The behind-the-scenes turmoil concerning
Solo: A Star Wars Story has continued to unfold. Yesterday, we learned of a
new report from Vulture, which detailed the account of an "anonymous actor" from the film. In addition to labelling lead actor Alden Ehrenreich as
"not good enough" for the title role, the source seemingly detailed what happened on set to lead to the departure of former directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller last June, saying they weren't ready for
Star Wars and
"seemed out of control".
"They definitely felt the pressure," the source continued.
"With one of these movies, there are so many people on top of you all the time. The first assistant director was really experienced and had to step in to help them direct a lot of scenes.
" Lord and Miller's spokesperson inititally denied the report, but now, Chris Miller has taken to his Twitter page to briefly address the rumors, writing,
"Maybe don't believe everything you read."
With Vulture's source being anonymous, it's necessary to take the original report with a grain of salt, though with the tumultuous production and the film only just releasing its first trailer a month ago, it might be difficult to believe there isn't some truth to it. Regardless of the outcome, there doesn't seem to be any bad blood between Lord/Miller and Lucasfilm, and the directors will still be given an executive producer credit when the film is released.
Solo: A Star Wars Story soars into theatres on
May 25, 2018.
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