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THR: Ron Howard officially directing Han Solo after Lord/Miller firing

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tanooki27

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he's a good choice because he makes effective movies. his films check the boxes, and sometimes they add up to something special. as long as the Han Solo film is even mildly effective, i'd call that a success
 
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faridmon

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Lifeline said:
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That's lower than Book of Henry.

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effzee

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In this thread I learned an academy award winning director and the writer of the some best Star Wars characters and movies are to be trusted less than our Lord and Miller.
 
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Lmo911

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If the rumor is that they wanted the movie framed around Han embellishing one of his adventures, that seems to be the best way to make this whole thing savable. Just shoot those scenes and massage the rest of the movie that's been shot so far around them.

That I could see them pulling off in the reshoot stage and making the May deadline.

And all his hate for Opie. I'm not a huge fan of his recent stuff, but Rush was great! Make a Han Solo movie about the Kessel run like that and it would be awesome. :X
 
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Mariolee

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brandonh83 said:
Never said it couldn't​ be, just that there seems to be such a lust from certain people for a SW movie to be radically different to the point where it's damn near unrecognizable or it's being "played safe."

This movie can't take place long before IV, so I don't see why the character would need to be a lot different.
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I think the reason you're disagreeing with these people so much is because you've let the opposing opinions be exaggerated as "lust" or "radically different to the point where it's damn near unrecognizable". I've not seen one person do that, and we have no solid indication that would happen aside from a SWNN report unverified by any other outlet that Alden said it would be like Jim Carrey, which we don't even know what he literally said.

We don't even know how long the movie takes place before IV, and even if it was only five years before a character can change a lot. Again, look at Better Call Saul which takes place 5 years before Breaking Bad where Jimmy McGill even at the end of S3 is still radically different from his Saul character.

It's all about execution, and for 100% of their films Lord and Miller have nailed the execution. That's not to say this wouldn't be the one that finally failed, but I think it was worth giving them a chance to see their vision through til the end.
 
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blakep267

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Arttemis said:
I'd watch it. That said, does Han Solo being depicted as Jim Carey in space sound good to you?
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21 jump street in space with Han and Lando sounds pretty interesting

I don't believe the Ace ventura stuff because that's way more zanier than what their past live action stuff delved into
 
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jelly

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What is the age of the Han and Lando suppose to be compared to ESB?

You could quite easily imagine them being more loose and fun. If they get too close to the old characters wouldn't that just be weird considering how young the actors look?
 
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Bobby Roberts

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Has it been pointed out in here yet that Ron Howard made a successful, critically acclaimed film almost entirely out of other people's footage just last year?
 
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kevin1025

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effzee said:
In this thread I learned an academy award winning director and the writer of the some best Star Wars characters and movies are to be trusted less than our Lord and Miller.
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Yep, a few paycheck movies and your best work is forgotten, apparently.
 
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DavidDesu

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Lmo911 said:
If the rumor is that they wanted the movie framed around Han embellishing one of his adventures, that seems to be the best way to make this whole thing savable. Just shoot those scenes and massage the rest of the movie that's been shot so far around them.

That I could see them pulling off in the reshoot stage and making the May deadline.

And all his hate for Opie. I'm not a huge fan of his recent stuff, but Rush was great! Make a Han Solo movie about the Kessel run like that and it would be awesome. :X
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Yeah I think this idea, while sounding a bit hokey at first, could be really cool. Could even have a nice little finish that ties in with the new trilogy... Like as it's coming to an end Hans locator goes off "Chewie, we got a signal on the falcon again, let's go find the old gal!" or something that doesn't sound so crap haha.
 
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Ridley327

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Bobby Roberts said:
Has it been pointed out in here yet that Ron Howard made a successful, critically acclaimed film almost entirely out of other people's footage just last year?
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TBH, the actual documentary filmmaking prowess of that film is rather mediocre, and the whole thing lives and dies by the quality of the footage. Even Brett Ratner couldn't fuck up Beatles footage.
 
