8 Moments That Almost Killed Star Wars

Events or films that nearly brought about the end of Star Wars also include projects that completely upended the franchise. Solo: A Star Wars Story is a perfect example of this because while it didn't kill the franchise, it definitely altered its path forward.

Solo was meant to kickstart a series of films that would make the Star Wars franchise the equivalent of another Disney property: the MCU. Marvel movies have been making the House of Mouse billions, and the studio wanted to replicate that success with Star Wars, beginning with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

The plan was to launch a brand new anthology series that would follow a similar format to Rogue One and Solo - with spin-off films centred on Boba Fett and Obi-Wan in production - but the latter's performance at the box office as well as the behind-the-scenes trouble surrounding the film derailed the plan. All talk of anthology films came to a screeching halt.

Since the conclusion of the Sequel Trilogy, Star Wars is taking a different path going forward, with greater emphasis on TV and Disney+. Future Star Wars efforts are in the works, but plans for a Solo sequel are long gone.