Original Star Wars Solo Directors Talk About Dropping Out Of The Film

2018’s Star Wars movie, Solo: A Star Wars Story, changed directors midway through development, with Jump Street’s Phil Lord and Chris Miller parting ways with Lucasfilm over creative differences. Oscar-winning director Ron Howard came in to replace the pair and finish the film. Now, Lord and Miller have shed new light on their departure from the movie, saying there is no bad blood.

Appearing on the Happy, Sad, Confused podcast, Lord said he and Miller learned “so much” from working on the film, and nothing can take that away. While there were some “negative emotions” associated with the shift when it happened, Lord and Miller have since moved past it.

“We got to work with the greatest people, we made so many friends. We put what we call in animation ‘pencil miles’ under our belts and it made us better filmmakers in the long run,” Lord said (via GamesRadar). “So, in a funny way, there were some negative emotions associated with that, but the way I feel about it now, like I feel about all these projects, which is you’re just trying to become better and learn and collaborate with people and that doesn’t go away.”