Solo: A Star Wars Story might not be the most popular Star Wars film out there but it's still an impressive movie directed by Ron Howard. But how did the filmmaker truly feel about taking over a project after its original directors were fired? Howard has just opened up about replacing Phil Lord and Christopher Miller in helming the film.
Howard recently spoke to Collider where he admitted that he truly enjoyed working on Solo.
"Given the circumstances of the way I wound up being involved with Solo, I had a blast making that movie," Howard said. "It did remind me that I really enjoy that kind of playful storytelling and the action, and I love tech. I love actors more, but it's great what you can offer audiences."
But did Howard have to change several things about the film when he took over for Lord and Miller? The filmmaker confessed that there were some rewrites.
"Given the circumstances with Phil and Chris leaving the movie and me coming it, it was at a point where it was almost a rewrite and a continuation, and there was a certain percentage of the film that hadn't been shot at all yet…So no, I think we were pretty targeted as to what we were making so there's half-scenes, but you can find all those," Howard revealed.
It's great to know that Howard truly enjoyed working on Solo as much as we loved watching it. For now, it's unclear if Howard will be called in to work on more Star Wars movies but we wouldn't be surprised if that happens.
Howard is currently working on Hillbilly Elegy, which is an adaptation of the J.D. Vance memoir.
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