Perhaps a Han Solo Film Wasn’t a Nice Concept, Admits Kathleen Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy admits that, in her tenure as president of Lucasfilm, not everybody liked the whole lot. She acknowledges that some Star Wars followers simply need the same thing over and over. And, typically, these followers can be overly vocal about it. Nonetheless, she’s 100% behind each film and present she made… with one exception.

Talking to Deadline as she prepares to hand the reins of the company to Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan, Kennedy admits that her one remorse in her tenure at Lucasfilm was attempting to make what ended up being Solo: A Star Wars Story.

“No, I don’t actually have any regrets. Properly, perhaps a little bit of remorse about Solo: A Star Wars Story,” Kennedy stated. “I introduced Larry Kasdan in on [it], and we had been so enthusiastic about that concept. After which if you’re into one thing, and also you understand essentially, conceptually, you can’t exchange Han Solo, at the very least proper now.”

“As great as Alden Ehrenreich was, and he actually was good, and is a superb actor, we put him in an unattainable scenario,” she continued. “And when you’re in it and when you’re dedicated, you’ve obtained to hold on. I feel I’ve a little bit of remorse about that, however not concerning the moviemaking and filmmaking. I don’t have regrets about that. I simply suppose that conceptually, we did it too quickly.”

Kennedy’s honesty is fairly refreshing right here, however there’s additionally one other degree to it. She particularly says that her remorse round Solo doesn’t must do with “the moviemaking and filmmaking.” Which is odd till you keep in mind that, initially, Phil Lord and Chris Miller had been employed to make that film and had been let go throughout manufacturing. Then, Ron Howard came on board to finish it. Kennedy saying she doesn’t remorse the filmmaking is a not-so-subtle means of acknowledging one among her most controversial choices as president of Lucasfilm.

To be truthful, although, whereas Solo is honestly a pretty great movie and a slam dunk of an concept on paper, Kennedy does nail this. Some characters are too iconic, too tied to a singular actor, to pivot from. And Han Solo, in addition to Indiana Jones, might be a kind of.

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