Solo: A Star Wars Story was released on the 25th of May 2018. The film had its world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on the 10th of May 2018 before screening at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15.
Ron Howard took over directing duties for the remaining three and a half weeks of scheduled principal photography plus five weeks of reshoots. He reshot around 70% of the film during this period following creative differences with Lucasfilm.
Deadline Hollywood calculated in April 2019 that the studio lost $76.9 million when factoring all expenses and revenues together. Forbes reported in October 2024 that pre-tax loss for production alone was $65 million.
Principal photography began on the 30th of January 2017 at Pinewood Studios under the working title Star Wars Red Cup. This project was internally codenamed Harry and the Boy during its early stages.
Paul Bettany was cast as Dryden Vos to replace Michael K. Williams who had been originally selected for the role. Michael K. Williams was unable to return to production during reshoots due to schedule conflicts with another film.