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Ron Howard rounds up Ana de Armas, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander and Daniel Brühl for Origin of Species

May 16, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

Following his critically-acclaimed Thai-cave drama Thirteen Lives, Ron Howard is sticking with the survival sub-genre for Origin of Species, and has enlisted Ana De Armas, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander and Daniel Brühl to star.  Based on two differing accounts of the same true story, Origin of Species is described as “a darkly comic tale of […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Alicia Vikander, ana de armas, Daniel Bruhl, Jude Law, Origin of Species, Ron Howard

Ron Howard: “Never say never” but there are no plans for a Solo sequel

December 31, 2022 by Matt Rodgers

Solo: A Star Wars Story really is something of an outlier in the galaxy. Caught in the aftermath of Rian Johnson’s divisive The Last Jedi, all following a tumultuous production, the Alden Ehrenreich starring origin story stalled at the box-office, which caused the cancellation of future A Star Wars Story spin-offs (Obi-Wan, Boba Fett) by […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Alden Ehrenreich, Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm, Ron Howard, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars

Blu-ray Review – Night Shift (1982)

October 24, 2021 by admin

Night Shift, 1982. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Richard Belzer, and Clint Howard. SYNOPSIS: Ron Howard’s second directorial effort, Night Shift, comes to Blu-ray via the Warner Archive Collection. It’s a lesser-known 1980s comedy that showcased Henry Winkler’s ability to play more than Fonzie on Happy Days while giving […]

Filed Under: Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Clint Howard, Henry winkler, Michael Keaton, Night Shift, Richard Belzer, Ron Howard, Shelley Long

George Lucas helped direct a scene in Solo: A Star Wars Story

February 11, 2018 by Gary Collinson

As part of its Solo: A Star Wars Story coverage, Entertainment Weekly has been chatting to director Ron Howard about his work on the Anthology movie, with Howard revealing that his old pal George Lucas paid a visit to the set, and actually ended up contributing to a scene. “George is like a big brother […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: George Lucas, Ron Howard, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars

Ron Howard was reluctant to replace Phil Lord and Chris Miller on Solo: A Star Wars Story

February 10, 2018 by Gary Collinson

It’s fair to say that Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story has had a difficult production, with the studio firing original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller with just weeks of filming to go due to creative differences, and Ron Howard then coming on board to oversee extensive reshoots and complete the Anthology movie. Speaking […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Chris Miller, Kathleen Kennedy, Phil Lord, Ron Howard, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars

Solo: A Star Wars Story’s Tobias Beckett “shapes” Han more than anyone else, according to Ron Howard

February 8, 2018 by Samuel Brace

Ron Howard, director of Solo: A Star Wars Story, has revealed a few details about Woody Harrelson’s character, Tobias Beckett, including his relationship with Han. Solo: A Star Wars Story at last has a teaser trailer, and a TV spot for that matter, giving fans a great at look at the upcoming film. This week […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Ron Howard, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Woody Harrelson

Ron Howard shares set videos from the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff featuring a speeder junkyard

August 11, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Since Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm, there’s been intense levels of secrecy surrounding the likes of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. That extended to the as-yet-untitled Han Solo spinoff… until Ron Howard came on board as a replacement for directors Phil Lord and Chris […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Han Solo: A Star Wars Story, Ron Howard, Star Wars

Ron Howard front-runner to replace Lord and Miller on the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff, Lawrence Kasdan and Joe Johnston also rumored

June 21, 2017 by Jordan Jones

It was announced late last night that Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the directing team for the upcoming Han Solo Star Wars spinoff, have been removed from the project. While we don’t know the exact details of their departure, save for reports that their style clashed with that of screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan’s vision for the movie, this does […]

Filed Under: Jordan Jones, Movies, News Tagged With: Chris Miller, Han Solo: A Star Wars Story, Joe Johnston, Lawrence Kasdan, Phil Lord, Ron Howard, Star Wars

Thandie Newton on Ron Howard’s changes to Solo: A Star Wars Story

November 2, 2017 by Jordan Jones

We have had plenty of time to recover from the shock over Phil Lord and Chris Miller being ousted from their director’s chair for Solo: A Star Wars Story, and promptly replaced with Ron Howard. Old news at this point. However, even with the film having wrapped… even with all of the tweets Howard shares […]

Filed Under: Jordan Jones, Movies, News Tagged With: Ron Howard, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Thandie Newton

The Week in Star Wars – Everything you need to know about Lord and Miller, Ron Howard and Han Solo

June 25, 2017 by Luke Owen

It’s a special edition of The Week in Star Wars following the shock news from the Han Solo spin-off movie, along with some bits from The Last Jedi, Episode IX and more… Before we kick things off, The Week in Star Wars celebrated it’s second birthday this week. Thanks to everyone who has read any […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Luke Owen, Movies, News, The Week in Star Wars Tagged With: Chris Miller, Han Solo: A Star Wars Story, Phil Lord, Ron Howard, Star Wars, Star Wars Droids Unplugged, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Star Wars: Episode IX, Star Wars: Poe Dameron, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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