Star Wars': Why the Han Solo Directors Were Fired"Creative differences" is a term that is often used loosely when a director is fired from a Hollywood movie. But it actually appears to ring true in the case of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who have been let go by Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy from directing the ‪Star Wars spinoff that centers on the fan- favorite character Han Solo.

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Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the style and vision of Lord and Miller clashed with that of Lawrence Kasdan, the legendary screenwriter behind the classics Empire Strikes Back and ‪Raiders of the Lost Ark, who also wrote, with his son Jon Kasdan, the script for the Han Solo stand- alone set (for now) to be released in 2. Lord and Miller (2.

Jump Street, The Lego Movie) have a comedic sensibility and improvisational style while Kasdan favors a strict adherence to the written word — what is on the page is what must be shot. The creative clash, according to one insider, also came down to differences in understanding the character of Han Solo. People need to understand that Han Solo is not a comedic personality. He's sarcastic and selfish," said that source. The friction was felt almost immediately after the movie began shooting in February, sources say, but the directors thought it could be worked through. Kennedy, the producer and head of Lucasfilm, decided to back her lifelong colleague, who shaped much of Solo's character in Empire and ‪Return of the Jedi and who had a specific tone in mind for the new movie.

The duo also didn't feel they had the support of producer Allison Shearmur, who was acting as Lucasfilm's representative on the London set. Lord and Miller, who had relocated to London with their families for preproduction and production of the movie, were said to have been blindsided by the firing, which they learned about Monday, according to one source, although another disputed that account. The production had gone on a short hiatus to review what had been shot and to clear the air."Unfortunately, our vision and process weren't aligned with our partners on this project. We normally aren't fans of the phrase 'creative differences' but for once this cliche is true. We are really proud of the amazing and world- class work of our cast and crew," Lord and Miller said in a statement released Tuesday. Watch Mars Needs Moms Online Free HD.

Lucasfilm and owner Disney have already targeted their replacement, although the companies are keeping mum. Ron Howard is one of the names that has emerged, according to sources. Joe Johnston, who directed The Rocketeer and Jumanji, has been mentioned as another possible candidate. Others suggest that Kasdan, who has directed movies like ‪The Big Chill and Silverado, could step in as he is already in prime position to know what needs to be fixed. Watch Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie Online Free 2016. That move could be complicated by DGA rules preventing someone already working on a film from taking over for a director who is being replaced except in the case of a short- term emergency.

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It is expected that a new director will spend the next several weeks, with the production shut down, going over what Lord and Miller have shot, reedit what they've filmed "and go from there," according to one source. According to some observers, Lucasfilm should have known going in that a clash of tones could occur given Lord and Miller's previous work. But this is not the first time that Disney and Lucasfilm have had to take drastic turns on Star Wars movies. Last summer, the companies sidelined Gareth Edwards, bringing in Tony Gilroy to rewrite and direct substantial reshoots of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a move that happened only five to six months before the movie was released. Rogue One proved to be a massive hit, both financially and critically.

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The studio now is more than willing to flex its muscle, and spend chunks of money, to protect the Star Wars brand and to ensure that it is not tarnished by a movie that doesn't deliver what fans want. Lord and Miller's next move is not immediately clear, but already rumors are circulating that the pair could return to The Flash, Warners' movie about the DC Comics hero which they had been attached to helm several years ago. The project is currently on the hunt for a director.

Capricorn One - Wikipedia. Capricorn One is a 1. Mars landing hoax. It was written and directed by Peter Hyams and produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. It stars Elliott Gould with James Brolin, Sam Waterston and O.

J. Simpson as the astronauts. Watch The Nothing Men Online Forbes on this page. Capricorn One—the first manned mission to Mars—is on the launch pad.

The bewildered crew of Brubaker (James Brolin), Willis (Sam Waterston), and Walker (O. J. Simpson) are removed from Capricorn One and flown to an abandoned desert base. The launch proceeds on schedule, and the public is unaware that the spacecraft is empty.

At the base, the astronauts are informed by NASA official Kelloway (Hal Holbrook) that a faulty life- support system would have killed the astronauts during the flight, and they must help counterfeit the television footage during the flight to and from Mars. Initially they refuse, but Kelloway threatens their families if they do not cooperate. The astronauts remain in captivity during the flight and are filmed landing on Mars within a studio located at the base.

The conspiracy is known to only a few officials, until alert technician Elliot Whitter (Robert Walden) notices that ground control receives the crew's television transmissions before the spacecraft telemetry arrives. Whitter reports his concerns to his supervisors, including Kelloway, but is told that it is due a faulty workstation.

He mysteriously disappears before he can finish sharing his concerns with journalist friend Robert Caulfield (Elliott Gould). Caulfield discovers that all evidence of his friend's life has been erased and begins investigating the mission, surviving several attempts on his life in the process. Upon returning to Earth, the empty spacecraft burns up due to a faulty heat shield during re- entry.