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XAL

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faridmon said:
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Yeah I'm not concerned at all about Ron stepping into the chair at, way more concerned about Colin Treverow for ep 9.

I'm just worried it will end up like Rogue One, which felt cobbled together and barely made it as a passable film.

Hopefully PL and CM didn't film too much material off-script and we actually get a fully realized Star Wars spin off.
 
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Sapiens

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I've seen two Treverrow Films (JW and Safety) and I've liked them both. I can't say I've liked any JJ Abrahms film I've seen.

Can someone explain to me why Trevorrow is a bad choice?

Also, Ron Howard is a talented and prolific director. Yeah, he's got some duds, but his batting average is up there with a lot of all time directors.
 
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WhiteRabbitEXE

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rec0ded1 said:
#teampessimist
Months in already, execs calling the shots, this shit is doomed.
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On behalf of the writer, who wrote ESB, RotJ, and TFA (as well as Raiders of the Lost Ark), who probably knows more about the character than literally anyone.

The situation is worrisome because how unheard of this is, absolutely, but it's not necessarily apocalyptic.
 
shira

shira

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WhiteRabbitEXE said:
On behalf of the writer, who wrote ESB, RotJ, and TFA (as well as Raiders of the Lost Ark), who probably knows more about the character than literally anyone.

The situation is worrisome because how unheard of this is, absolutely, but it's not necessarily apocalyptic.
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The problem is nobody gives a fuck about Hans backstory. L&M do comedy. Good comedy.

That was the reason to watch this, not some writer wanting to flesh out a 30 year old character with an origin story.
 
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Arttemis

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Krev said:
Yes.

Who actually wants a reverent and faithful to canon take on the young Han Solo?
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Please tell me this is sarcasm.

WhiteRabbitEXE said:
On behalf of the writer, who wrote ESB, RotJ, and TFA (as well as Raiders of the Lost Ark), who probably knows more about the character than literally anyone.

The situation is worrisome because how unheard of this is, absolutely, but it's not necessarily apocalyptic.
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This. The hubris of the these directors is extreme... to go against against the vision of the writer who literally created the Harrison Ford movie persona in a movie ABOUT one of his iconic characters.
 
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old manatee

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WhiteRabbitEXE said:
On behalf of the writer, who wrote ESB, RotJ, and TFA (as well as Raiders of the Lost Ark), who probably knows more about the character than literally anyone.

The situation is worrisome because how unheard of this is, absolutely, but it's not necessarily apocalyptic.
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Ron Howard making a Star Wars film is worrisome. Ron Howard being called in at the last minute to salvage a botched Star Wars film is apocalyptic.
 
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Arttemis

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shira said:
The problem is nobody gives a fuck about Hans backstory. L&M do comedy. Good comedy.

That was the reason to watch this, not some writer wanting to flesh out a 30 year old character with an origin story.
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Speak for yourself. Seeing more Han Solo is the draw for me. The character's personality is synonymous with sarcastic humor, and any situation he'd be put in would allow for humor.
 
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WordAssassin

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This was the only Star Wars movie I was actually really excited to see and it was specifically because of Lord and Miller. People acting butthurt about a comedy movie set in the Star Wars universe make me shake my head. Star Wars should take a page from Marvel's book and allow the spinoff films to explore different genres. A thriller set in the SW universe? A bounty hunter revenge flick? That'd be fucking awesome and actually get my ass in the seats on Day 1 since I don't particularly care for the political space operas the normal movies can be.

I understand that Disney has this vision and guidelines and shit, obviously you gotta fall in line, but I made the same assumption L&M did and that was that they were hired to make a L&M movie, not to shit out just another generic Star Wars movie any other director could have made. Why hire guys known for making screwball comedies and then get mad when they make a screwball comedy?

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I am super curious about what continuity thing they were steadfast about was. I wonder if we'll ever find out.
 
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