Han Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) is the only movie in the saga that hasn’t been profitable and director Ron Howard talks about the difficult production process.
During the filming of the movie Han Solo there were a lot of problems with the directors Phil Lord Y Chris Millersince they deviated a lot from the script approved by LucasFilm. That’s why they had to abandon the project in the middle and he was hired Ron Howard to finish the job.
Although the film received good reviews and the performance of Alden Ehrenreich It was not as disastrous as had been predicted, it only grossed 362 million dollars. A very low number for the saga. Now, Ron Howard reveals interesting details of how the transition between directors and the failure at the box office was:
“There are a lot of things that I really love about Solo and yet it didn’t quite hit the zeitgeist when it hit the market. Damn”.
“I understood that this difference had created a schism to the point where they were not going to be able to continue working together, and that was really unfortunate because I like Phil and Chris, and I also admire them a lot. When I looked at the footage and read the script, which I liked, I felt like I understood what the studio and Lucasfilm were looking for in finishing the movie and reshooting part of the movie.”
“In some places, I thought about re-envisioning some scenes, which they were open to. I had some really heartwarming conversations with Phil and Chris, who let me know they weren’t leaving because I was coming in. For me, it was an absolute exercise in professionalism and friendship, and it indirectly led to a season of Willow, which we’re doing now with Jonathan Kasdan.” Revealed Ron Howard.
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