STAR WARS: Lucasfilm President Suggests They Made A Mistake Recasting Han Solo For 2018's SOLO

STAR WARS: Lucasfilm President Suggests They Made A Mistake Recasting Han Solo For 2018's SOLO

Lucasfilm made the decision to cast Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo in 2018's Solo: A Star Wars Story, replacing Harrison Ford. Now, Kathleen Kennedy suggests recasting such an iconic character was a mistake.

By JoshWilding - May 19, 2022 02:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Vanity Fair (via SFFGazette.com)

While Han Solo is a beloved, iconic character, there was heaps of confusion about the decision to tell his origin story in a spinoff movie. The legendary Harrison Ford is, of course, irreplaceable as the swashbuckling smuggler, and poor Alden Ehrenreich was faced with an impossible task to follow him.

We'd argue that he did a pretty great job in Solo: A Star Wars Story all things considered, but those box office takings hurt Lucasfilm's plans for a series of spinoff movies and Alden's career. 

It seems Star Wars fans simply didn't want to see anyone else as Han Solo, and The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett have proved that there are ways to make use of the original actors. Clever VFX technology gave Mark Hamill the opportunity to play Luke Skywalker again in those shows with near flawless results, and it appears that's how Lucasfilm will continue to handle legacy characters in future.

In an interview with Vanity Fair (via SFFGazette.com), Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy was asked about recasting roles, specifically in regards to Solo, and responded, "There should be moments along the way when you learn thingsNow it does seem so abundantly clear that we can’t do that."

What this means for that planned Lando series starring Donald Glover remains to be seen, but it would be a real shame if Ehrenreich didn't return in some capacity in order to deal with some of those dangling plot threads. Perhaps that's something comic books or novels will eventually tackle? After all, we've already seen Qi'ra return in the former, so maybe Han will eventually meet Maul?

We'll have to wait and see, but keep checking SFFGazette.com for the latest updates.

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Armageddon26
Armageddon26 - 5/19/2022, 2:01 PM
She says while on a press tour for a show staring a recasted character
Armageddon26
Armageddon26 - 5/19/2022, 2:02 PM
@Armageddon26 - Alden and Donald were two of the best parts of Solo, and it’s weird to blame them instead of owning up to the real bts problems that caused that movie to fail (not to mention the fact that nobody was asking for a young Han Solo movie anyway)
dracula
dracula - 5/19/2022, 2:03 PM
No they didnt they made a mistake by going with the script they used

Han was too heroic
The plot was weak
The Kessel Run was disapointing
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 5/19/2022, 2:03 PM
So, they want Harrison Ford to keep playing the character, even in prequels? what about Luke, the moment Mark dies, we are not seeing him ever again?
bobevanz
bobevanz - 5/19/2022, 2:04 PM
She made a mistake by being in charge, she's nothing like George. And she's always been a glorified producer who took a backseat to George and Stephen. Throw enough shit at the wall and eventually something sticks
dracula
dracula - 5/19/2022, 2:05 PM
Really you could probably recut episodes of Firefly and get a version of Solo and it would be better

Train Job
War stories
Heart of gold

Moments from other episodes
JFerguson
JFerguson - 5/19/2022, 2:06 PM
Needed Han in Book of Boba Fett. Would have been icing on the cake. In fact, I just need to see Han Solo vs Cad Bane.
19Batman84
19Batman84 - 5/19/2022, 2:11 PM
Solo wasn't that bad and I thought he did a pretty good job. It came out when people were still but hurt over the last jedi
JuanRGuijarro
JuanRGuijarro - 5/19/2022, 2:23 PM
@19Batman84 - no is not, is as bad as the Disney trilogy, don't be a dumbs
19Batman84
19Batman84 - 5/19/2022, 2:31 PM
@JuanRGuijarro - maybe im just not as picky as some people lol it was entertaining. but the disney trilogy was iffy lol
pyramosteu
pyramosteu - 5/19/2022, 4:07 PM
@19Batman84 - I liked solo but hated the last jedi, it's the reason I have never fully watched the thing that came after it
NightBoyWonder
NightBoyWonder - 5/19/2022, 2:22 PM
Solo is a solid movie but it’s downfall was a few things:

They fired the original directors right when they were almost finished with the movie - I believe literally like 2 weeks left of filming

They for some reason decided it should be the only Star Wars film not released in its designated Christmas slot

It came out too close after The Last Jedi, which was still the talk of the town with the insane reactions it got all over the place

The marketing was God awful and practically nonexistent

It came out right after INFINITY WAR and right before Jurassic World

It was poor planning and dumb executive decisions that ruined it.
JuanRGuijarro
JuanRGuijarro - 5/19/2022, 2:24 PM
@NightBoyWonder - is not a solid movie
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