Forward of Kathleen Kennedy’s departure from Lucasfilm, she reveals the Star Wars flop venture that she regrets essentially the most. When Disney acquired George Lucas’ galaxy far, far-off, there was immense pleasure, because it meant {that a} regular circulate of recent content material from the franchise was coming. Sadly, to say that the relaunch of the universe has been tumultuous could be an understatement.
In over a decade, Kennedy and her crew have rolled out every kind of content material set within the acclaimed franchise. Apart from the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Lucasfilm additionally spearheaded the content material for Disney+ with the roll out of The Mandalorian in 2020. In 2025, the corporate additionally wrapped up the run of the critically-acclaimed Andor. That stated, some endeavors weren’t as profitable.
Talking with Deadline, Kennedy candidly talks about Solo: A Star Wars Story‘s failure being one among her regrets throughout her tenure at Lucasfilm. The 2018 movie directed by Ron Howard noticed Alden Ehrenreich’s portrayal of a younger Han Solo, serving because the origins story for Harrison Ford’s iconic character. Kennedy admits that whereas Ehrenreich was sensible within the position, it was an unimaginable scenario, contemplating how synonymous the half was with Ford. Learn her full quote beneath:
No, I don’t actually have any regrets. Properly, possibly a little bit of remorse about Solo: A Star Wars Story. I introduced Larry Kasdan in on, and we had been so enthusiastic about that concept. After which if you’re into one thing and also you understand basically, conceptually, you can’t substitute Han Solo, at the least proper now.
As great as Alden Ehrenreich was, and he actually was good, and is a superb actor, we put him in an unimaginable scenario. And when you’re in it and when you’re dedicated, you’ve received to hold on. I feel I’ve a little bit of remorse about that, however not in regards to the moviemaking and filmmaking. I don’t have regrets about that. I simply assume that conceptually, we did it too quickly.
Solo: A Star Wars Story is the second of the so-called anthology movies from the franchise throughout its earliest years with Disney. In 2016, Gareth Edwards kicked-off the endeavor with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which adopted a bunch of rebels as they stole the plans for the Loss of life Star that grew to become integral to its destruction in A New Hope. The movie has reached cult standing within the fandom, praised for providing a special perspective on the struggle in opposition to the Empire.
Objectively, Solo: A Star Wars Story was a stable addition to the Star Wars portfolio. Ehrenreich was sensible within the position, as he felt really like a younger Han with out simply doing an impersonation of Ford. Granted that the movie wasn’t excellent, it might have gone in addition to it might, contemplating the circumstances. Apart from its lead star, it additionally featured a stable ensemble with Donald Glover as younger Lando Calrissian, Emilia Clarke as Qi’ra, and Woody Harrelson as Tobiab Becker.
It did not assist that Solo: A Star Wars Story launched not lengthy after Han’s shockingly controversial dying in Star Wars: The Drive Awakens, the place he was killed by his personal son, Kylo Ren/Ben Solo. Maybe in the event that they waited a bit to do the prequel origins story, it could have had a greater likelihood at succeeding. Shifting ahead, nevertheless, hopefully, Star Wars can revisit the characters launched within the film.
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- Created by
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George Lucas
- First Movie
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Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
- Solid
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Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Ian McDiarmid, Ewan McGregor, Rosario Dawson, Lars Mikkelsen, Rupert Good friend, Moses Ingram, Frank Oz, Pedro Pascal
- TV Present(s)
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The Mandalorian, Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Ebook of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, The Acolyte, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Lando, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Unhealthy Batch, Star Wars: Resistance, Star Wars: Younger Jedi Adventures, Star Wars: Visions
- Film(s)
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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II – Assault of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Again, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Drive Awakens, Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Final Jedi, Star Wars: Episode IX- The Rise of Skywalker, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Daybreak of the Jedi, Star Wars: New Jedi Order
- Character(s)
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Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Rey Skywalker, Emperor Palpatine / Darth Sidious, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Grand Inquisitor, Reva (The Third Sister), The Fifth Brother, The Seventh Sister, The Eighth Brother, Yoda, Din Djarin, Grogu, Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Leia Organa, Ben Solo/Kylo Ren
Star Wars is a multimedia franchise that began in 1977 by creator George Lucas. After the discharge of Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope (initially simply titled Star Wars), the franchise rapidly exploded, spawning a number of sequels, prequels, TV exhibits, video video games, comics, and way more. After Disney acquired the rights to the franchise, they rapidly expanded the universe on Disney+, beginning with The Mandalorian.