The abandoned version of the solo mega-bide “had great ideas”, according to the director

According to Ron Howard, who has resumed the realization of Solo : A Star Wars Storythe version of Phil Lord and Chris Miller was far from failed.

In the backstage world of hell, Star Wars To the palm since the acquisition of Disney. Similarly, We know that Rogue One had its share of reshoots. Meanwhile, rewritings, and Star Wars 9 was resumed in emergency by JJ Abrams after the dismissal of Colin Trevorrow. Nevertheless, But the most chaotic situation is undoubtedly that of Solo : A Star Wars Storyfor which Phil Lord. Consequently, Chris Miller (directors of 21 Jump Street, the great Lego adventureand producers of the saga Spider-Verse) brought their humor and their sense of improvisation. Nevertheless,

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No bowl. However, their vision brought big “artistic disputes” with Lucasfilm, to the point where the two filmmakers were replaced by Ron Howard in June 2017, just three weeks before the end of their shooting. Nevertheless, A large portion of the film has been returned. In addition, making the bill ofa production that would have cost around $ 300 millionaccording to some sources. Suffice to say that Solo was even more successful in view of this budget, which it was not.

Now that time has passed. and languages can untie a little, Ron Howard agreed to say a little more about his arrival as a directorand on the original version of Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

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At the microphone of Vulture On the occasion of the American release of his film EdenRon Howard explained that Lucasfilm and his CEO Kathleen Kennedy did not like the tone Soloor at least the way Lord and Miller have changed it compared to the script written by Lawrence and Jonathan Kasdan. While on vacation in France. passing through London, without a project in active development, Ron Howard was offered a breakfast with Kathleen Kennedy and Jonathan Kasdan, who were cash:

“They said to me: ‘We have reached a creative dead end with Lord and Miller. Would you consider to abandoned version solo mega-bide “had take over the reins? ‘ »»

Until then. nothing very revolutionary, but the filmmaker clarified how this transition process had been, until returning to the first editing of Lord and Miller:

“I looked at certain sequences mounted, and I saw what bored them. There was a studio that loved the script as it was. wanted a classic Star Wars film, but there was a disconnection very early on the tonal level, and they were not convinced by what Lord and Miller were trying to do. […] Once I said. ‘OK, I think I can do this scenario, and I think I understand what you want from this scenario’, they abandoned version solo mega-bide “had answered me, ‘we would like to reshoot a large part’.

I watched the whole film, and I saw that there were great ideas. And Phil and Chris were very kind during this process. It’s just that they saw a film very different from the studio. »»

If the rejuvenated version of Lando Calrissian. played by Donald Glover, could still give rise to a Disney+series, the commercial failure of Solo ($ 392 million worldwide) buried any possibility in follow -up, and even canceled the other projects labeled A Star Wars Story. On the side of Phil Lord. Chris Miller, we look forward to the new film in live action: Last Chance Project avec Ryan Gosling, Scheduled to go out in French theaters on March 18, 2026.