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Solo : A Star Wars Storyco - writer Lawrence Kasdan blames Disney for the flick ’s nonstarter at the box place . Premiering last summertime , the secondStar Warsanthology film became the franchise ’s first commercial bomb , bringing in just $ 392.9 million worldwide . Solo’sperformance was exacerbated by the fact the production budget became ridiculously billow due to extensive reshoots that took property when Ron Howard replaced Phil Lord & Chris Miller as directors . Withthe pic coming nowhere tight to expectations , Lucasfilm essentially ended theStar Wars Storyline , allegedly repurposing the Obi - Wan spinoff into a Disney+ serial publication .
Coupled withthe intenseLast Jedibacklashfrom only a few months before , Solo ’s lackluster showing was seen by some as proof audiences were tiring ofStar Warsand dealership fatigue was settling in . But withthe # MakeSolo2 hashtag exit viralearlier this class , it ’s reset the spinoff has a sizable fan base that enjoyed what it had to extend . Instead of devotee boycotts , a more likely culprit forSolo’sbox authority is studio apartment mishandling , which included a decrepit marketing campaign . Kasdan seems to agree with that judgement .
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While at the Austin Film Festival ( chapeau tipSyfy ) , Kasdan talk about his history act in theStar Warsfranchise . After being leash in to scriptingThe Force Awakenswith J.J. Abrams , the iconic screenwriter went to turn onSolowith his son , Jonathan . The elder Kasdan had this to say :
" Then the studio apartment blow it . But that ’s not strange . "
It live on without sayingSolowas the most ill managed of Disney’sStar Warsfilms to day of the month . Obviously , something likeits ill-famed director issuesshould never go on , but the studio apartment did n’t do the project any favors as it tried to get back on data track . Reportedly , Disney pig-headedly stuck toSolo’sscheduled May 2018 release date , rather thanapproving Lucasfilm ’s asking to detain it to December(when the other fourStar Warsmovies on this slate debuted ) . The Mouse House also refused to giveSolo"preferential treatment"in promotion so it did n’t interfere withAvengers : Infinity Waradvertising . That was a complete tempest of circumstances that doomedSolo . Instead of being the big draw of the vacation time of year , it opened in the vestige of box office hitsInfinity WarandDeadpool 2 , proving even something as massive asStar Warsis vulnerable to tough contender .
Fortunately , Disney come out to have learn the right lessons fromSolo’sfailure . They ’re making December the lasting base forStar Wars , as they ’ve secure pre - Christmas release datesfor untitled films in December 2022 , 2024 , and 2026 . The studio alsoisn’t going to rush newStar Warscontent out(Solopremiered five months afterThe Last Jedi ) , giving all of their forthcoming undertaking hearty elbow room to breathe so they feel like proper cinematic issue . Ideally , what happened withSolowill be a one - time trematode . The Rise of Skywalkeris already erupt just the ticket sales phonograph record , soStar Warsis in cracking position to rebound .
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