Ron Howard Comments On "Solo's" Disappointing Box Office Performance

By: Dominic Jones

It's been just over a year since Solo: A Star Wars Story was first released in theaters and while fans are pushing for the film to get a sequel, the film's box office performance makes that unlikely.  Despite being the 12th highest grossing film of 2018 (domestically), and grossing $392 million worldwide, the film failed to cover its production and marketing cost (which were inflated due to the film's troubled production) and is the lowest gross live action Star Wars movie.

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Ron Howard Interested In Directing Another Star Wars Film

By: Benjamin Hart

Despite being another excellent installment in the Star Wars saga, Solo: A Star Wars Story endured more than its fair share of problems, including a major director change during production, as well as a lackluster box office run. But despite all of that, it seems the director who was at the center of it all, Ron Howard, isn't afraid to step back into the director's chair.

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Ron Howard Comments On The 'Star Wars' Stand Alone Film Rumors

By: Dominic Jones

Over the past week or so there have been several reports about what impact the disappointing box office returns of Solo: A Star Wars Story on the future of the Star Wars stand alone films.  But what does the director of Solo think about all of this?  TMZ caught up with Ron Howard recently and asked him about the rumors.  Howard down played the rumors, saying, "I don't think that's entirely accurate. I think that was reported, but I don't think that's exactly what I understand."  You can see Howard answer the question below,

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Ron Howard Talks About How The Big Reveal In 'Solo' Came To Be

By: Dominic Jones

SPOILER ALERT!  This article contains MASSIVE SPOILERS from Solo: A Star Wars Story.  If you haven't seen the movie yet and don't want to know what happens, stop reading now!

The newly released Solo: A Star Wars Story contains a tonne of tie-ins and call backs to stories and characters from other corners of the Star Wars galaxy, but none is bigger than the one the film saved for last.  Director Ron Howard recently sat down with /Film to discuss what led to the decision to have the person Qi'Ra (Emilia Clarke) calls at the end to be the former Sith Lord Darth Maul.

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New 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Behind the Scenes Video

By: Dominic Jones

Lucasfilm released a new behind the scenes video about the making of Solo: A Star Wars Story today on the USA Today website. The video features interviews with members of the cast and crew, including Donald Glover (Lando Calrissian), Emilia Clarke (Qi'Ra), director Ron Howard, and director of photography Bradford Young.  You can see the video for yourself below,

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Harrison Ford Surprises Alden Ehrenreich During 'Solo' Interview

By: Benjamin Hart

Solo: A Star Wars Story got some major buzz this week after the world premiere in Hollywood on Thursday night. The cast and crew were on hand to watch the film for the first time, sign autographs for fans, and, of course, discuss Solo with the media.

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Ron Howard Talks 'Solo' on 'The Late Show' and 'Good Morning America'

By: Dominic Jones

With today being Star Wars Day (May the 4th be with you!) and Solo: A Star Wars Story hitting theaters later this month, director Ron Howard made some TV appearances to promote the film he directed, stopping by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Good Morning America to promote the film.  Howard talked about what it was like taking over for directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller midway through production, his history with Star Wars and George Lucas, and what audiences can expect from the film.  You can see the interviews below,

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Lucasfilm Launches #RoarForChange Charitable Initiative in Support of UNICEF

By: Dominic Jones

With May the 4th (aka Star Wars Day) coming up tomorrow, Lucasfilm has launched a new charitable initiative called #RoarForChange.  The challenge is for fans to upload a video of themselves doing their best Wookiee impression to Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and Disney will donate $1 for every video uploaded, as well as for every share and like on those videos (up to $1 million).  The money raised will go to support UNICEF and their efforts to improve and save the lives of children all around the world.

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Ron Howard Talks 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' on 'The Star Wars Show'

By: Dominic Jones

With Solo: A Star Wars Story hitting theaters this month, the film's director made an appearance on Lucasfilm's official YouTube variety series The Star Wars Show.  Ron Howard sat down with host Andi Gutierrez to preview the film for fans, as well as reveal what role his brother, Clint Howard, is playing in the film.  He also played a game of "Han or the Fonze" and narrated an Arrested Development-style retelling of Star Wars: A New Hope.  Check it out below,

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New 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Featurette Released

By: Dominic Jones

"I like this kid!"

