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.