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[Sweeney Tom]

http://deadline.com/2017/06/ron-how...lord-christopher-miller-directors-1202117289/
https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/877345351170052101 Tweet linking to the original article

Deadline hears that Ron Howard has emerged as front-runner to replace Phil Lord & Christopher Miller on the untitled Han Solo Star Wars spinoff film. Disney dropped a shocker this afternoon with the announcement that the duo exited a picture that has been in production since February at London's Pinewood Studios. This after an inability to recover from creative rifts with Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy and screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan.

It's not the first time Disney has had turbulence in the director's chair as rumors had writer Tony Gilroy directing the extensive re-shoots on the Gareth Edwards-directed first Star Wars spinoff Rogue One, a film that turned out to be a crowd-pleasing success that crossed the billion-dollar mark in worldwide gross. Trying to confirm with Disney. Howard's repped by CAA.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Well shit.

I'll allow it.

 

[Fat4all]

ive heard of worse choices

this would be good

 

[Haines]

Rogue one was crowd pleasing?

I thought it was average until the final act. I certainly felt its directing issues.

 

[Jeffolation]

Woof.

 

[Puck Beaverton]

Lmfao

 

[Boke1879]

Rogue one was crowd pleasing?

I thought it was average until the final act. I certainly felt its directing issues.

Yes it was crowd pleasing.

 

[SomewhatGroovy]

Madmartigan was a better Han Solo than Han Solo. Maybe lightning can strike twice

*runs out of thread*

 

[DiscoJer]

Hope it works out better than Willow

 

[Cmerrill]

What was his last good movie? Beautiful mind?

 

[Haines]

Yes it was crowd pleasing.

Huh, news to me. I suppose i never read thoughts online, i just went and saw it.

I suppose maybe theres hope for this movie too but youd wonder why they have these director issues

 

[Lifejumper]

What was his last good movie? Beautiful mind?

Rush.

 

[Fat4all]

What was his last good movie? Beautiful mind?

Rush was good

 

[Brian_FETO]

Rogue one was crowd pleasing?

I thought it was average until the final act. I certainly felt its directing issues.

A lot of people liked it, it was very successful

I didn't like it very much but that doesn't change anything

People hate Force Awakens too

 

[davepoobond]

huh

 

[molnizzle]

A lot of people liked it, it was very successful

I didn't like it very much but that doesn't change anything

People hate Force Awakens too

dumb people maybe

 

[mokeyjoe]

Rush was good

Yes. I liked Rush a lot.

 

[kswiston]

Rogue one was crowd pleasing?

I thought it was average until the final act. I certainly felt its directing issues.

The movie made $530M in the US and Canada. You have to be pleasing someone to get into the all time top 10 grossers.

 

[Mariolee]

What a day.

 

[Cmerrill]

Rush was good

Rush.

Yeah, that was okay - not great though. I certainly wouldn't feel comfortable giving him the reins here.

 

[chrisPjelly]

What the fuck

 

[Fat4all]

A lot of people liked it, it was very successful

I didn't like it very much but that doesn't change anything

People hate Force Awakens too

i liked force awakens

i didn't like rogue one too much, didnt care much for any of the characters in it

Yeah, that was okay - not great though.

pfft

 

[Toothless]

So a hack who hasn't made a single good big budget film since 1995. Jesus, it really is Ant-Man 2.0. Maybe even worse since Star Wars>Marvel.

 

[Frozenprince]

Yo what. I mean.

OKay?

Ron Howard isn't exactly a guy who you'd think would just be a studio shill.

 

[Dead]

"Quick, get us the blandest most milquetoast director to take over this flavorless movie no one ever asked for"

Its so Disney, its almost not funny.

 

[ZackieChan]

Huh, news to me. I suppose i never read thoughts online, i just went and saw it.

I suppose maybe theres hope for this movie too but youd wonder why they have these director issues

You not loving it doesn't mean it wasn't crowd pleasing. What odd posts.

What was his last good movie? Beautiful mind?

I actually enjoyed Allied quite a bit. I've been a Ron Howard fan since Willow, though. I'm okay with this choice - seems like a good old school director to get on this.

Edit: Jesus Christ, the hyperbole in this thread.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

This is Arrested Development.

 

[HStallion]

Hope it works out better than Willow

Maybe this gets us Willow 2: The Willowing

 

[ilikesanta]

I heard he will also narrate

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

I don't see it happening.

You not loving it doesn't mean it wasn't crowd pleasing. What odd posts.



I actually enjoyed Allied quite a bit. I've been a Ron Howard fan since Willow, though. I'm okay with this choice - seems like a good old school director to get on this.

Edit: Jesus Christ, the hyperbole in this thread.

lol.

Allied was Zemeckis.

 

[Chris R]

Han Solo going to be the best movie of this wave of SW lol

 

[B-Dubs]

Holy shit. Can we give him the Obi-wan film too?

 

[Cmerrill]

You not loving it doesn't mean it wasn't crowd pleasing. What odd posts.



I actually enjoyed Allied quite a bit. I've been a Ron Howard fan since Willow, though. I'm okay with this choice - seems like a good old school director to get on this.

Edit: Jesus Christ, the hyperbole in this thread.

Yes, Willow is awesome. Backdraft is his best though.

 

[Strike]

Busy Tuesday. I would not be against this if it were to happen.

 

[Stinkles]

Well shit.

I'll allow it.

Uh, everything's under control. Situation normal.

 

[Dominator]

So a hack who hasn't made a single good big budget film since 1995. Jesus, it really is Ant-Man 2.0. Maybe even worse since Star Wars>Marvel.

I don't see how this is in any way comparable to Ant-Man as they didn't start shooting yet when Wright dipped out. This has been shooting for 5 months, probably nearing completion lol

 

[Operations]

Yikes. The Robert Langdon movies were uber tripe.

 

[SomewhatGroovy]

I don't see it happening.

You know who else was a doubter?

 

[mjc]

For a fill in, Ron Howard ain't bad.

 

[rekameohs]

Now the story of a wealthy studio who lost their vision and the one man who had no choice but to keep them all together.

 

[Fancyarcher]

Howard's a fine easy choice.

 

[Stinkles]

Now the story of a wealthy studio who lost their vision and the one man who had no choice but to keep them all together.

Her?

 

[A-V-B]

Will Tom Hanks play Han Solo's estranged father?

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

Ron Howard doing Star Wars? At least he'll be familiar working with furry alien creatures.

 

[ZackieChan]

I don't see it happening.


lol.

Allied was Zemeckis.

Fuck me. I knew I should have googled it first
Let's get Zemeckis on this, then.

 

[M.W.]

So the nickname for this movie will now be Ron Solo

 

[Michael F. Assbender]

Rogue one was crowd pleasing?

To its detriment, IMO. It was “Fan Service: The Movie.”

On topic, Howard is a good director. I’d love to see what he makes of this.

 

[Snaku]

Well this should be average. Which isn't exactly what I think of when I think Han Solo.

Are we sure Howard isn't making a Mon Mothma or Qui-Gon Jinn movie?

 

[NYR]

Ron Howard was offered to direct Episode I, so this makes sense for Lucasfilm.

 

[LiK]

Wow, seems everything is moving fucking fast.