For characters like Black Panther and Spider - Man, who'll get their own
solo films directed by Ryan Coogler and Jon Watts, where does the question of authorship fall in terms of casting and development?
According to the Hollywood Reporter Thursday evening, 20th Century Fox has announced release dates for the sequel to June 19, 2015's Josh Trank - directed Fantastic Four reboot and another untitled Wolverine
solo film directed by The Wolverine's James Mangold.
A new report from our friends at ThatHashtagShow says that actors John Cena and Joshua Sasse are currently up for the role of Shazam in
the solo film directed by David F. Sandberg.
Not exact matches
Any doubts of whether the 34 - year - old was ready to handle
directing solo — a role that often comes much later in the
film industry — have been silenced by early buzz around the
film mixed with Lady Bird's current score of 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
As it happens, the Ireland - based studio was also responsible for producing world - class Oscar nominees «The Secret of Kells» and «Song of the Sea,» and though Nora Twomey worked on both
films, «The Breadwinner» marks her
solo directing debut, employing a similarly bold graphic style in its telling («hand - drawn» via a program called TVPaint), augmented by colorful story - within - the - story interludes designed to look like stop - motion.
Jeunet then went
solo, flirting briefly with Hollywood when he
directed the fourth
film in the Alien franchise, Alien: Resurrection (1997).
Gary Lucas» live original
solo guitar soundtrack accompanying the legendary 1967 Brazilian cult horror
film classic
directed by and starring Jose Mojica Marins a / k / a Coffin Joe.
99 Homes is a
film written and
directed by Ramin Bahrani (Goodbye
Solo, Man Push Cart) that comments on the events following the collapse that occurred after the housing crisis took place in the United States that saw many families evicted from their homes.
Disney and Lucasfilm have tapped The LEGO Movie directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller to write and
direct a young Han
Solo Star Wars spin - off
film.
Marvel almost made a
solo film years ago at Lionsgate with David Hayer set to write and
direct, only for things to fall apart.
The Guy Ritchie
directed film will, like the series, fix on two agents Napoleon
Solo and Illya Kuryakin, employees of the United Network Command for Law Enforcement, who use their gadgets and wits against the evil forces of Thrush.
As it happens, Robert Downey Jr. may have let slip on Jimmy Kimmel Live that both he and Chris Evans could appear in the Spider - Man
solo movie, with RDJ suggesting that the pair would soon be
filming together in Atlanta, which just so happens to be the location for the Jon Watts -
directed reboot.
The
solo film being built around the King of Wakanda already has Oscar - nominated filmmaker Ryan Coogler attached to
direct and write the screenplay.
Gerwig is the most notable takeaway from the morning's nominations, nominated for her
solo directing debut for a
film that passes the Bechdel - Wallace test with ease.
A rumor has been circling Lucasfilm's Rogue One for over a year and that is a cameo of Han
Solo, actor Alden Ehrenreich was recently cast in the role for his own anthology
film directed by Chris Miller and Phil Lord.
As reported by Variety, John Wick co-director David Leitch has dropped out of
filming that movie's sequel so he can
solo -
direct a spy thriller, leaving Chad Stahelski to co-
direct John Wick 2 all by himself.
Ron Howard says the «Han
Solo»
film has a «fantastic script» and he has loved working with the young and fresh cast since taking over
directing duties.
Now we're onto the TBA release dates, the first of which is a Batman
solo film, written and
directed by Ben Affleck.
Solo: A Star Wars Story is
directed by Oscar - winning American actor - turned - filmmaker Ron Howard, of the
films Grand Theft Auto, Splash, Cocoon, Willow, Backdraft, The Paper, Apollo 13, Ransom, Edtv, A Beautiful Mind, The Missing, Cinderella Man, The Da Vinci Code, Frost / Nixon, Angels & Demons, The Dilemma, Rush, In the Heart of the Sea, and Inferno previously.
Lord and Miller were tapped to
direct the Han
Solo film in 2015 following a string of successes including 21 Jumpstreet and The Lego Movie.
UPDATE: Ron Howard will take over for Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and
direct the upcoming Star Wars
film about Han
Solo, Lucasfilm announced Thursday.
Just more evidence of the mounting excitement over the Ron Howard -
directed Han
Solo origin
film, starring Alden Ehrenreich as a younger version of the galaxy's greatest pilot and smuggler.
«Captain America: Civil War» directors Joe and Anthony Russo have expressed interest in
directing a
solo Black Widow
film, and actors Clark Gregg and Robert Downey Jr. think it's about time for the spy to go
solo.
Lord and Miller, the directors who were originally responsible for
Solo, were brought on thanks to their comedic, improvisational
directing style — but ultimately this style didn't line - up with how Disney and Lucasfilm wanted to produce the
film.
The origin story of a young Han
Solo was initially
directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, before Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy stepped in to replace the duo with the reliable Ron Howard, who finished shepherding the
film to the screen.
