Following the box office disappointment of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Ron Howard is dusting himself off and heading to the small screen for his next project, with Deadline reporting that he will direct the pilot 68 Whiskey for Paramount Network. Written by The Brink co-creator Roberto Benabib and adapted from the Israeli TV series […]
Boycotting films is not only pointless, but hurtful to the franchise
Ricky Church on boycotting movies… Since the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in December, Star Wars fandom has been divided to say the least. Some ‘fans’ who hated The Last Jedi have been extremely vocal in their utter hatred of the film, going so far as to demand Lucasfilm and Disney retcon it […]
Ron Howard says that reports of Star Wars Anthology movies ending are not “entirely accurate”
Solo: A Star Wars Story director Ron Howard has said that reports of Lucasfilm shelving future anthology films are not “entirely accurate”. Solo certainly didn’t go the way Lucasfilm was hoping in terms of box office numbers and in the weeks after its release, there have been reports of Lucasfilm ending work on future anthology […]
Ron Howard discusses Qi’ra’s motivations at the end of Solo: A Star Wars Story
Warning. Major Solo: A Star Wars Story spoilers follow… Solo: A Star Wars Story delivered a number of twists and turns during the climactic showdown on Dryden Vos’ (Paul Bettany) star yacht the First Light. First we had Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson) betraying Han (Alden Ehrenreich) and Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke), before Qi’ra turned on Dryden […]
Solo: A Star Wars Story editor reveals how Ron Howard transformed the movie
The editor of Solo: A Star Wars Story has revealed how Ron Howard changed the movie once he came on board as director. With veteran director Ron Howard coming aboard Solo once 80 percent of the film had already been made and then tasked with bringing the movie to fruition; it’s not surprising that vast […]
Ron Howard was a strong advocate for that secret cameo in Solo: A Star Wars Story
Spoilers for Solo: A Star Wars Story to follow… The secret cameo in Solo: A Star Wars Story was a true surprise and it turns out Ron Howard pushed hard for it to happen. Solo is packed full of exciting moments and interesting Star Wars easter eggs, but there was nothing more surprising than when […]
Emilia Clarke says that Ron Howard “saved” Solo: A Star Wars Story
One of the stars of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Emilia Clarke, has said that Ron Howard “saved” the movie when he came aboard. The production issues Solo faced are well documented and now that the film is out in cinemas, we are starting to get even more insight into what happened before and after […]
A trailer for Lord and Miller’s Solo: A Star Wars Story apparently exists
Having been unceremoniously fired from the project with just weeks of principal photography remaining – and Ron Howard coming in to reshoot around 70% of the final film – the Phil Lord and Chris Miller version of Solo: A Star Wars Story is going to go down as one of Hollywood’s big ‘What If?’ stories. […]
Movie Review – Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, Donald Glover, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Paul Bettany, Thandie Newton and Joonas Suotamo. SYNOPSIS: After escaping from a poverty-stricken upbringing, Han Solo becomes embroiled in a criminal gang carrying out a major heist for a dangerous underworld boss. When it […]
Movie Review – Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, Donald Glover, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Paul Bettany, Thandie Newton and Joonas Suotamo. SYNOPSIS: After escaping from a poverty-stricken upbringing, Han Solo becomes embroiled in a criminal gang carrying out a major heist for a dangerous underworld boss. “Watch this!” […]