In advance of the film's release next month, Lucasfilm has released a new featurette about Solo: A Star Wars Story.  The video features interviews with director Ron Howard, co-screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan, and stars Alden Ehrenreich (Han Solo), Donald Glover (Lando Clarissian), and Emilia Clarke (Qi'Ra).  It also includes loads of footage from the film that had not previously been released in trailers or TV spots.  Check it out for yourself below,

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Ron Howard, R2-D2, and Chewbacca Help the San Francisco 49ers Announce Their 4th Round Pick

By: Dominic Jones

It's always fun to see the worlds of sports and Star Wars intersect, as they often do when Lucasfilm wants to debut a new trailer for an upcoming film.  This weekend, however, the tables were turned when some Star Wars characters helped the NFL's San Francisco 49ers announce their 4th round draft choice during the 2018 NFL entry draft.  The pick was introduced by Solo director Ron Howard in a pre-recorded video message standing next to the famous Yoda fountain outside Lucasfilm HQ in San Francisco.  R2-D2 and Chewbacca then joined 49ers mascot Sourdough Sam and a young fan to announced that the 49ers had selected Kentavius Street.  You can the video from the broadcast of the draft below,

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Post Production on 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Is Complete

By: Dominic Jones

Work on Solo: A Star Wars Story is done!  The film, which has had a tumultuous production to say the least, is finally ready for audiences (three weeks before its work premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15th).  Director Ron Howard to took Twitter to share the news, tweeting, "That’s a wrap on post production! #Solo @HanSoloStory #SkywalkerRanch Wow. What a movie-making adventure it’s been! Thanks to a terrific cast & extraordinary folks behind the camera as well. You’ve worked so hard to fully realize this cool story. Hope fans have a blast! #May25"

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Clint Howard's Cameo In 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Revealed

By: Benjamin Hart

Part of the fun enjoying a new Star Wars film is watching it over and over trying to catch all the subtleties and Easter Eggs peppered throughout. Solo: A Star Wars A Star Wars Story is just a month away, and director Ron Howard is already giving us a sneak peak at a big Solo Easter Egg.

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More 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Images Released

By: Dominic Jones

A couple of new still images from Solo: A Star Wars Story were released online today by Entertainment Weekly.  The first image features Alden Ehrenreich as young Han Solo next to Chewbacca (played by Joonas Suotamo) in the dingy looking bar that we've seen a couple of times in the trailer.  The other features another look at Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian in his fur coat.  In addition, Ehrenreich, Glover, and director Ron Howard spoke with EW's Anthony Breznican about the film.

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Ron Howard Shares New Image of Donald Glover as Lando From 'Solo'

By: Dominic Jones

Solo: A Star Wars Story director Ron Howard shared a new image of Donald Glover as Lando Clarissian from the visual effects review on the film he was overseeing this weekend.  The director posted the image on Instagram and it shows Glover in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon as it appears to be traveling through hyperspace.  Howard posted about the image, "From our #ilmvfx review today. #DonaldGlover #landocalrissian #miliniumfalcon #Solo" (he acknowledged for the typo in the comments).  Check out the image below,

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Ron Howard Shares New Picture From 'Solo' Post Production

By: Dominic Jones

We're just hours away from the debut of the next trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story during American Idol tonight at 8pm ET on ABC, but before we get there director Ron Howard has something new to tide us over until then.  Howard posted another behind the scenes picture on his Twitter account today of the post-production process on the new film.  The picture is of the mixing stage, and an new shot of Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo can be seen on the screen in the background.  Howard posted the picture with the comment, "Mixing stage #SoloAStarWarsStory #SkywalkerSound music #JohnPowell #JohnWilliams it’s coming together".  Check it out below,

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Ron Howard Shares 'Solo' Behind The Scenes Glimpses, Confirms New Trailer Is Coming

By: Benjamin Hart

We are now just a little over 50 days away from the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Director Ron Howard has been especially active on social media this week, earlier sharing video from a Solo scoring session, and now confirming that production on the film is nearing completion and sharing some intriguing behind the scenes photos.

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Ron Howard Shares Instagram Video From Final 'Solo' Scoring Session

By: Dominic Jones

We're inching ever closer to the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story in theaters on May 25th, 2018, and director Ron Howard shared another milestone on the way to that release date with fans on Instagram.  Howard posted a video of himself at Abbey Road studios, with the orcherstra warming up in the background, for the final day of recording the film's musical score.  Howard posted the video with the caption, "#abbeyroadstudios #Solo last day of scoring with #JohnPowell. Memorable for all the right reasons".  Check it out below,

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Ron Howard Gives 'Solo' Post Production Update on Twitter

By: Dominic Jones

We're now less than two months away from the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story in theaters on May 25th.  Director Ron Howard took to Twitter this afternoon to offer a brief update on the film's progress.  Howard tweeted, "Last bit of scoring and final sound mix all happening this week. Exciting. VFX finals looking great as is 3D conversion. Can’t wait to share."

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Unidentified 'Solo' Actor Talks About the Infamous Directors Change

By: Dominic Jones

As much as Lucasfilm and Disney may want it to go away, the story that keeps following Solo: A Star Wars Story around is the infamous directors change that took place last June when Phil Lord and Chris Miller--who had been shooting since January 2017--left the project with just weeks left to go in shooting.  They were replaced shortly thereafter by Ron Howard.  While those involved haven't shied away from talking about it, the amount of speculation and debate about what happened sometimes appears to overshadow the movie itself, which opens in theaters in just under two months.  Fans are curious about who shot what, what changes were made, how the credits will look, and what was it like on set with Lord and Miller compared to Howard.

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