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Star Wars: The Reshoots Strike Back

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4 November 2017

By Alex Khalil

It has been reported that the reshoots of the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story movie, were so extensive that up to 80% of the movie was filmed again under the replacement director Ron Howard. Co-star Thandie Newton has spoken about the situation and suggested that a lot of the footage that was filmed originally will be included.

‘With a project like that where it’s a vision that’s been created over so many years, that’s so expansive, I think it’s less about things going wrong than getting more help to bring it into the best position it can be in. I really like Ron though, he’s very sweet. And [the film is] dope; it’s so cool!’

Phil Lord and Chris Miller were originally helming the project but were fired in June, after they reached a ‘boiling point’ with Lucasfilm, over camera set-ups. The debacle came as there were only three setups instead of 15, which meant the editing bay would have far less footage to work with.

Production of the movie commenced in June, after the departure of Phil and Chris, but it didn’t finish until mid-October. The movie is due out in may 2018.

Could this be Star Wars’ downfall? Much like 2005? Like this monstrosity?

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