
Most films have their fair share of production drama, but for Lucasfilm, it doesn’t get much messier than Solo: A Star Wars Story. Apart from a troubled production and disappointing box office return, the 2018 film wasn’t nearly as bad as Lucasfilm higher-ups have made it out to be. But in the five years since it first sped into theaters, Solo has come to define the studio’s very cautious, very divisive new strategy.