“Solo: A Star Wars Story” Director Ron Howard Makes Bizarre Claim That “Lucasfilm Love the Fans and Really Do Listen”
Solo: A Star Wars Story director Ron Howard just recently made the strange claim that Star Wars moms and dad business Lucasfilm really likes their fans and listens to them in spite of duplicated proof to the contrary where they have actually derided and denigrated them.
Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story
Speaking with NME while supplying an upgrade on a possible follow up to Solo: A Star Wars Story, Howard initially suggested Lucasfilm has no intents of making a follow up after the movie bombed at package workplace in spite of the movie being an apparent car for spinoffs with the return of Maul and the recasting of Lando Calrissian and Han Solo with more youthful stars.
Howard informed the outlet, “The only discussion that I’m aware of about a sequel for Solo is coming from the fans at this point.”
He included, “I don’t think it’s a Lucasfilm priority, as I understand it.”
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Howard then went on to declare Lucasfilm likes its fans.
He mentioned, “But there’s some great characters launched, and the folks from Lucasfilm love the fans and really do listen so I would never say never – but I’m not aware of any concrete plans right now to extend the story or deal with that particular set of characters.”
Alden Ehrenreich is Han Solo, Donal Glover is Lando Calrissian and Phoebe Waller-Bridge is L3-37 in SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY.
It’s difficult to picture Lucasfilm likes its fans when Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy made it clear from the beginning that she set out to drastically modify the business and the items it produces.
Back in 2015 at Fortune Publication’s Many Effective Ladies Top, Kennedy exposed the function she played in making Rey the primary character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
She reacted stating, “It’s one of the first things J.J. and I talked about. And that we talked to Alan Horn about. It was a very early decision and choice and something that we worked a long time developing.”
She went on to discuss her discussions with a variety of certifying partners about putting a female character as the primary lead character in Star Wars.
She mentioned, “I think the interesting path we’ve had is the conversation that took place around consumer products. Because there were a lot of companies that were in place who frankly didn’t initially feel that Star Wars was for girls.”
She elaborated, “And when you have a company situation where between Lucasfilm and Disney, we were all looking at this situation saying, ‘No, with Star Wars we have to change this. We have to make sure that we create products that are in a sense appealing to both boys and girls.’ What’s wrong with that?”
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA– MIGHT 26: (L-R) Kathleen Kennedy, President, Lucasfilm honors author John Williams on his 90th birthday at Star Wars Event in Anaheim, California on Might 26, 2022. (Image by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
While she would at first declare she desired items for both young boys and ladies, when she supplied an example it was particularly for developing items for ladies.
Kennedy stated, “I mean even with simple things like t-shirts. There’s a fantastic story with this young woman who came to Lucasfilm in 2009. She plays the character of Ahsoka in both Rebels and she also had a role in Clone Wars. And she came to Lucasfilm in 2009 saying why aren’t their clothes that are tied to Star Wars for girls. And she struggled for quite a while and put a company together called Her Universe and it’s doing unbelievable business.”
Pedro Pascal, Executive Manufacturer Kathleen Kennedy and Disney CEO Bob Iger reach the best of Lucasfilm’s first-ever, live-action series, “The Mandalorian”, at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, CA on November 13, 2019. “The Mandalorian” streams specifically on Disney+.( picture: Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)
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Not just did Kennedy expose she wished to guarantee that Lucasfilm was more of a lady brand name, however previously in the panel conversation, she likewise made it clear she wished to likewise alter the demographics of the business’s staff members. In reality, she declared she currently had.
She mentioned, “The fact that the company was bought by The Walt Disney Company has been amazing because they very much support the fact that we are trying to grow in the work force a number of women in executive positions and in all positions inside the company.”
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA– NOVEMBER 13: (L-R) Executive Manufacturer Kathleen Kennedy and Executive Manufacturer Jon Favreau reach the best of Lucasfilm’s first-ever, live-action series, “The Mandalorian,” at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. on November 13, 2019. “The Mandalorian” streams specifically on Disney+. (Image by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
“And with the movies that we are making and with the protagonists that we are putting in the stories. So I get a huge amount of support with that,” she continued.
She then promoted, “But we have 50% of our executive team are women. And six out of eight of the people in my story group are women. And I’m sure there’s a lot of people that would be surprised that we’re making Star Wars movies and the majority of the people involved in the development of those stories are women. And I think it’s making a huge difference in the stories that we’re trying to tell.”
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA– MIGHT 26: (L-R) Kathleen Kennedy, President, Lucasfilm, Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni go to the studio display panel at Star Wars Event in Anaheim, California on Might 26, 2022. (Image by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
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Not just did Kennedy claim she set out from the starting to basically alter the stories Star Wars informs, however under her management the business has actually actively assaulted its fans whether it was The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson calling his critics manbabies or the whole Star Wars brand name decrying their fans as racist.
After Lucasfilm employee Krystina Arielle posted numerous tweets where she called all white people racists, Star Wars formally backed her position tweeting, “Our Star Wars community is one of hope and inclusivity. We do not stand for bullying and racism. We support Krystina Arielle.”
Star Wars Twitter
On top of this clearly despicable habits towards their fans, the real movies, television programs, and comics they have actually produced actively insult their fans by travestying famous characters like Luke Skywalker, Yoda, and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Luke Skywalker is displayed in The Last Jedi as a guy who has actually quit hope and deserted whatever he meant. At one point in the movie he tosses his lightsaber over his shoulder like it’s a piece of trash. He’s even beaten down by Rey, who has no training with a lightsaber.
This destruction of the character continued in The Book of Boba Fett, where a more youthful variation of the character offers Grogu a really Sith-like option in between his buddy, Din Djarin, and the Jedi. It was an option that Luke declined himself when he picked to try to conserve his pals at Bespin and after that doubled down on when he went to redeem his dad in spite of Yoda and Obi-Wan motivating him to eliminate his dad in a lightsaber battle.
Grogu in Lucasfilm’s THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT, specifically on Disney+. © 2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All Rights Scheduled.
There is overwhelming proof that Lucasfilm does not enjoy its fans and actively does not listen to them. One requirement just take a look at their brand-new production, The Acolyte
Rather of supplying fans with a Star Wars story embeded in a precise Expanded Universe The Old Republic, the business is developing a program that aims to break George Lucas’ tradition around the Sith in a program embeded in Disney’s production of The High Republic.
If they really listened to fans, The High Republic would not even exist and there would be a huge selection of fascinating stories in The Old Republic.
( L-R): Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae and Director Leslye Headland on the set of Lucasfilm’s THE ACOLYTE, specifically on Disney+. © 2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Scheduled.
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