Any feelers out there on a trailer dropping today?
The source of that rumor was supposedly an AMC corporate employee. Haven't seen any rumblings on the interwebz today so far.
Any feelers out there on a trailer dropping today?
Any feelers out there on a trailer dropping today?
Theres no way Im going to pay good money to see this till well after the first week at best. Fool me once........
I said that too, after TLJ. But I think my compromise is going to be that I'm still going to do a late night show on opening day, but I'm going alone. I think I've found that wondering what my guest thinks of the film is as much of a stressor as anything.
Lets be honest, given the number of changes to this through reshoots and script changes does anybody have a clue what the story will be like?
Remember "Rogue One" ?
I imagine Lucasfilm and Disney are very well aware just how much antipathy exists towards this film, particularly over the choice of the lead actor. So getting it in some way towards the rightside of the original trilogy will have to have been a huge priority for them.
Given that they fired the first two directors ,have heavily rewritten and extensively reshot alot of it , then faced a barrage of very heavy critisism from some quarters of the fanbase over decisions made with both character and story choice in "The Last Jedi", its not really surprising they are taking their time over this.
Even the slightest whiff that there is something a bit off is going to whip up a storm over the social media platforms. Nothing sells on the internet these days like bad news or even just a hint of it, because it acts as clickbait and it racks up the earnings of everybody who posts and gets good viewing figures , especially on You tube. Call me Mr Cynical but it seems to really pay these days to drive people into a kind of mass hysteria that feeds of the vitriol or rumours. Not that its not funny to watch on occasion.
The main cast, with the possible exception of Alden, is pretty strong. And given that he has been given more time and direction to get Solos character closer to expectations is probably a good thing,even with the rumoured additional coaching. The effects work is going to be well up to scratch, given that most of the major effects scenes will have been unaffected by the reshoots and tend to be worked out in previz months before anyway.
Remember this movie is not in anyway on the scale of the new trilogy, its a much smaller cast, more character focused and driven and its therefore likely the performances and scripting have got to be better with the reshoot. I'll bet a fair number of uncredited writers have been quietly brought in to doctor the script. I doubt the star salaries are anyway near as vast as the cost of TLJ, and alot of the FX and propwork will have been recycled from other SW movies anyway, so this isn't going to damage bottom line critically.
Its probably as much a strong test on how a live TV series could be done in the future as much as anything else by my reckoning.
And overall, with that in mind this may help to establish whether making movies (and TV shows) specifically tailored towards the OT fans are worth the investment. It certainly worked with R1, which is by far my favorite of all the new movies, and I would bet we don't get a decision on an Obi wan film or the live action series until well after Solo makes its debut and the feedback roles in.
I share many peoples concerns posted here. I didn't hate "TLJ", I was just hugely disappointed in it, what it did with the story and ultimately I don't give a damn about the outcome of any of the remaining characters . Others love it and at $1.3 billion in BO receipts Disney and Lucasfilm are not going to be going collapse into crisis any day soon.
But I really do hope that Solo goes someway to restoring my enjoyment of these movies by being a bit of a throwback to the OT.
As I am of the opinion Lawerence Kasdan initiated the Lord and Miller firing, and since he wrote the script, I doubt they had to do a lot of additional story work.
I dont think the story work will be the problem. Great actors can play a terrible story and still make it a good movie.
While we all wait for any bit of footage of this movie, I just feel the need to offer up my two cents:
I don't know how many of you feel, as I haven't perused this thread much at all, but my expectations for this film couldn't be any lower. Amidst what I've believed to be a stupid idea for a film from the start AND the crazy drama that happened with the production, I would be surprised if it ends up being decent. To be honest, I have no interest in seeing a movie featuring Han Solo played by anyone but Harrison Ford, even if Han Solo is one of my favorite SW characters. Additionally, the fact that we are just 4 months away and still no trailer is extremely worrisome.
I do know that I'm in the minority here in that I felt that Rogue One was not very great. Underneath its beautiful OT-esque filter, I think it's an overrated film. As much as I love the OT, and believe me I love the OT, I don't have much interest in continually revisiting the same 4-5 years in this universe. Even though the ST has its flaws, I'm much more interested in seeing that story continue.
I'm starting to wish that Disney/LFL would dial back on this franchise. And that's coming from someone to which Star Wars is practically oxygen... Until Disney/LFL convinces me that they can crank out new, fresh, and good ideas that aren't undermined by bad writing and unnecessary characters cough TLJ cough, I'd much rather them release a movie every 2-3 years. Eventually, general audiences are going to get A) confused where we even are in the timeline and B) burned out of the franchise altogether. And that is the last thing I want to happen.
Here's hoping that Solo: A Star Wars Story is actually pretty good and not Solo: Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid.
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I expect no different here, you have a movie where the lead actor apparently has to be coached in how to act, and then have to get Ron Howard to come on board to reshoot everything.
And some of Ron Howards last few outings have been suspect.
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What gives me a little bit of hope is the fact that Ron Howard IS A SEASONED DIRECTOR!!! Something you cannot say of Rian Johnson. Ron Howard is old school. He knows his stuff. While I am not too fond of a lot of the stories he told in his movies, his craftsmanship is top notch. I can say that I am really curious about Han Solos story, I hope they do not retcon his character too much into a doofus, but show what made the man. Ron Howard can do this, because he has a few character pics under his belt. He knows how to do comedy and fantasy. He is a fracking veteran. And I must say that I feel that we NEED veterans!!!