Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

From It Was A Sh*t Show by It Was A Sh*t Show

June 3, 2026 · 2h 9m · Season 6 · Episode 109

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced during the production of Solo: A Star Wars Story.

Making a Star War is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Solo: A Star Wars Story, from directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller fighting with Lucasfilm, to Ron Howard replacing them. You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube! Get the longer Director’s Cut version of this episode on Patreon (with 24 extra minutes)! 📺 | Watch or Listen! 💸 | Support us! 🔗 | Follow us! 👕 | Buy our merch! In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 02:47 - Clint’s Closet 06:43 - Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) 01:48:33 - Follow Ups! Sources: Deadline: http://tiny.cc/oen3101 Entertainment Weekly: http://tiny.cc/qen3101 http://tiny.cc/ren3101 http://tiny.cc/sen3101 Esquire: http://tiny.cc/ten3101…

People in this episode

Host: Clint

Topics covered

  • film production
  • behind-the-scenes
  • Star Wars
  • directors
  • troubled productions
  • comedy
  • history

Keywords

  • Solo
  • Star Wars
  • Phil Lord
  • Chris Miller
  • Ron Howard
  • film production
  • troubled productions
  • behind-the-scenes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lucasfilm, WTF Happened To This Movie?

Books & works: Solo: A Star Wars Story

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