will be retitled in China.


Looks like Disney is scrapping the Star Wars name in hopes of tricking the Chinese in watching the New Solo movie. I see dark times ahead for Disney. I hope they have Lucas on speed dial.



https://www.cbr.com/last-jedi-bad-box-office-china-han-solo-different-title/

According to local media Mtime, Official Chinese title of Solo: A Star Wars Story is Ranger Solo(游侠索罗). And STAR WARS(星球大战) is abandoned in Solo’s local title after Star Wars: The Last Jedi flopped in China.

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Solo: Kessel Ranger

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nice!

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Abandoning the brand name they paid $4 billion for. Way to go Kathy!

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She sure is great at ruining the greatest franchise ever though.

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Go Go Power Ranger... Solo

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I once heard a kid saying go go power ranger over and over in the store a while back. It was freaky deaky.

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That was me. It helps me deal with anxiety to chant the Power Rangers theme when I'm out of my safe space.

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nice!

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And now, the robot in the trailer looks like that robot from the Power Rangers! UFO-shaped head and all!

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There are quite a few countries giving different names to this film. Here are the English translations for some:

Japan: Roguish Man-Boy of True Happy Sing
Russia: Cowardly American Shoots First!
Netherlands: Dude, What's Going On with All These Lights Mannnn...
Afghanistan: Death to America!
France: RETREAT!!!!


And here are a couple that I couldn't find the translations for, so they are in the native language:

Kenya: Click-click-tick-pop-click
Spain: El Hombre Guapo con un Pito Chiquito.

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You made me think of this one: "Dude, Where's My Falcon?"

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The Chinese do not like space movies, nor sci-fi...

Any movie that looks like sci-fi gets killed there... Either there is no audience (a relatively small one $30-50mm), or the studios haven't figured out how to market them, but it's a general space movie problem and not just Star Wars...

You guys are so fond of the stats i'm surprised you have not noticed this trend...

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The only movie they have liked is Tranformers 4.

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So Disney thinks the Chinese will be too stupid to know it's a Star Wars movie. LOL .If Disney really wants to fool them, they should rename it Fast and Furious in Space.

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How quickly can a $4 billion brand name become a liability ......

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it will be named Hang Solong 恒隆龙 in China

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