Ron Howard Responds To Theory Fans Are Skipping ‘Solo’ Because Of ‘The Last Jedi’

I will not go see Solo because i consider that The Last Jedi was a terribly awful movie that destroyed Star Wars and broken the fandom and i also think @rianjohnson did it on purpose. I do not believe in russian bots or massive trolls but i believe in numbers and facts.

The Last Jedi was horrible - the actors we're great, it is not their fault. Treatment of Luke Skywalker character, set design, etc. But mainly the story. Should have had Ron Howard redo that one too before releasing it. Would not have this problem with Solo, and the franchise.

I definitely stayed away from Solo because of the awful Last Jedi. Waited until the third week to see it. Honestly wasn’t going to see it in the theater at all but was bored on a Friday.

Nah. I watched The Last Jedi and didn't research multiple times and I'm not watching Solo at all because of TLJ.

Not gonna attack anyone over it. Haven't really complained much online. Just don't get it twisted - I'm taking a break from Star Wars after 20 years because of TLJ. pic.twitter.com/c175oXN5qE

#starwars #disney Just so you know Disney, after Rian Johnson screwed up with the Last Jedi, people probably aren't thrilled to see anything else by him @StarWars related. Just a thought, after the Solo debacle...

It is sad that Solo is suffering because of the Last Jedi but what did Lucasfilm expect after giving Ruin Johnson free reign. JJ closed the lid with TFA (why you would not have orginal actors in at least one scene is beyond me) and Johnson hammered all the nails in with TLJ.

#SoloAStarWarsStory
Solo was a great movie. The whole cast did an excellent job. Ron Howard made a true Star Wars movie. It's a shame so many people had a bad feeling about this after the disaster of the Last Jedi. Ron, as Han would say, it's not my fault.

TLJ exhausted the many fans’ remaining goodwill, and dissatisfaction/contempt for it was visited upon Solo which was released too soon and in the summer to boot.

The Last Jedi left a bad taste in my mouth, but Solo: A Star Wars Story was wayyyy better than I anticipated it to be.

The Last Jedi made less than The Force Awakens. Solo should be doing much better than it is, think par with a Rogue One (another great side story). Really, really enjoyed Solo (despite not enjoying Last Jedi much at all).

solo flopped for largely 2 reasons. 1st cause alot more people disliked the last jedi than what was previously called "a small minority" and 2nd cause they ended the Han Solo arc in The Force Awakens, aka they killed him off

I genuinely feel bad for Solo A Star Wars Story.
It's not a great film by any means, hell it's hardly "good".
But this has taken the brunt of the damage caused by The Last Jedi and will undoubtedly suffer more in place of Episode 9.

I hear great things about #solo and it makes me feel slightly better, but frankly I feel like I’ve been punched in the gut by the last Jedi and I don’t want to go back to it yet.

some of y’all: hated SOLO because it was unnecessary and it served lucasfilm right after the disappointment of the last jedi ? #BoycottSolo

me: the moment han and chewie meet is peak cinema

Always remember. The last jedi defenders not made the toys sell and the movie a huge hit. They also not made solo a huge hit. But we made the toys tank and the movie flop. Maybe disney should think about if they wanna make money or bad headlines. #lastjediawful #firerianjohnson

You have every right to be proud Ron, I saw it twice, and it was a wonderful movie. You had the misfortune to direct the first movie released after The Last Jedi, but I believe Solo will stand the test of time and ranked in the upper echelon of Star Wars films by the fans.

I really hope Solo doesn’t let me down. I can’t take another Star Wars fail after how bad the Last Jedi was.

The awesome thing about #solo was that no character was wasted or pointless. None of the characters we already knew abandoned their core beliefs or personality. The movie actually made f**king sense. It fit in the universe of Star Wars. It was everything The Last Jedi wasn’t.

The Last Jedi was dire and killed my own interest in anything further from the Skywalker story. But Solo was excellent... should be judged on its own merit. Great film and very well made. More please

Don’t let The Last Jedi stop you from seeing Solo: A Star Wars Story, @RealRonHoward has made a great movie and deserves so much praise!