With SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY recently hitting digital, co-writer Jon Kasdan anticipates that there will most likely not be a sequel to the early adventures of everyone\u2019s favorite smuggler.<\/p>\n
Kasdan, in a series of tweets, talked about his thoughts of a potential sequel:<\/p>\n
To be honest, I think the challenge has much more to do with the foreign box office than the U.S.<\/p>\n
Personally, I think there are great\u00a0Star Wars\u00a0movies to be made that don\u2019t need to cost quite so much. Hopefully that will be the trend in the years to come, and maybe, just maybe that trend will allow us, one way or another, to tell more stories with Alden, Joonas, Emila and Donald. With those actors and RH, I would jump at the opportunity. Given the way Hollywood, and the culture at large, seem to run from anything labeled a disappointment, the odds seem like they\u2019re against it happening anytime soon. But, I suppose, Han wouldn\u2019t have it any other way.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Kasdan\u2019s thoughts are probably in-line with rumors back in June with Lucasfilm putting any STAR WARS spin-offs on-hold<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n
Though, personally, though there\u2019s no doubt that the foreign box-office and budget is playing a part in Kasdan\u2019s suspicions, but for me, it\u2019s probably because SOLO just wasn\u2019t a good movie.<\/p>\n
I talked briefly about this in my pseudo review for the movie<\/strong><\/a>. But they could\u2019ve done so much more with SOLO. Mainly, the big points in the movie could\u2019ve been a trilogy in it of itself. And with lead Alden Ehrenreich having signed on for 3 movies, there was clear intent for a trilogy.<\/p>\n
But look at it like this, SOLO featured meeting Chewbacca, meeting Lando, and the Kessel Run. You have your trilogy right there. But instead the powers that be jammed all of that into one movie, and as a result the significance of all 3 moments suffered as a result, even half-assed.<\/p>\n
Even with SOLO earning almost $393 million worldwide, sounds like it still resulted in over $50 million in losses for Disney.<\/p>\n
Personally I would love to see more about Han\u2019s early days. So I definitely hope there\u2019s a sequel. Just real in the budget, and be smarter about the long-term game for the story and the franchise as a whole.<\/p>\n
But we\u2019ll see what happens.<\/p>\n
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SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY is now available on digital on your favorite services like iTunes and Amazon<\/strong><\/a>, and hits Blu-Ray<\/strong><\/a> on September 25th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n