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Disney reportedly impressed with Han Solo sizzle reel

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According to reports, Disney is actually impressed with what they have seen in the current Han Solo sizzle reel. Recent reports regarding the Han Solo Star Wars spin-off movie have certainly painted the film in a bad light, with Lucasfilm firing Phil Lord and Chris Miller due to creative differences, and rumours that they aren’t entirely […]

Kevin Feige and Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts talk Han Solo Star Wars controversy

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For anyone who hasn’t heard by now, directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller were unceremoniously dumped off of the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff project, with Ron Howard announced as a replacement with roughly four weeks of production left to go. It’s a touchy situation that dips into the territory of artistic freedom, and everyone […]

Producer vs. Director: The Case of Zack Snyder

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Pim Razenberg on the debate on creative differences between producers and directors… Creative differences. The clichéd answer to most break-ups between a studio and its directors. Recent examples of cases where “creative differences” were the cause of conflict are the departure of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from the as-of-yet untitled Han Solo anthology film […]

Promo art may reveal first look at Alden Ehrenreich’s Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Given that most of the movie has been reshot (up to 80% if rumours are to be believed) and Lucasfilm’s focus remains firmly on Star Wars: The Last Jedi at present, it’s not surprising that the marketing campaign for Solo: A Star Wars Story is yet to get underway. That being said, assuming the film […]

Woody Harrelson says to “relax” now Ron Howard is directing Han Solo Star Wars spinoff

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Woody Harrelson has commented on the fact that Ron Howard is directing the untitled Han Solo movie. With things now settling down for the next Star Wars anthology movie, a film set between Episode III and A New Hope about the adventures of a young Han Solo, Woody Harrelson is now saying to “relax” because […]

New report says Lucasfilm are unhappy with Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo

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Following on from the shock news last week that Disney and Lucasfilm had fired Phil Lord and Chris Miller from the Han Solo spin-off movie, a new article from The Hollywood Reporter delves deeper into the situation. Among other things – including already firing one editor – THR reveal that Lucasfilm weren’t entirely happy with […]

Lord & Miller vs. Kasdan & Kennedy: A Fight for the future of our franchise films

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Anghus Houvouras on the Han Solo director situation and a fight for the future of franchise films… I’m still in a state of utter disbelief over the disintegration that has happened between directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord and the creative conglomerate that handles the cinematic Star Wars universe. It’s an absolute gobstopper of a conversation […]

Justice League will lose around $100 million, Batgirl still on track with Joss Whedon, The Last Jedi tracking big at the box office and more – Daily News Roundup

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#ALLIN The DC team-up movie Justice League has dominated the headlines since its release, with a lot of negative reviews and a pretty disappointing opening weekend at the box office. Earning the least of all the DCEU movies, Forbes is now reporting that Warner Bros. is looking at an overall loss of between $50 million and […]

Are Disney The Best People For Star Wars?

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Neil Calloway thinks the troubled Han Solo film proves Disney’s hearts aren’t in the right place… So, with the news that Phil Lord and Chris Miller have left the Han Solo movie, it’s time to ask if Disney really are the best people to move the Star Wars franchise forward. Of course, films run into […]

Edgar Wright comments on the director situation on the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff

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With his latest film Baby Driver set to arrive next week [read our review here], Edgar Wright has been chatting to Digital Spy about the director situation on Lucasfilm’s latest project, Han Solo: A Star Wars Story. For those not up to speed, it was announced this week that directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller had been […]