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One suspects that having his dreams destroyed by real life turned out to be the perfect preparation for playing the cynical Corellian space scoundrel. Perhaps we should have been spared twentysomething Han, too. And yet there are now myriad dangling story threads that will never be satisfactorily tied up, unless it is via the cheaper medium of spin-off novels and comics.

The endless success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe once seemed to have ushered in an era in which filmgoers could finally be sure that the hours invested in these movies was time well spent, the equivalent of reading the next Harry Potter novel safe in the knowledge that JK Rowling and her publishers would never allow the series to remain incomplete.

The advent of the cinematic universe was meant to give filmgoers confidence that the story would keep unfolding, with each episode deepening and widening our experience of the infinitely-complex whole. Though fans are hardly clamoring for it in the way some still call for the Zack Snyder cut of Justice League to be released, it would be fascinating to see what Lord and Miller had in the can.

Get the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox! Considering Solo begins 10 years before the events of A New Hope , it seems odd that so much of the Han Solo legend is written here, save for a meeting with Jabba the Hut — and even then, there was talk of a potential Jabba cameo.

The film is at its best when exploring new territory rather than revisiting old ground. That said, Enfys Nest is pretty cool!

Star Wars films have often struggled to recreate the kind of chemistry Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher enjoyed in the Original Trilogy but were fairly consistent when it came to villains. But ultimately the film is hindered by an overstuffed script that fails to adhere to a mantra Yoda taught us all: sometimes less is more. Maul was both the best thing about The Phantom Menace — despite a striking look and fighting style involving a double-bladed lightsaber, his time was cut literally short by Obi-Wan.

The smash hit TV show tells small stories set against the vast backdrop of the Star Wars galaxy and, like Solo, it's besotted with A New Hope's space western tropes. We'll never know, of course. And sadly all of those tantalizing loose the Syndicate wars, Maul's schemes, Qi'ra's final fate and Enfys Nest's nascent rebellion — will likely remain just that outside of spin-off books and comics.

But that's OK, we still have this film in all its unwanted but unexpectedly wonderful glory. If you've only watched it the once — or not at all — then take a punt and stick it on the next time you're in the mood to visit that galaxy far, far away. I'll stake my starship it's a VCX light freighter, a quality ship on it being better than you remember. North America. The issues on set for Solo were well documented. Filming began in January , but by June of that year it was reported that the pair had been fired by Disney and LucasFilm for deviating from the script and attempting to turn the film into a comedy caper.

At this point, reportedly over three-quarters of the film had been shot — so new director Ron Howard was forced to reshoot much of the film. This also meant that there was serious bad press before the film had even been finished.

Fans were skeptical at the decision to remove Lord and Miller and opt for a safe pair of hands in Howard. For the average viewer, it set alarm bells ringing that it might be a Not Very Good film, at all.