As a franchise, Solo will stand alone.
The director of the 2018 movie Solo: A Star Wars Story, Ron Howard, recently crushed the hopes of fans for a Han Solo origin story sequel.
“The only discussion that I’m aware of about a sequel for Solo is coming from the fans at this point,” Howard told NME. “I don’t think it’s a Lucasfilm priority, as I understand it.”
A chilling bantha milkshake for fans anticipating a sequel to Han Solo’s origin story recently arrived from 2018 Solo’s director, Ron Howard.
While praising Glover’s performance, EW’s review of the movie at the time called it “a wafer-thin palate cleanser before the next big course,” calling it a competent placeholder.
Lucasfilm CEO Kathleen Kennedy made some comments after Solo’s release that the studio later walked back, leading to rumors about a potential Lando spin-off.
Glover admitted in 2018 that he might be open to going out solo, though not necessarily.
“It would always be fun to be Lando again,” Glover stated during a Solo: A Star Wars Story Town Hall.
“The movie, I feel like, is wide open. This part of the universe without the – I feel like, with the Skywalkers, it’s hard because it’s almost like the Bible. There’s a story that you have to tell and the lineage of that family. I feel like out here it’s like, yeah, we’re just like husters and gamblers and space pirates, essentially, so you can do a lot more and have a lot more fun.”
Box Office Struggle
Solo struggled at the box office, taking in only $36 million in its opening weekend, a far cry from the $130 to $150 million that analysts had predicted it would bring in.
On the other hand, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story made $155 million on its opening weekend in 2016. Overall sales of Solo reached $393.2 million.
Howard continues to hold out hope.
“The folks from Lucasfilm love the fans and really do listen, so I would never say never. But I’m not aware of any concrete plans right now to extend the story or deal with that particular set of characters,” Howard said in an interview with NME.
The second season of Disney+’s critically acclaimed Rogue One prequel series Andor is already in the works.
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Source: The Wall Street Times