The "astronauts" on the spacecraft are revealed on live television to have died due to the heat shield. The captive astronauts board a plane to be placed in the spacecraft, but the plane unexpectedly turns around and returns to the airfield. They realize that something has gone wrong with the re- entry process and that officials can never release them because doing so would automatically expose the hoax. They break out of their confinement and escape in a plane, which runs out of fuel soon after take- off. Forced to crash- land and stranded in the desert, they attempt to return to civilization while being pursued by two helicopters. Realizing that the chances of exposing the truth is increased if they split up, they start walking in three directions. Kelloway send helicopters after them; Willis and Walker are found and killed, while Brubaker is the only one to avoid capture.

Caulfield's investigation leads him to question Brubaker's "widow" after reviewing a conversation between the astronauts and their spouses aired on live television where Brubaker mentioned a previous family vacation that seems to confuse Mrs. Brubaker. She says that the vacation Brubaker mentioned never took place, and that the family had gone to another location where a movie was being filmed, and that Brubaker had told his wife that with enough special effects and movie magic, anything could be made to look real. As he investigates further, he is arrested by federal agents when cocaine is planted in his home, and later fired from his job. Another reporter tells Caulfield about the military base and he goes there, finding it abandoned. Looking around, he finds a necklace given to Brubaker by his wife and concludes that the astronauts were in the hangar. With the help of crop- dusting pilot Albain (Telly Savalas), he searches the desert and rescues Brubaker from the men in the helicopters. The helicopters chase their plane but are destroyed after being blinded with crop spray.

Ultimately, Caulfield and Brubaker arrive at the astronauts' memorial service, exposing the conspiracy. Production notes[edit]Peter Hyams began thinking about a film of a space hoax while working on broadcasts of the Apollo missions for CBS.

He later reflected regarding the Apollo 1. There was one event of really enormous importance that had almost no witnesses. And the only verification we have . TV camera.”[1]He later elaborated: Whenever there was something on the news about a space shuttle, they would cut to a studio in St.

Louis where there was a simulation of what was going on. I grew up in the generation where my parents basically believed if it was in the newspaper it was true. That turned out to be bullshit. My generation was brought up to believe television was true, and that was bullshit too. So I was watching these simulations and I wondered what would happen if someone faked a whole story.[2]Hyams went on to become a successful television writer and director and began writing the script for Capricorn One in the mid- 1.

The failure of Peeper jeopardized his career, but Hyams and his friend, producer Paul Lazarus, were able to obtain the support of Lew Grade, head of production company ITC Entertainment, who agreed to a $4. The Watergate scandal from the early and mid- 1. To stay within the budget, NASA's co- operation was needed. Lazarus had a good relationship with the space agency from Futureworld. The filmmakers were thus able to obtain government equipment as props despite the negative portrayal of the space agency, including a prototype lunar module. Hyams later joked, "O. J. Simpson was in it, and Robert Blake was in (Hyams' first feature) Busting.

I’ve said many times: some people have AFI Lifetime Achievement awards; some people have multiple Oscars; my bit of trivia is that I’ve made films with two leading men who were subsequently tried for the first degree murder of their wives."[2]Release[edit]The film was originally scheduled to debut in the United States in February 1. Superman caused it to move to June. Capricorn One became the year's most- successful independent film.[3]Hyams later said: Audiences just stood up and cheered at one point in the film. It wasn't because it was such a great movie, it's just that certain movies strike certain chords with people. In a successful movie, the audience, almost before they see it, know they're going to like it. I remember standing in the back of the theater and crying because I knew that something had changed in my life. Sitting on the film cans outside the screening room, I felt my cheeks were wet with tears.

A bright man, [studio executive] David Picker came over to me and said, 'You're going to have a lot of new best friends tomorrow. You better know how to handle it.'[5]Reception[edit]All. Movie critic Donald Guarisco wrote: "This agreeable high- concept effort is one of Peter Hyams' most accomplished films. The script's conspiracy- theory premise requires a major suspension of disbelief, but Hyams makes it worthwhile for those willing to make that leap."[6]Conversely, Vincent Canby of The New York Times called the film "an expensive stylistically bankrupt suspense melodrama" while describing much of its screenplay as "humorless comic- strip stuff."[7]The film received a 6.

Fresh" rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.[8]The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: Other media[edit]Two novelizations of the film were written and published by separate authors. The first was written by Ken Follett (under the pseudonym Bernard L. Ross) and published in the United Kingdom; the other was written by Ron Goulart and published in the United States.[1.

The Follett novel is notable for giving Robert Caulfield more development than the movie does, including giving him something of a relationship with CBS reporter Judy Drinkwater (who has more time in the book than in the movie) and ending the book with him and Judy. The story saves his career and results in his being employed by CBS.