Donald Glover Maintains That Not Much Changed On SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY Following Director Switch

Donald Glover Maintains That Not Much Changed On SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY Following Director Switch

With reports of reshoots and behind-the-scenes drama, actor/musician Donald Glover opens up on the directorial change from Phil Lord and Christopher Miller to Ron Howard on Solo: A Star Wars Story...

By MattThomas - Jan 06, 2018 05:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Deadline
There's been plenty of drama and mystery surrounding the production of Solo: A Star Wars Story, particularly regarding its change in directors from Phil Lord and Christopher Miller to Ron Howard. Lord and Miller were fired from the project due to creative differences with Lucasfilm, and while we've heard plenty of mixed reports on the situation, Donald Glover said not much changed when Howard came on board.

Glover, who is playing a younger version of Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Han Solo prequel film, was asked about the directorial change-up and how it affected production. 

"It didn't really," the actor said. “I think we were never faced with anything like that and he did a good job of coming in and didn’t want us to change what we were doing at all. He wanted us to be comfortable with our vision.” 

Glover was also asked about reshoots, as it has been reported that Howard has reshot almost all of the movie. "Not a ton," he said, specifically referring to his own scenes in Solo.

Glover also opened up on what it was like to portray the beloved Empire Strikes Back character originally played by Billy Dee Williams. "It's weird. I didn't have a lot of stress on me," Glover said. "This is the first time in a long time, I was just acting. Most of the time, I have to write or do music. This time I woke up and got to be somebody else and the stress wasn't there for me."

We'll get to see Glover's take on the iconic gambler/swindler when Solo: A Star Wars Story flies into theaters on May 25, 2018.


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auditore
auditore - 1/6/2018, 5:22 AM
...if not much has changed then why change the directors?
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 1/6/2018, 5:25 AM
@auditore - Because it actually did change and Disney are trying to downplay the shambles that was this production.
Scarilian
Scarilian - 1/6/2018, 5:56 AM
If not much has changed then;

- Main actor still cannot act (Reported he needed an acting coach at all times)
- Han Solo is still going to be a bumbling idiot portrayed like Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura
- The movie is still going to be heavily comedic focused/slapstick

Why would anyone still have hope for this movie if all that we heard before is the same regardless of the director switch?
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 1/6/2018, 5:25 AM
Ha! Sure...
NOVAtheSUPA
NOVAtheSUPA - 1/6/2018, 7:33 AM
@Doomsday8888 - why are they making this movie! We could of had this
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 1/6/2018, 7:43 AM
@NOVAtheSUPA -
Don't know if we will EVER get something like that...Shit, even the fanbase seems to be "afraid" of that, guess we'll just have to settle for videogames and their cinematic scenes...
NOVAtheSUPA
NOVAtheSUPA - 1/6/2018, 8:24 AM
@Doomsday8888 - i have hope!! I would love a movie about the sith

DeadWade213
DeadWade213 - 1/6/2018, 5:26 AM
This movie is still coming out in May? where the hell is the marketing for this film?
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