Speaking of the cast and crew, Disney just released a photo of the whole cast—including Alden Ehrenreich as Solo and Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian—back in February, and filming had been happening since January. Sources say, there were only a few weeks to go on the shoot, so these creative differences must’ve really popped up recently. Lucasfilm definitely doesn’t want anyone to worry, though, as Kennedy has said that a new director will be named “soon,” and THR points out that the release date of May 25, 2018, has not been changed (yet).
UPDATE: Variety spoke with “a person with knowledge of the production,” and it sounds like these creative differences may have been a lot bigger than either side is letting on. According to Variety’s source, Lord and Miller were actually fired by Lucasfilm, and it was all because Kathleen Kennedy didn’t approve of the duo’s freewheeling approach to the film. The source says it was “a culture clash from day one,” and Kennedy wasn’t a fan of “their shooting style and process of interacting with actors and crew.”
The source pins most of the blame on Kennedy’s insistence on doing things a certain way, which resulted in her refusing to give Lord and Miller “the leeway to do what they had to do.” Because of this, the source says it has been “a very polarizing set,” which makes it sound like some people wanted to do things the old way, while others wanted to follow Lord and Miller’s lead. Basically, none of this looks good for the Han Solo movie.
