Solo: A Star Wars Story (or simply Solo) is a 2018 American space
Western film based around the Star Wars character Han Solo, also
featuring his original trilogy co-protagonists Chewbacca and Lando
Calrissian. Directed by Ron Howard, produced by Lucasfilm and
distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the second
Star Wars anthology film, following Rogue One (2016). Alden Ehrenreich
stars in the title role, with Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald
Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Joonas Suotamo and Paul
Bettany co-starring. The film explores the early adventures of Han
Solo and Chewbacca, who join a heist within the criminal underworld 10
years prior to the events of Star Wars.Star Wars creator George Lucas
began developing a Han Solo prequel in 2012, and commissioned Lawrence
Kasdan to write the screenplay. After Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney
in 2012, Kasdan was hired to write Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015), leaving his son Jonathan to complete the Solo script.
Principal photography began in January 2017 at Pinewood Studios, under
the direction of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Both were fired in
June 2017 following "creative differences" with Lucasfilm, and Howard
was hired as their replacement. With an estimated production budget of
at least $275 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever
made.Solo released in the United States on May 25, 2018, and received
generally favorable reviews from critics who praised the film's cast
(particularly Ehrenreich and Glover), visuals, musical score, and
action sequences, while some criticized its storyline and screenplay.
It is the first Star Wars film to be considered a box office bomb,
grossing $393.2 million worldwide, making it the lowest-grossing
live-action film in the franchise. It received a nomination for Best
Visual Effects at the 91st Academy Awards.
Western film based around the Star Wars character Han Solo, also
featuring his original trilogy co-protagonists Chewbacca and Lando
Calrissian. Directed by Ron Howard, produced by Lucasfilm and
distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the second
Star Wars anthology film, following Rogue One (2016). Alden Ehrenreich
stars in the title role, with Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald
Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Joonas Suotamo and Paul
Bettany co-starring. The film explores the early adventures of Han
Solo and Chewbacca, who join a heist within the criminal underworld 10
years prior to the events of Star Wars.Star Wars creator George Lucas
began developing a Han Solo prequel in 2012, and commissioned Lawrence
Kasdan to write the screenplay. After Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney
in 2012, Kasdan was hired to write Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015), leaving his son Jonathan to complete the Solo script.
Principal photography began in January 2017 at Pinewood Studios, under
the direction of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Both were fired in
June 2017 following "creative differences" with Lucasfilm, and Howard
was hired as their replacement. With an estimated production budget of
at least $275 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever
made.Solo released in the United States on May 25, 2018, and received
generally favorable reviews from critics who praised the film's cast
(particularly Ehrenreich and Glover), visuals, musical score, and
action sequences, while some criticized its storyline and screenplay.
It is the first Star Wars film to be considered a box office bomb,
grossing $393.2 million worldwide, making it the lowest-grossing
live-action film in the franchise. It received a nomination for Best
Visual Effects at the 91st Academy Awards.
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