Perhaps the biggest crime of “Solo: A Star Wars Story” isn’t the fact that Phil Lord and Chris Miller were fired and replaced by Ron Howard. It’s not the terrible box office, either. Nor is the acting of Alden Ehrenreich as the lead character. The biggest issue is probably the fact that the final film is just the epitome of “fine.” It doesn’t do anything special. It doesn’t carry the story forward in any meaningful way. It exists. It’s fine. And it’s likely not getting a sequel.
When asked on Twitter if there was a sequel in the cards for ‘Solo,’ even if that means something for Disney+, writer Jonathan Kasdan, who co-wrote the film with his father (and “Star Wars” legend), Lawrence Kasdan, spoke openly and plainly about the true future of the proposed franchise. That is to say, there’s really no future, despite fan interest and a clear direction set up in the first film.
According to Kasdan, he doesn’t believe that “anyone’s pursuing” a ‘Solo’ sequel at this moment. He explained, “I think a feature, at this point, would be a tough sell & the D+ Star Wars slate is really…pretty packed, all shows I’m lookin forward to. My work on Indy is long over but I’m excited there’s forward movement!”
While it is fairly obvious why Lucasfilm and Disney probably wouldn’t be interested in a sequel to their worst-performing “Star Wars” film to date, fans still held out hope that the storylines and characters set up in the first spin-off film would return in some sort of sequel, whether that be on the big screen or on Disney+. But, as Kasdan politely said, the big screen isn’t going to be a destination for more ‘Solo’ adventures and Disney’s streaming service is going strong with those various “Star Wars” series in the pipeline.
As for Han Solo, it appears that the end of the Skywalker Saga might have signaled the end of that character’s journeys in live-action.