There are major film franchises, and then there’s Star Wars. Generations grew up with the galaxy far, far away, and the property is showing no signs of slowing down. Since Disney acquired Lucasfilm a number of projects were released, to varying degrees of success. Solo: A Star Wars Story had a troubled set, and unfortunately became the franchise’s first box office disappointment. The movie was originally directed by Oscar winners Phil Lord and Chris Miller, before they were fired by Lucasfilm. But the filmmakers explained how the Star Wars flick still made them better filmmakers, despite how things turned out.
In addition to the sequel trilogy, Lucasfilm/Disney swung hard by producing two standalone Star Wars movies. Solo: A Star Wars Story gave the title character an origin story, and made headlines when Lord and Miller were removed from the set. The pair of filmmakers recently spoke to Rolling Stone about their time in the space opera, and what they took away from that experience. Lord shared some of the positives, saying:
