History Trivia / Solo

* FanNickname:
** "Pimp Trooper" for the Range Trooper, due to the fluffy and soft fur cape on its neck.
** "So-Low" has become somewhat popular among both fans and box office pundits after the disappointing box office returns came in.

** Creator/AnthonyDaniels plays a slave in the Kessel spice mines named Tak, his first non-C-3PO role in a ''Star Wars'' production and continuing the tradition of having Daniels in every ''Star Wars'' film.

** Harrison Ford was delighted with Alden Ehrenreich's performance, saying he "couldn't be happier." Ron Howard later revealed in fact that when visiting the set, Ford [[Main/SoProudOfYou put a hand on Ehrenreich’s shoulder and said “Great job kid.”]]
** Creator/BryceDallasHoward praised her father's efforts and called ''Solo'' an [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/bryce-dallas-howards-review-solo-a-star-wars-story-directed-by-dad-ron-howard-a-hell-a-movie-1115043 "awesome new installment in the Star Wars franchise".]]

** To stick the lightsaber even deeper, ''Solo'' isn't even the lowest grossing ''Star Wars'' movie. That dubious honor goes to ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', which only earned $69 million compared to ''Solo''[='=]s $393 million. And yet, ''The Clone Wars'' is saved because it was produced on budget of just $8.5 million compared to ''Solo''[='=]s $275 million and is part of the better received TV series (of which the movie is actually a few episodes edited together), so it was still very profitable.

* CreativeDifferences: Lord & Miller cited this trope when they left the project, though other reports suggested that they were outright fired. In any case, the source of conflict was apparently over how much of the movie they were improvising, as that did not sit well with Lawrence Kasdan (who prefers that his scripts are fully adhered to) and producer Creator/KathleenKennedy. Ironically, Kasdan was the one to suggest that the duo direct the movie in the first place.

** Voice-acting example: Creator/JonFavreau (Rio Durant) previously voiced Pre Viszla in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.

** The film had planned sequels in the pipeline (Alden Ehrenreich even signed on for three films), but when it became the first ''Star Wars'' film to ever ''lose'' money at the box office, they were seemingly cancelled (that being said, rumor has it some of the characters might show up in a future Creator/DisneyPlus series).

* YouLookFamiliar: Performer and model Sema-Tawi Smart played Ubialla Gheal in ''Film/TheLastJedi'' and the singer Aurodia Ventafoli at Dryden Vos's party in ''Solo''.

* FranchiseKiller: Not for the ''Star Wars'' franchise itself, but the film's failure appeared to put an end to plans for any future Anthology films, which was going to include at least two more films about Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and possibly more involving Han. It was eventually confirmed when a Creator/DisneyPlus series about Obi-Wan Kenobi was announced, though it was subverted in December 2020 with the announcement of Creator/PattyJenkins' ''Rogue Squadron''.

* DeletedScene:
** Qi'ra sticks a knife at Solo. After Solo and Qi'ra makes plans to leave Corellia, Solo is brought to Proxima's pool.
** During their flight from Corellia, Han and Qi'ra hide from Moloch and his hounds in a giant tub of Corellian eels to disguise their scent. Han even [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade yanks one out of his pants in terror]], although they resist the urge to [[ActorAllusion have him say]] "[[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Eels! Why did it have to be eels?]]"
** Han being reprimanded and thrown out of the Imperial Flight Academy for breaking formation in a TIE fighter to rescue a comrade. When Han asks when he's going to get to fly again, his commander icily responds, "We'll have you flying in no time". [[DescriptionCut Cut to Han flying through the air]] from an explosion during the [[WarIsHell fighting on Mimban.]] He also bangs his chin during a rough landing, explaining Harrison Ford’s real life scar similarly to the opening sequence of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. This scene is believed to be where Tag and Bink would have appeared.
** Solo, alongside Beckett and his gang posing as mud troopers, fight the Mimbanese. Beckett gives Solo a different blaster and tells Solo to cover him. As Korso continues to fight he is badly wounded by an explosion. Beckett then pulls him back to shelter, but Korso dies.
** After Solo speaks Shyriiwook, Chewbacca uses Han to try and break the pillar. Chewie gave up this attempt until Solo forced him to charge at the pillar.
** On their way to meet Dryden, Solo and Chewie get into a snowball fight until Beckett tells them stop and follow him.
** Dryden gives Solo some Thwip feet that Solo eats as Beckett and Dryden talk about Nest's interference.
** Solo asks one of the villagers on Savareen if they had extra cases as Dryden's ship arrives.

* ApprovalOfGod: Harrison Ford was delighted with Alden Ehrenreich's performance, saying he "couldn't be happier." Ron Howard later revealed in fact that when visiting the set, Ford [[Main/SoProudOfYou put a hand on Ehrenreich’s shoulder and said “Great job kid.”]]

* FranchiseKiller: Not for the ''Star Wars'' franchise itself, but the film's failure appeared to put an end to plans for any future Anthology films, which was going to include at least two more films about Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and possibly more involving Han. It was eventually confirmed when a Creator/DisneyPlus series about Obi-Wan Kenobi was announced.

* QuoteSource: The film provides the quote source for:
** TheTysonZone

* ApprovalOfGod: Harrison Ford was delighted with Alden Ehrenreich's performance, saying he "couldn't be happier." Ron Howard later confirmed that Ford [[Main/SoProudOfYou put a hand on Ehrenreich’s shoulder and said “Great job kid.”]]

* ApprovalOfGod: Harrison Ford was delighted with Alden Ehrenreich's performance, saying he "couldn't be happier."

** Michael K. Williams' version of Dryden Vos was cut during reshoots after the change of directors, as Williams was not available during that time. Said role was taken over by Creator/PaulBettany, and was changed from a half-mountain lion hybrid to a full human.

** Qi'ra, too, since she is likely in the same age bracket as Han. Creator/EmiliaClarke was 30 during principal photography and pushing 31 when the reshoots happened.

** An interesting case after the film's box-office disappointment: It was believed Disney was shutting down ''every'' upcoming film besides ''The Rise of Skywalker'' and doing a complete restructuring of their plans. While this was initially denied, [[https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/20/17882574/disney-ceo-bob-iger-star-wars-franchise-slowdown Disney CEO Bob Iger later clarified that there would be a 'slowdown' in the release dates of future Star Wars films]], indicating that they would no longer be sticking to the initially-planned release schedule for their spin-off franchise. A later report more directly said that the at-the-time current slate of spinoffs had been "flushed.". The confirmation of the ''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' miniseries on Creator/DisneyPlus appears to indicate that the ''Star Wars Story'' may be a StillbornFranchise.

** An interesting case regarding the overall franchise after the film's box-office disappointment: some quotes were taken out of context to suggest Disney was shutting down ''every'' upcoming film besides ''The Rise of Skywalker'' and doing a complete restructuring of their plans. While this was initially disproven, [[https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/20/17882574/disney-ceo-bob-iger-star-wars-franchise-slowdown Disney CEO Bob Iger later clarified that there would be a 'slowdown' in the release dates of future Star Wars films]], indicating that they would no longer be sticking to their initially-planned release schedule for their spin-off franchise. This has left some fans wondering about the future of those as-yet unreleased films. A later report more directly said that the at-the-time current slate of spinoffs had been "flushed."

* MemeAcknowledgment: Han shoots first. Specifically, [[spoiler:he shoots first at Tobias Beckett.]]

* HostilityOnTheSet: When it was announced that Phil Ford and Christopher Miller had been fired, applause broke out and continued for some time. Creator/AldenEhrenreich in particular had been exasperated by their attempt to make things LighterAndSofter, since he hadn't expected that when he took the part and didn't feel he did comedy well, (notwithstanding that there's still a fair amount of funny in the movie).

** Finnish basketball player and stuntman/actor Creator/JoonasSuotamo replaces Creator/PeterMayhew completely in the film as Chewbacca. He already did a number of scenes with the Chewbacca suit in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' and ''Film/TheLastJedi''. Mayhew did appear in these two films, but he had knee problems that prevented him from moving a lot.

** On top of that, the ''Star Wars Story'' label seems to have been abandoned after ''Solo'''s disastrous box office results (unless the upcoming ''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' Creator/DisneyPlus series keeps it going).

* TroubledProduction: ''Solo'' has the dubious honor of being the first ''Star Wars'' movie since the original trilogy to have things go haywire. Directors Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller left production after four months of shooting due to conflicts with the studio (they wanted a more comedic production and pushed for more improvising, something that did not sit well with Lucasfilm), and replacement Creator/RonHoward decided to not just complete what remained, but reshoot until he got sole credit --with 80 percent of the finished product being his work --, ballooning the budget and forcing Dryden Vos to be recast. It even hurt marketing, as there wasn't enough footage for a trailer until three months prior to release.[[note]]For reference, ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' had its first public trailer released a full 6 months before its release date, whilst the teaser for ''The Force Awakens'' debuted over a year before its release.[[/note]]

* OlderThanTheyThink:
** A younger looking Han was originally from concept art of a Han-like character to be introduced in ''Film/TheForceAwakens''.
** The plot shares many elements with ''Literature/TheHanSoloTrilogy'', with changes to certain names and organizations.
** Darth Maul returning to run a criminal organization happens in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: In the Japanese dub, Lando is voiced by TV actor Gotaro Tsunashima. While he is also know for doing voice acting, albeit exclusively for non-Japanese media, for some Western viewers, especially Australians, he is known for playing Hiromitsu Tachibana in the Australian art film ''Japanese Story''.

** [[spoiler:Creator/SamWitwer]] had the chance to correct a minor continuity error for his role. When a producer told him that [[spoiler: Maul was going to draw his double-bladed lightsaber from ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', Witwer pointed out that lightsaber had been destroyed in [[Film/ThePhantomMenace his duel with Obi-Wan]], and so suggested Maul instead draw either [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the Darksaber]] or [[ContinuityNod Maul's broken cane-saber from]] ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]].'' The animators chose the latter.]]

** [[spoiler:Creator/SamWitwer]] had the chance to correct a minor continuity error for his role. When a producer told him that [[spoiler: Maul was going to draw his double-bladed lightsaber from ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', Witwer pointed out that it had been destroyed in his duel with Obi-Wan, and consequently it was corrected to [[ContinuityNod his broken cane-saber from]] ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]].'']]

** An interesting case regarding the overall franchise after the film's box-office disappointment: some quotes were taken out of context to suggest Disney was shutting down ''every'' upcoming film besides Episode IX and doing a complete restructuring of their plans. While this was initially disproven, [[https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/20/17882574/disney-ceo-bob-iger-star-wars-franchise-slowdown Disney CEO Bob Iger later clarified that there would be a 'slowdown' in the release dates of future Star Wars films]], indicating that they would no longer be sticking to their initially-planned release schedule for their spin-off franchise. This has left some fans wondering about the future of those as-yet unreleased films. A later report more directly said that the at-the-time current slate of spinoffs had been "flushed."

* CreativeDifferences: Lord & Miller cited this when they left the project, though other reports suggested that they were outright fired. In any case, the source of conflict was apparently over how much of the movie they were improvising, as that did not sit well with Lawrence Kasdan (who prefers that his scripts are fully adhered to) and producer Creator/KathleenKennedy. Ironically, Kasdan was the one to suggest that the duo direct the movie in the first place.

** Chewie and Han having a brief snowball fight while following Beckett to Dryden's compound.
** An extended version of the battle on Mimban, with Han coordinating an attack with Beckettt's gang to destroy an enemy gun emplacement.
** During their flight from Corellia, Han and Qi'ra hide from Moloch and his hounds in a giant tub of Corellian eels to disguise their scent. Han even [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade yanks one out of his pants in terror]], although they resist the urge to [[ActorAllusion have him say]] "[[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Eels! Why did it have to be eels?]]"

* DarkhorseCasting: Thought not as much as ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' and ''Film/RogueOne'' before it, the creators opted to cast a little-known actor as Han Solo rather than a big-name star. Several other supporting roles were filled in with relative unknowns, like Phoebe Waller-Bridge as L3-37 and [[spoiler:Creator/ErinKellyman as Enfys Nest.]]

* TroubledProduction: ''Solo'' has the dubious honor of being the ''Star Wars'' movie with the most troubled production so far.
** It hit a massive snag in what was supposed to be the final weeks of filming after directors Creator/PhilLordAndChrisMiller left the production in June 2017 after four months of shooting. Reports differ whether the directors voluntarily left or were fired. There was reportedly ''applause'' when word came to the set that they were leaving.
** An anonymous source stated that producer Kathleen Kennedy had problems with them from day one, as they had very different ideas about what the film should be [[note]]Lord and Miller wanted to make it a comedy similar to the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', whilst Lucasfilm wanted a straightforward drama.[[/note]] and refused to compromise. Their fondness for letting actors improvise also wasn't seen kindly by many, and writer Lawrence Kasdan even came to the set to chew them out over it, resulting in a deal similar to the one struck on ''Film/TheBirdcage'' that at least one take of every scene would be shot exactly as scripted before the improvising started. Creator/EmiliaClarke claimed in an interview just before the film's release that Lord and Miller only gave the main actors very vague directions on how to portray their characters (including telling her at one point to "play it film noir"), and told them to just focus on the improvisational comedy.
** Creator/RonHoward eventually signed on to complete the principal photography and nearly a month of reshoots and original editor Chris Dickens was also replaced with longtime Ridley Scott editor Pietro Scalia. Ultimately, Howard ended up dragging the production overtime by reshooting almost the entirety of the film--with 80 percent of the finished product being his work--effectively [[{{Unperson}} demoting]] Lord and Miller to executive producers.[[note]]Union rules state that a replacement director who has shot at least 51% of a film will get sole credit.[[/note]]
** Reportedly, the studio wasn't satisfied with the performance of Alden Ehrenreich as Solo and hired an acting coach midway through production, and Ehrenreich also complained to the producers that the directors were pushing him to give a performance akin to Ace Ventura.
** Because the change in directors resulted in the production going overschedule by months, Michael K. Williams' version of his character Dryden Vos had to be completely removed from the film. Williams had completed principal photography but wasn't available for reshoots as he was already involved in production for ''Series/HapAndLeonard''. Paul Bettany, already under contract with Disney for his role as J.A.R.V.I.S./Vision in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, stepped in to replace him.
** Due to extended production and extensive reshoots, the budget for the film reportedly ended up being twice what was originally allocated. The extensive retooling also left the film with little viable footage for advertising with the first trailer appearing only three months before its May 25th release.[[note]]For reference, ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' had its first public trailer released a full 6 months before its release date, whilst the teaser for ''The Force Awakens'' debuted over a year before its release.[[/note]]
** When it came time to market the film, the campaign hit a setback in 2018. In March of that year, a French artist accused Disney of plagiarizing several posters he made for Sony France, leading to Disney and Lucasfilm hastily commissioning a new set of posters. The fact that the posters were made by a third party without proper oversight didn't do much to fix perceptions.
** Though the film got a moderately decent critical reception -- albeit it still earned the weakest reviews of any live-action ''Star Wars'' film since ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' -- it had an underwhelming opening weekend thanks to stiff competition from ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' and ''Film/Deadpool2''. Things only got worse when it suffered a major drop-off the following weekend and failed to have a leggy run, and this along with an abysmal overseas performance -- making less than half of what was made by ''Attack of the Clones'', the previous worst-performing ''Star Wars'' film internationally -- made it the first ''Star Wars'' film to be an outright BoxOfficeBomb. The film's lukewarm financial performance led many fans, critics, and industry observers to question whether Disney's plan to turn ''Star Wars'' into a [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel]]-style cinematic universe, especially with their "''Star Wars'' Story" films, was a good or sustainable idea. Disney agreed with them and announced following the film's poor box office numbers that it would scale back on the "one ''Star Wars'' film-a-year" plan, shelving the ''Star Wars Anthology'' films indefinitely and focusing more on side-projects, notably ''Series/TheMandalorian'' on Creator/DisneyPlus. One of the planned ''Anthology'' films, centered around Obi-Wan Kenobi after the events of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', was re-tooled as a Disney+ original series.