Star Wars Trying To Move To Two Movies A Year Is A Mistake

<img src="https://https://static3.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/The-Last-Jedi-Solo-Posters.jpg" /><p>The latest <a href="https://screenrant.com/tag/star-wars/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Star Wars</em></a> film, the Ron Howard-directed <strong><em><a href="https://screenrant.com/tag/han-solo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Solo: A Star Wars Story</a></em></strong>, opened to a surprisingly tepid box office response, at least by blockbuster standards, suggesting it might be a mistake for <em>Star Wars</em> to release more than one film a year. There are a number of factors which may be to blame for the film's soft launch, from the recasting of one of the most iconic characters ever put on the silver screen, to the highly publicized behind-the-scenes drama involving the <a href="https://screenrant.com/solo-star-wars-movie-director-problems-truth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">firing of the film's original directors</a>, to <em>Solo</em>'s comparatively free-wheeling, low-stakes action when compared to the immediate doomsday threats of <a href="https://screenrant.com/tag/star-wars-rogue-one/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Rogue One</em></a>'s Death Star or Starkiller Base from <a href="https://screenrant.com/tag/star-wars-7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Force Awakens.</em></a></p><p>One of the most often-cited issues with the film was its release date, <a href="https://screenrant.com/ron-howard-solo-box-office/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">on Memorial Day weekend</a>. <em>Solo</em> is the fourth <em>Star Wars</em> film since the franchise – and the rest of Lucasfilm – was acquired by Disney, but it's the first entry not to release in the month of December. The film's proximity to the somewhat divisive <a href="https://screenrant.com/tag/star-wars-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The Last Jedi</em></a> surely didn't help matters, especially considering how Rian Johnson's game-changing blockbuster continues to dominate any <em>Star Wars</em> conversation, even five months on from release.</p> <strong>Click to continue reading <a href="https://screenrant.com/star-wars-two-movies-year-mistake/">Star Wars Trying To Move To Two Movies A Year Is A Mistake</a></strong><br /><br /> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://screenrant.com/star-wars-two-movies-year-mistake/">Star Wars Trying To Move To Two Movies A Year Is A Mistake</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://screenrant.com/">ScreenRant</a>
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May 29, 2018 at 10:05PM