For a movie plagued for months by stories
of its
troubled production — its original directors, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, getting the boot in favor
of industry stalwart Ron Howard; the overhauling re-shoots that ensued; and the rumored acting coach hired to assist the movie's struggling and potentially miscast star, Alden Ehrenreich, to recount just three fleshy
bits of on - set drama — Solo: A Star Wars Story is a surprisingly smooth ride.