Taking charge of Solo: A Star Wars Story was never going to be an easy feat, especially as original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller were fired halfway through production and most of what they shot seemingly couldn't be used. Ron Howard did a great job of bringing everything together, though, and so it's a shame his hard work hasn't paid off after the spinoff's dismal opening weekend worldwide.
Now, Howard has taken to Twitter to comment on Solo not living up to expectations and while he's clearly disappointed, he does note that the movie's box office debut still marks a personal best for him.
That's unlikely to be much comfort to Disney and Lucasfilm, however, especially as box office analysts are already predicting that the movie will fail to crack $500 million by the time all is said and done.
No one seems quite sure what went wrong as of right now but expect this to be talked about for a long time to come because Solo: A Star Wars Story is shaping up to be the first Star Wars flop and that's bound to change how Disney approaches these companion stories moving forward. Thoughts?
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