SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY Was Meant To Be The First In A Series Of New STAR WARS May Releases

SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY Was Meant To Be The First In A Series Of New STAR WARS May Releases

According to a newly released book from Lucasfilm, Solo: A Star Wars Story was meant to signal a return for the franchise to its original May release month. Find out more details after the jump...

By JoshWilding - Apr 14, 2020 09:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Screen Rant

Thanks to problems behind the scenes, Solo: A Star Wars Story's budget ballooned and a last-minute marketing campaign meant it essentially crashed and burned when it was released in May 2018. As a result, Disney hit the pause button on any upcoming "A Star Wars Story" spinoffs, including rumoured movies for characters like Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda. 

Previously, both the main Skywalker Saga films and Rogue One had arrived in theaters in December, but the "Art of" book for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker confirms that Solo was meant to signal a move back to May release dates for the franchise.

"Solo: A Star Wars Story had been intended to be the first of many Star Wars films to return to the franchise's traditional late-May release date," it reads (via Screen Rant). 

While Solo underperformed, both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame did extremely well at that time of year, and Disney seemingly decided to save May for Marvel Studios moving forward (hence why Black Widow was supposed to come out on May 1st). The Rise of Skywalker, meanwhile, ended up barely limping past the $1 billion mark last December, so when is the right time for Star Wars?

Well, Solo's failings can likely be blamed on bad press and a lacklustre, rushed marketing campaign, while The Rise of Skywalker faced scathing reviews after a very divisive middle instalment. 

Moving forward, the future remains uncertain for the Star Wars franchise, and no announcements have been made regarding who will actually be at the helm of the film set for December 2022.

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tmp3
tmp3 - 4/14/2020, 9:31 AM
This was such a boring, nothing movie. Wish Lord/Miller got to finish their take instead.
Dredd97
Dredd97 - 4/14/2020, 9:39 AM
@tmp3 - and so. [frick]ing. Dark. Not talking content either. There were moments I couldn't see a thing. I could barely make out Chewbacca in the party scene
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 4/14/2020, 9:40 AM
@tmp3

Freed up some time for them to work on Into the Spiderverae but yeah...

LucasFilm definitely [frick]ed up here.

ThorArms
ThorArms - 4/14/2020, 9:32 AM
Well, that didn't work lol
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 4/14/2020, 9:34 AM
I think this is more enjoyable than LJ or RoS.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/14/2020, 9:35 AM
Waste of a budget. Shame.
dracula
dracula - 4/14/2020, 9:36 AM
So stand alone Star Wars stories, Rogue One already started it, Solo just killed it
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 4/14/2020, 9:38 AM
Lol well you guys [frick]ed THAT up.

Director change or no director change, a SOLO movie was always a weird choice, especially since they'd just dipped into a similar bag with Rogue One. Would've been smart to dip into something non-OT related to show how widely the Star Wars brand could stretch cinematically
SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 4/14/2020, 9:38 AM
"The Rise of Skywalker, meanwhile, ended up barely limping past the $1 billion mark last December, so when is the right time for Star Wars?"

I think you can do Star Wars any time of year and have it be beyond successful. Rise of Skywalker was terrible, I think that would explain it's numbers much more than the time of year it premiered? Especially since December isn't really out of the ordinary for a blockbuster.
CurlyBill
CurlyBill - 4/14/2020, 9:39 AM
Solo wasnt a bad movie, but it never justified its existence. Also that Darth Maul scene really just shows they didnt know what they were doing.
RubyRhod
RubyRhod - 4/14/2020, 9:46 AM
"New Star Wars May releases"

blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 4/14/2020, 9:47 AM
The Star Wars movies are dead. Time to move on.
tmp3
tmp3 - 4/14/2020, 9:50 AM
@blackandyellow - Time to move on... to Arrakis?
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 4/14/2020, 9:55 AM
@blackandyellow - Hurst for you guys end of the 1st round? what do you think ?


i'm hoping Mims and Eason for 2nd , i wouldn't mind TE from Notre Dame also.
dracula
dracula - 4/14/2020, 9:56 AM
@blackandyellow - Well Dune is starting soon. Hopefully that works so we can get the sequels. Luckily the author's son finished the series using his father's unfinished scripts and notes
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