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Deadpool 2 is set to have an impressive worldwide box office opening.

Per Deadline, the sequel is poised to make between $305 million to $350 million worldwide this weekend. This is split between $130 million to $150 million domestically and $175 million to $200 million internationally.

For context, Deadpool made an estimated $132 million domestically and $132 million internationally, making for a combined $264 million worldwide debut, according to Box Office Mojo. It opened in theaters during the Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day four-day holiday on February 12, 2016.

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It was 2013 when Sylvester Stallone and his Expendables co-star Arnold Schwarzenegger teamed up to break out of a seemingly escape-proof prison in the movie Escape Plan. How do you up the ante? According to the trailer for Escape Plan 2: Hades, it’s actually really simple.

First, instead of Schwarzenegger, you team Stallone with Avengers: Infinity War star Dave Bautista. Next, you have to find an even crazier prison–which is essentially scumbag Fight Club–and break into it so you can break someone else out of it. Third, sprinkle in a little bit of Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and you’re ready to go.

Honestly, the trailer for Escape Plan 2 looks utterly ridiculous in the very best ways, and it’s hard to not be excited about something this over-the-top. Given that most of Bautista’s action fare, thus far, has found him painted green and fighting aliens, it’s fun to see him like this, just getting to play action hero next to someone like Stallone.

Now comes the bad news. You won’t get the chance to watch this one in theaters. This particular movie is being released direct-to-video, so, unfortunately, you’ll only get to watch it on-demand or if you pick it up on DVD. That is, unless, everyone who reads this buys a copy, and it becomes a global phenomenon that demands a theatrical release. So get busy watching when Escape Plan 2: Hades arrives on June 29.

Solo isn’t even out, and already, people want more of Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian. Down the line, we will more than likely see Lando in his own film, but it won’t be the next Star Wars solo movie.

Although news about a new Lando film is popping up everywhere on the internet, as of this writing, there is no concrete plan for it. The French magazine Premiere recently interviewed Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy at the Cannes Film Festival. Lando is on everyone’s mind, so of course, she was asked about whether or not we’d see the character on his own solo adventure. “We think that the next spin-off will be dedicated to Lando Calrissian,” Kennedy told Premiere. “Of course, there are still many stories to tell about Han and Chewbacca but Lando will be next.”

However, that’s not the case. Much like a Bill Murray movie, something was lost in translation from English to French (and back to English for this). Since the news first came out, Lucasfilm has commented about this news to Premiere: “We would love to tell a story about Lando Calrissian one day, but it’s not relevant, it would be fun to tell the story of Han and Chewie.”

Additionally, io9 heard from Lucasfilm as well, and the company’s rep told them that Kennedy said it’s something she’d like to do in the future. For now, we have Solo to look forward to. Next year, we’ll get Episode IX, then maybe an Obi-Wan solo movie after that.

Since 2017, an Obi-Wan movie has been reportedly in the works at Lucas. It hasn’t officially been announced yet. The last known piece of news being Stephen Daldry (The Hours) was in talks to direct as of August of last year according to THR. While many outlets are reporting that the movie will begin shooting in January 2019, Fantha Tracks is reporting that the Obi-Wan movie is currently in pre-production and will begin shooting in April 2019, with a December 2020 release date. The legitimacy of this information is unknown, but it lines up with other rumors and reports.

Needless to say, Obi-Wan–hopefully starring Ewan McGregor–should be the next solo Star Wars adventure coming up next. Until then, Solo arrives in theaters Friday, May 25. Check out GameSpot’s review of the movie, in which Mike Rougeau said of Lando, “Donald Glover is so powerfully alluring as Lando Calrissian that fans who called for a standalone Lando movie will feel totally validated. Even more than Ehrenreich, Glover nails the balance between Billy D. Williams tribute act and the new actor’s own undeniable aura.”