«
Solo» is the fourth
film in Disney's revamped franchise machine to creatively malfunction: Director Josh Trank exited a still - unmade Boba Fett spinoff in 2015; Oscar - nominated filmmaker Tony Gilroy was brought in to save 2016's «Rogue One: A Star Wars Story» when director Gareth Edwards» efforts missed the mark; and «Jurassic World» helmer Colin Trevorrow — who was originally hired to
direct the next «Star Wars» movie, «Episode IX,» in 2019 — was shown the door following clashes over the script.
Glover joins Alden Ehrenreich, announced earlier this year to play the younger version of Han
Solo in the
film, which is being
directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
Disney and Lucasfilm announced this week that
directing team Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street) have departed — this still in production — untitled Han
Solo film!
Alden Ehrenreich has been front and center in
films directed by the Coen brothers and Warren Beatty, but he's about to be thrown into the global spotlight with the May release of «
Solo: A Star Wars Story.»
The character is an icon among comic book aficionados but not well known to the general public, which may have hurt the
film, but the problem lays more squarely with comic book artist / writer - turned - director Miller, whom makes his
solo directing debut with this
film.
Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman was the best thing about the swampy Batman v Superman, and now her
solo outing is the far superior
film: Wonder Woman,
directed by Patty Jenkins, elevates her from third wheel to real deal.
That undercurrent of compassion isn't surprising, since the
film was
directed and co-written (with Hallie Elizabeth Newton) by Ramin Bahrani, a sensitive soul whose previous moves — Chop Shop, Man Push Cart, and Goodbye,
Solo — expressed love and sympathy for mankind.
It seems Harrison Ford won't have anything to do with Han
Solo's 2018
film, to be
directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
The still - untitled
solo Han Solo film will be directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller — directors of «The LEGO Movie» — and will star relative newcomer Alden Ehrenreich as the titular space cow
solo Han
Solo film will be directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller — directors of «The LEGO Movie» — and will star relative newcomer Alden Ehrenreich as the titular space cow
Solo film will be
directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller — directors of «The LEGO Movie» — and will star relative newcomer Alden Ehrenreich as the titular space cowboy.
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller will
direct a Star Wars spinoff
film focused on a young Han
Solo and scheduled for release in 2018.
Latino Review article has heard a rumor that Ben Affleck has been selected to
direct the next
solo Batman
film.
Clint Howard will continue his streak of appearing in
films directed by his brother, Ron, with an appearance in the Han
Solo movie.
The road has been anything but smooth for those associated with the forthcoming standalone
film on Han
Solo —
Solo: A Star Wars Story — which notably saw the
directing duo replaced after six months of
filming, the lead actor's acting chops being questioned, and supposedly an «unworkable script» in which to
film.
Ron Howard has helped bolster that career by putting Clint Howard in 17 of the
films he's
directed throughout his career, and he previously confirmed
Solo: A Star Wars Story would be added to that list.
Solo: A Star Wars Story is a standalone
film in the sci - fi series and is
directed by Ron Howard, it will show how Han met his first mate Chewbacca, as well as his hustler pal Lando Calrissian.
The untitled Han
Solo film,
directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, is set for a release in 2019.
After seeing the
film in Telluride, Johnson and Koch wisely enlisted a persuasive individual to help convince Gerwig to bring her
solo directing debut to Middleburg: Her mother, Catherine, who is a nurse and inspiration for Laurie Metcalf's character.
Tim Miller, the director of the Deadpool movie, is reportedly developing a
solo Kitty Pryde
film that he hopes to eventually
direct.
A new set photo from next year's James Wan -
directed Aquaman
solo film teases Amber Heard's Mera on the run from some Atlantean soldiers.
Three
films supported by the FFP are among those screening at the 2015 Cannes International Film Festival: Songs My Brothers Taught Me, written and
directed by Chloe Zhao, Mediterranea, written and
directed by Jonas Carpignano, and Masaan (Fly Away
Solo), co-written by Neeraj Ghaywan and Varun Grover and
directed by Neeraj Ghaywan.
The
film is
directed by Ron Howard and stars Alden Ehrenreich as Han
Solo, Emilia Clarke as Qi» ra, Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, Woody Harrelson as Tobias Beckett and Joonas Suotomo as Chewbacca.
In other casting dialogue, Deadline is reporting a frontrunner has emerged in the search for an actor to play a young Han
Solo in the in - development stand - alone 2018 Star Wars
film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and written by Lawrence Kasdan and his son Jon Kasdan.
Written by Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and The Force Awakens writer Lawrence Kasdan along with his son Jon Kasdan, the Han
Solo film is
directed by The LEGO Movie's Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
Rumors have long swirled that the
directing duo were aiming for a funnier Han
Solo film, but a new story sheds a different light on their initial aims.
Artist Emily Peacock stops by to discuss her recent creative endeavors, which include writing and
directing a
film, staging a
solo exhibition in Dallas, and even performing stand - up comedy.