• Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • Flickering Myth Films
    • FMTV
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Socials
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
    • Linktree
    • X
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

  • News
  • Reviews
  • Articles & Opinions
  • Write for Us
  • The Baby in the Basket

Disney boss says expect Star Wars “slowdown” in the wake of Solo: A Star Wars Story

September 21, 2018 by Matt Rodgers

The journey to the cinema screen for Solo: A Star Wars Story is so well documented that even a protracted Star Wars scrawl couldn’t condense the hirings, firings, castings, and eventual catastrophe, but now the dust kicked up by the Millennium Falcon has settled, Disney head honcho Bob Iger has been speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about the future of the franchise.

When pressed about the amount of adventures in a galaxy far, far away, Iger had the following to say:

“I made the timing decision, and as I look back, I think the mistake that I made — I take the blame — was a little too much, too fast. You can expect some slowdown, but that doesn’t mean we’re not going to make films. J.J. [Abrams] is busy making Episode IX. We have creative entities, including [Game of Thrones creators David] Benioff and [D.B.] Weiss, who are developing sagas of their own, which we haven’t been specific about. And we are just at the point where we’re going to start making decisions about what comes next after J.J.’s. But I think we’re going to be a little bit more careful about volume and timing. And the buck stops here on that.”

Sounds like Solo‘s worldwide gross of $392,952,373 has put the breaks on any planned Yoda or Jabba spin-offs, which is possibly a good thing, although perhaps most disappointing of all, the Ewan McGregor Obi-Wan film might be frozen in carbonite forever. As always, let us know what you think of Iger’s comments using the section below…

SEE ALSO: Solo: A Star Wars Story writer reveals Lord & Miller scenes that made the final cut

A new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.

Solo: A Star Wars Story features Alden Ehrenreich (Hail, Caesar!) as the famous smuggler, Donald Glover (Atlanta) as Lando Calrissian, Woody Harrelson (War for the Planet of the Apes) as Tobias Beckett, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca, Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) as L3-37, Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) as Qi’Ra, Thandie Newton (Westworld) as Val, Ian Kenny (Sing Street) as Rebolt, Harley Durst (Wonder Woman) as Moloch, Jon Favreau (Spider-Man: Homecoming) as Rio Durant, Paul Bettany (Avengers: Infinity War) as Dryden Vos and Warwick Davis (Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) as Weazel.

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Bob Iger, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars

FMTV – Watch Our Latest Video Here

WATCH OUR MOVIE NOW FOR FREE ON PRIME VIDEO!

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:

Nowhere Left to Hide: The Rise of Tech-Savvy Killers in Horror

Die Hard on a Shoestring: The Low Budget Die Hard Clones

Forgotten Horror Movie Gems From 25 Years Ago

14 Incredible Sci-Fi Movie Scores

The Most Shocking Movies of the 1970s

The (00)7 Most Underrated James Bond Movies

Ten Great 80s Movie Stars Who Disappeared

The Most Overlooked Horror Movies of the 1990s

PM Entertainment and the Art of Rip-offs With Razzmatazz

What Will Amazon Do with James Bond?

Top Stories:

4K Ultra HD Review – James Bond: The Sean Connery Collection

Movie Review – Heads of State (2025)

8 Great Tarantino-esque Movies You Need To See

10 Great 1980s Sci-Fi Adventure Movies

Movie Review – M3GAN 2.0 (2025)

Movie Review – Ice Road: Vengeance (2025)

Is Denis Villeneuve the Best Choice to Direct Bond?

Movie Review – Hot Milk (2025)

STREAM FREE ON PRIME VIDEO!

FEATURED POSTS:

Max Headroom: The Story Behind the 80s A.I. Icon

MTV Generation-Era Comedies That Need New Sequels

Coming of Rage: Eight Great Horror Movies About Adolescence

10 Essential Home Invasion Horror Movies

Our Partners

  • Pop Culture
    • Movies
    • Television
    • Comic Books
    • Video Games
    • Toys & Collectibles
  • Features
    • News
    • Reviews
    • Articles and Opinions
    • Interviews
    • Exclusives
    • Flickering Myth Films
    • FMTV
  • About
    • About Flickering Myth
    • Write for Flickering Myth
    • Advertise on Flickering Myth
  • Socials
    • Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Bluesky
    • Instagram
    • Flipboard
    • Linktree
    • X
  • Terms
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy

© Flickering Myth Limited. All rights reserved. The reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication of the content without permission is strictly prohibited. Movie titles, images, etc. are registered trademarks / copyright their respective rights holders. Read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you can read this, you don't need glasses.


 

Flickering MythLogo Header Menu
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Articles & Opinions
  • Write for Us
  • The Baby in the Basket