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Ron Howard Steps in to Direct Han Solo Movie

posted by CoolHand on Thursday June 22 2017, @09:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the opie-the-man dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Ron Howard has been named as the new director of Lucasfilm and Disney's untitled Han Solo movie, sources tell to The Hollywood Reporter exclusively. The official announcement is expected Thursday morning.

The move comes two days after directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller were let go from the movie they had spent over four-and-a-half months directing. Creative differences over style and tone came to a head between the duo and Lawrence Kasdan, with the studio backing the veteran screenwriter.

The firing sent shockwaves around Hollywood and beyond as the movie was about three-quarters through principal photography and the replacement of a director at that stage is near-unprecedented.

Howard, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter, will meet with the actors — Alden Ehrenreich is playing the iconic smuggler, Donald Glover is playing Lando Calrissian, with Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke and Thandie Newton also on the roll call — to soothe a rattled set and will pore over a rough edit to see what the project has and still needs.

Can Ron Solo save the day?

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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 22 2017, @09:50PM (8 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 22 2017, @09:50PM (#529675)

    "Help me Opie Taylor, you're my only hope!"

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 22 2017, @10:04PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 22 2017, @10:04PM (#529678)

    "I know."

    • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 22 2017, @10:07PM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 22 2017, @10:07PM (#529679)

      "I have a bad feeling about this!"

      • (Score: 2) by Fluffeh on Thursday June 22 2017, @10:58PM

        by Fluffeh (954) Subscriber Badge on Thursday June 22 2017, @10:58PM (#529693) Journal

        Boring conversation anyway.

      • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday June 23 2017, @03:46AM

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday June 23 2017, @03:46AM (#529806) Journal

        "It's a trap!"

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 22 2017, @10:18PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 22 2017, @10:18PM (#529683)

    Darth Fife: "I am your mother, I mean uncle, I mean ... bahh, we're somehow friggen related! Now join us or get zapped with something nasty!"

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 23 2017, @06:00AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 23 2017, @06:00AM (#529868)

      Played by Jar Jar

  • (Score: 5, Funny) by zocalo on Thursday June 22 2017, @10:52PM

    by zocalo (302) on Thursday June 22 2017, @10:52PM (#529691)
    At least Phil Lord and Chris Miller can console themselves with the fact that, unlike Han Solo post Special Edition, they definitely did get to shoot first.
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  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday June 22 2017, @11:29PM

    by Gaaark (41) on Thursday June 22 2017, @11:29PM (#529699) Journal

    Help me, Obi Wan Clint Howard....

    You know it's gonna happen!

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