Star Wars has been able to celebrate remarkable success in the cinema in recent years. Among the new films that have since Takeover of Lucasfilm by Disney The largest flop of the franchise is also created. Solo: A Star Wars Story turned out to be a financial disappointment on the box office in 2018.
The production of the Han Solo film was plagued by some setbacks before his theatrical release. Even the original directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, were replaced by the routine Ron Howard. However, the very successful Star Wars adventure could not convince.
The unexpected legacy of the largest star Wars flop
Every part of the new Star Wars trilogy effortlessly passed the billion mark. The spin-off Rogue One: A Star Wars Story broke through the them Box office sound wall. Solo, on the other hand, did not even come over a global pick-up result of $ 400 million. Nevertheless, parts of his story continue.
Here you can watch the trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story:
Solo: A Star Wars Story – Trailer (German) HD
While the fans hope for a sequel under the hashtag #Makesolo2happen, we have known since December 2020 that a spin-off via Lando Calrissian is in the works. The biggest surprise took place four years ago when the Best figure of the Han solo film Her unexpected return celebrated: Emilia Clarkes Qi’ra.
Despite the solo flop: Qi’ra received her own Star Wars trilogy
In the epic comic crossover War of the Bounty Hunterswhich strikes back between the events of the empire and the return of the Jedi Knights, Qi’ra returns. As it turns out, she hadn’t just survived. She has become the leader of the crimson Dawn criminal syndicate.
Charles Soule, the author of the crossover event, skilfully thinks about Qi’ra’s history. In Solo: A Star Wars Story we get to know you as a figure that fight for their place in the Star Wars universe must. On Corellia she is suppressed by Lady Proxima, later she is subordinate to Dryden Vos.
In War of the Bounty Hunters, Qi’ra, as an architect of a master plan, plunge the most powerful parties in the distant galaxy into a small war and even fight against Darth Vader. Her second life in comicform was then expanded into a trilogy: War of the Bounty Hunters followed Crimson Reign and The Hidden Empire.
The most exciting question that arises from this: What has happened between Solo: A Star Wars Story and War of the Bounty Hunters. At the end of the film, Qi’ra Han Solo returns to protect him and goes to Maul on the way to Dathomir. It is that the most tragic scene of the film – and it definitely deserves a sequel.
After Qi’ra had a strong comeback in the comic sector of the Star Wars universe, it would be conceivable that we will also be in the future See again in a film or a series. Emilia Clarke could return to the Lando project, which has now been transformed from a series from a series.
When is Solo: A Star Wars Story on TV?
Solo: A Star Wars Story runs tonight on January 29, 2025 at 8:15 p.m. on cable one. With advertising, the broadcast goes until 23:05. The repetition follows at 2:00 a.m. Alternatively, you can stream the film at Disney+ in the subscription.
This article was first published in a similar form in October 2021 at Moviepilot.