When Solo: A Star Wars Story finally hits theatres this Friday it will be the end of a very bumpy road for the Star Wars spin-off film. Famously midway through production of the film original directors Chris Lord and Phil Miller were fired leading to the A Beautiful Mind director Ron Howard taking over duties.
It was originally believed that Howard would be reshooting 85% of the film and while that has since been confirmed to be only 70%, the added production length has meant that Solo: A Star Wars Story has proved to be the most expensive film in the franchise yet.
In a new report from Variety, the film's budget was revealed to have clocked in at upwards of $250 Million. Of the recent entries in LucasFilm's science fiction franchise, The Force Awakens was reported to have cost $245 million to produce while both Rogue One and The Last Jedi are estimated to be somewhere in the $200 to $219 million range.
By comparison, 1977's A New Hope had the cost of only $11 million which even adjusted for inflation to approximated $45 million places it at less than a fifth of Solo: A Star Wars Story's hefty budget. There's no doubt that the studio will make that money back, however, what with the last three films in the franchise each earning over $1 billion at the worldwide box office.
What do you think? Will Solo: A Star Wars Story be worth the cost? Are you looking forward to the spin-off film? Leave your thoughts below.