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Writer Lawrence Kasdan Knows Why ‘Solo’ Failed At The Box Office: “The Studio Blew It”

October 28, 2019 1:47 pm

To get into the finer details of what happened with last year’s ridiculously disappointing release of “Solo: A Star Wars Story” would take too much time and would require reigniting a furor from “Star Wars” fan...

‘Solo: A Star Wars Movie’: Ron Howard Says Ad-Libbing Wasn’t An Issue Between Lord & Miller And The Kasdans

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June 12, 2018 10:35 am

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Let’s check in with “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” where’s its narrative now? Well, ‘Solo,’ in its third week at the box office did fall from the top slot, but in slightly heartening news for Lucasfilm fans that ca...

‘Solo: A Star Wars’ Screenwriters Discuss Why They Included The Shocking [Spoiler] Cameo

Rodrigo Perez

May 26, 2018 9:20 am

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Spoilers, spoilers, spoilers. Do not read this piece until you’ve seen "Solo: A Star Wars Story." Lucasfilm’s "Solo: A Star Wars Story" is in theaters this weekend and its causing people to argue and over “S...

Donald Glover Says ‘Solo’ Director Drama Stems From “A Miscommunication In The Artistic Vision”

Charles Barfield

May 22, 2018 10:39 am

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Throughout all the reports of behind-the-scenes turmoil during Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s time directing “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” there seems to be one word that gets brought up time and time again – tone. ...

‘Solo’ Writers Said The Decision To Fire Lord And Miller Was “Excruciating” And “Painful”

Charles Barfield

May 15, 2018 1:42 pm

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Over the last few months, it feels like we’ve covered just about every angle of the Phil Lord and Chris Miller firing from “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” We’ve heard from Lord and Miller, Ron Howard (who replaced t...

‘Solo’ Director Ron Howard Is Apparently Responsible For 70% Of Finished ‘Star Wars’ Film

Charles Barfield

May 10, 2018 12:50 pm

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With only two weeks left before “Solo: A Star Wars Story” hitting theaters, reports are still coming out about the behind-the-scenes drama that plagued the film’s production. While the major bullet points have ...

Lawrence Kasdan Explains ‘Solo’ Directorial Shakeup Saying The Film “Had To Go In A Different Direction”

Charles Barfield

April 20, 2018 12:14 pm

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Unfortunately, for Disney and Lucasfilm, the story surrounding “Solo: A Star Wars Story” will always be the behind-the-scenes drama. Once Lucasfilm fired directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, fans began to ques...

George Lucas Had Been Developing A Han Solo Movie Before The Disney Deal

Jordan Ruimy

February 13, 2018 2:42 pm

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While it must have been heartbreaking (though very, very lucrative) for George Lucas to sell Lucasfilm to Disney, it has enabled the franchise to purse non paths, notably not attached to the main saga. Thus far...

More ‘Han Solo’ Drama Involves An Acting Coach, Fired Editor & Alden Ehrenreich Sounding The Alarm

Kevin Jagernauth

June 26, 2017 10:20 am

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Another day, and several more twists in the ongoing "Han Solo" saga have emerged. Before we proceed, it should be noted that it's often hard to separate public relations spin from fact, and obviously, there are...

Ron Howard Front-Runner To Replace Phil Lord & Christopher Miller On Han Solo Spinoff

Kevin Jagernauth

June 21, 2017 9:09 am

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The "Star Wars" franchise has no shortage of historical moments, but few have been as shocking as last night's news that directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have exited the currently filming Han Solo spi...

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