7 Times Movie Studios And Directors Went To War

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who directed The Lego Movie, were hired to make a prequel about one of Star Wars' most iconic characters, Han Solo. There were concerns the instant the project was announced since many fans saw the concept as an obvious cash-grab. Han Solo doesn't need an origin story because Star Wars WAS his origin story!

As soon as filming began, rumours started swirling that the tone was too comedic and zany. The editor, Chris Dickens walked out halfway through the project due to "irreconcilable creative differences" with the producer, Kathleen Kennedy and the co-writer, Lawrence Kasdan. It was speculated that Alden Ehrenreich, who plays the titular role, required emergency acting lessons since his performance was closer to Ace Ventura than Han Solo. Kasdan was so worried, he strongly considered directing the film itself.

After several production department heads complained to Kennedy and Kasdan, they decided to watch a cut of Solo. Realising that the film had little resemblance to what they intended, the producer fired the directors and hired Ron Howard to reshoot 80% of the film, which made the budget swell to a whopping $275 million.

So how did the film turn out? Well, it was alright. It wasn't The Empire Strikes Back but it was no Phantom Menace either. However, the drama caused by the reshoots gave Solo a bad reputation which turned off potential audience members and so, it became the most unsuccessful live-action Star Wars film.