Lawrence Kasdan's name might not be as instantly familiar as George Lucas', but make no mistake about it, his contributions to the Star Wars Universe were massive. He wrote the screenplays for The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and was even enlisted by Lucasfilm to work on The Force Awakens.
It's hardly a surprise then that he was tasked with penning Solo: A Star Wars Story (alongside his son Jon), but with a change in directors and a multitude of issues behind the scenes, that movie had the odds stacked against it from early on.
Reviews were ultimately tepid, while a $393 million global box office haul was considered a disappointment after the budget ballooned to as much as $300 million. Despite that, fans remain keen to see more of Alden Ehrenreich's Han Solo, especially after the movie ended on a massive cliffhanger involving Darth Maul.
During a recent interview with Inverse, Lawrence was asked if he would be open to continuing Han's solo on Disney+. "No, there’s not any talk of that," the writer confirmed. "I’ve never been particularly drawn to expanding [Solo] into a show."
"But, I do talk to Jon [Kasdan] and Ron [Howard] a lot about what went right and what went wrong with the Solo experience," he continued. "I would be more interested in doing another movie, not a TV series." We're guessing that means Kasdan won't be part of the Lando TV series that appears to have fallen by the wayside at Lucasfilm.
The ever-popular #MakeSolo2Happen social media campaign proves fans want Han's story to continue, though the most likely destination for that is streaming.
Kasdan's involvement would be a plus but, at the same time, Lucasfilm may want to start from scratch. Either way, with Ehrenreich recently signing up for a role in Marvel Studios' Ironheart, he won't have time to head into a Galaxy Far, Far Away until he's finished with his Marvel Cinematic Universe commitments.
Are you still optimistic about a Solo sequel or has the moment passed?