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Michael Kenneth Williams, an Emmy nominee for his supporting role in HBO's The Night Of, will not be in the new Star Wars stand-alone Han Solo movie after all. His part has been cut amid the reshoots now underway with new director Ron Howard. Williams said the revamped production schedule conflicted with his commitment to spy drama The Red Sea Diving Resort, his new movie now shooting in South Africa with Ben Kingsley and Chris Evans.

”I felt great about what I created with the directors that I worked with," said Williams, who was cast in the Han Solo origin story by original helming duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who exited in June. ”It is what it is."

More at the link: https://deadline.com/2017/08/michael-k-williams-han-solo-movie-roll-cut-reshoots-1202153750/

 

[PeskyToaster]

Damn, will this movie come out on time?

 

[ryutaro's mama]

I guess Omar ain't coming.

 

[Toa TAK]

This sucks.

 

[SpaceWolf]

The way this project seems to be going, I wouldn't be surprised if they suddenly say the same of Alden Ehrenreich in a few days.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Damn, will this movie come out on time?

Abso-fucking-lutely.

 

[Fury451]

Disney has their own version of a DCEU movie entry I see.

 

[The Elite]

“I felt great about what I created with the directors that I worked with,” said Williams, who was cast in the Han Solo origin story by original helming duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who exited in June. “It is what it is.”

Too bad we won't see it.

 

[Jarmel]

“I felt great about what I created with the directors that I worked with,” said Williams, who was cast in the Han Solo origin story by original helming duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who exited in June. “It is what it is.”

This is a hell of a quote. looooooooooool

 

[Blader]

I totally forgot he was in the movie.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Who even wants this movie

 

[Locke562]

That sucks. I'm always happy to see him in anything.

 

[Boke1879]

Wait so was his part cut or did he walk away?

 

[Electric Eye]

Damn. Just reedo the whole thing so we can have alternate versions later like Back to The Future.

 

[Chinbo37]

I don't follow this stuff too closely cause I don't really care and I want to avoid all spoilers ... But does this seem like a shit show to anyone else?

All the news seems bad about this movie when that didn't seem the case for episode 7, 8 and rouge 1

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Wait so was his part cut or did he walk away?

Scheduling commitments precluded him from returning to set for reshoots.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

I guess Omar ain't coming.

😞

 

[PeskyToaster]

Who even wants this movie

No one really did.

A lando movie tho.

 

[SpaceWolf]

Wait so was his part cut or did he walk away?

Literally the second sentence of the OP, mate.

His part has been cut amid the reshoots now underway with new director Ron Howard.

 

[Knuckle Sandwich]

Wait so was his part cut or did he walk away?

Sounds like Ron Howard cut his part?

 

[Grizzlyjin]

I guess Omar ain't coming.

Be funny if they cast Omar Sy to replace him.

 

[7Th]

I don't follow this stuff too closely cause I don't really care and I want to avoid all spoilers ... But does this seem like a shit show to anyone else?

All the news seems bad about this movie when that didn't seem the case for episode 7, 8 and rouge 1

There were plenty of bad news about Rogue One.

 

[Elegant Weapon]

Damn, I hope the footage comes out the DVD at least.


They should figure out a way to get this man in Star Wars, preferably in a central role in one of these spin off films. Michael K Williams is the fucking man.

 

[Boke1879]

Basically a scheduling conflict forced this.

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

There were plenty of bad news about Rogue One.

And it showed

 

[Harmen]

This production is a mess, I hope it turns out okay. Can't say I am anticipating this film though..

Wait so was his part cut or did he walk away?

Bolded part in OP, third sentence. Reshoots conflicted with his schedules.

And it showed

Nah, it was a coherent film (at the very least not any less coherent than most of your blockbusters) and is generally well liked.

 

[Toa TAK]

But when the trailer drops we'll be hype

Every

Time

 

[FyreWulff]

Damn, has to suck to get a part for a movie, which helps you get a part for another movie, and then the new job results in you getting removed from the last one.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

I guess Omar ain't coming.

Indeed.

 

[jelly]

That's a shame. Are they redoing the whole film or what.

 

[SpaceWolf]

Could you imagine the behind the scenes drama of a Terry Gilliam directed Star Wars spin-off?

 

[Ross61]

Every new piece of information is turning me off this movie.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

This movie just keeps bleeding.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Literally the second sentence of the OP, mate.

Which is followed by

Williams said the revamped production schedule conflicted with his commitment

So the question is, was he cut because of the reshoots and rewrite, or was he cut because he wasn't available for the reshoots?

Seems like it's the latter

 

[Van Bur3n]

It's time to kill it. Let's be honest, it was probably going to be bad anyway.

 

[Saya]

“I felt great about what I created with the directors that I worked with,” said Williams, who was cast in the Han Solo origin story by original helming duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who exited in June. “It is what it is.”

He doesn't seem terrible upset about it... dodging a bullet there?

 

[Toa TAK]

He doesn't seem terrible upset about it... dodging a bullet there?

Probably because this kind of thing happens a lot in filmmaking.

 

[Ocarina_117]

The ONLY good news about this movie is Donald Glover.

Just burn it down and hit fast forward on the Obi Wan film. That is a movie people want.

 

[Zee-Row]

This is gonna another boring as shit movie like Rouge One.

 

[DeathyBoy]

The ONLY good news about this movie is Donald Glover.

Just burn it down and hit fast forward on the Obi Wan film. That is a movie people want.

So tempted to save this post for when the film makes over a billion and gets great reviews.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Omar goin'

 

[The Elite]

Every new piece of information is turning me off this movie.

The only thing that had me interested was the original directors since I like their stuff.

I don't have that.

I will still watch because Star Wars but I am not feeling any sort of excitement for this one.

Bring on the Obi-Wan film already.

 

[Rymuth]

It's all in the game, yo

It's all in the game

 

[Dan]

Probably because this kind of thing happens a lot in filmmaking.

Basically. It happens. He explains it more at the link.

“When Ron Howard got hired to finish out the film, there were some reshoot issues that needed to be done in regards to my character, in order for it to match the new direction which the producers wanted Ron to carry the film in,” Williams told Deadline. “And that would have required me on a plane a month ago to London, to Pinewood, to do reshoots. But I’m here, on location in Africa. It’s scheduling. I’m not going to be back on the market until the end of November after [his SundanceTV series] Hap and Leonard, and for them to wait that long for me, that would have pushed back the release date, which I believe is in May 2018. They wanted me now; I couldn’t go. So they had to clip-clip-clip.”

 

[Borgnine]

Omar doesn't reshoot, he doesn't miss the first time.

 

[the_firewithin]

DOOOOOMED

 

[sappyday]

I'm kind of hoping this becomes the best Star Wars film ever just cause of all the bad press.

Spoiler

it won't tho

 

[nubbe]

And it showed

yeah, it was hot trash

 

[thehypocrite]

Who even wants this movie

Lucasfilm/Disney. That's how they get your money.

 

[Blader]

The ONLY good news about this movie is Donald Glover.

Just burn it down and hit fast forward on the Obi Wan film. That is a movie people want.

Not with fucking Stephen Daldry at the helm