Current Events > Alden Ehrenreich, star of the young Han Solo spinoff, needs an acting coach.

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This movie is going to end up being terrible and pissing off the fans.

Alden Ehrenreich, star of the troubled young Han Solo spinoff movie, was not delivering a performance up to Lucasfilm’s standards, leading the studio to hire an acting coach late into production. Out of all the new Star Wars films coming out in the Disney era, Han Solo was the one many fans were most skeptical of. Over the course of four movies, Harrison Ford perfectly embodied the smuggler and became synonymous with the character. The actor’s performance is a key reason why Han Solo is one of the most beloved figures in Star Wars lore, making it a daunting task for anyone to fill his footsteps. That was the biggest hurdle facing the project. Harrison Ford is Han Solo.

Still, Ehrenreich, the talented standout of Hail, Caesar!, was up for the task, enduring a grueling audition process that saw no less than 2,500 thespians try out for the role. Surrounded by a top-notch supporting cast including Woody Harrelson and Donald Glover, Ehrenreich seemed well-positioned to carry Han Solo on his shoulders and add to the Star Wars legacy. However, the latest reports indicate the studio higher-ups weren’t all that pleased about what they saw in the footage and decided to take drastic measures in order to fix what was going wrong.

The latest domino to fall comes courtesy of THR, who mentioned in their write-up on the problems that plagued Han Solo from the start that Lucasfilm hired an acting coach to help Ehrenreich late in production in order to get a better performance out of the youngster. The outlet notes that it is not unusual for a coach to be brought onboard during a movie, but the timing of this particular instance (like so much with Han Solo) is indeed out of the ordinary. Being the lead of a Star Wars film is no easy task, though unlike Daisy Ridley and Felicity Jones – who were able to craft original characters – Ehrenreich is under the microscope as the new Han. He has to strike the tricky balance between making Solo his own while also honoring what came before with Ford. No matter how strong one’s abilities are, that’s a daunting proposition.
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Hearing that there were concerns with not just the directors, but also the main actor, will likely do very little to calm nerves about the Han Solo fiasco. Still, there are some things to keep in mind. It’s noted Lucasfilm was “not entirely satisfied” with Ehrenreich’s interpretation, meaning there could be some aspects the studio does like. Additionally, it’s encouraging to see Lucasfilm willing to go the extra mile in an effort to course-correct. They understand better than anybody how important it is to get Han Solo “right” in this movie, so they’ll do whatever it takes to get what they want. Whether the ends justify the means is an entirely different debate, but if Ehrenreich wasn’t delivering the desired results, getting an acting coach sounds like a reasonable decision. And with Ron Howard overseeing the rest of shooting, hopefully these issues are past the filmmakers.

Lucasfilm obviously has to do a great deal of Han Solo damage control in the coming months in order to clear the air and paint a better picture of what’s going on. It’ll be interesting to see if the spinoff has any kind of presence at July’s D23 expo (as was initially expected), where some footage could possibly debut. Now more than ever would be a great time to give audiences their first taste of Ehrenreich’s Han so they have a greater idea of what’s in store and can actually see him in action. A couple of well-cut clips with young Han and Chewie could go a long way in changing the tune.

http://screenrant.com/han-solo-movie-alden-ehrenreich-performance/

Basically, Disney isn't happy with this man's performance so they hired an acting coach to help him while on set.
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Kinda ironic seeing as how his Hail, Caesar! character was a bad actor
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This movie is gonna be delayed hard as fuck.
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Isn't the movie like almost finished filming. How is a coach going to help at this point.
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What a fucking disaster. This was even less necessary than Rogue One.
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I'm a guy that loves Star Wars, loves the idea of a ton of new Star Wars spin off movies, and loved Rogue One.

My prediction about the Han Solo movie: It will be a terrible movie that shouldn't have been made.
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AlephZero posted...

Isn't the movie like almost finished filming. How is a coach going to help at this point.

They've extended filming till September, it was originally supposed to finish in July.

as long as he doesn't yell "YIPPEE" every five seconds like kid Anakin
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I don't have anything against a film about Han Solo or otherwise recasting classic characters (I wouldn't even care if they made him black), but this film has been getting a lot of negative attention lately due to production problems. It could be that Disney is trying to play as safely as possible to avoid blowback and that's causing issues and delays. Or they might just not care because it's going to make money regardless.
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garan posted...

AlephZero posted...

Isn't the movie like almost finished filming. How is a coach going to help at this point.

They've extended filming till September, it was originally supposed to finish in July.

It hasn't been extended. They always had 5 weeks of re-shoots scheduled. However, now they are going to use those weeks of re-shoots to change a crap load of things instead of just tweaking things as normal.
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HylianFox posted...

as long as he doesn't yell "YIPPEE" every five seconds like kid Anakin

Now this is smuggling
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This movie has vultures circling it lol
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Thank god they started with Han Solo instead of Boba Fett or Obi-Wan, right?

*sigh*
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^ stp brah

^5
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UnholyMudcrab posted...

HylianFox posted...

as long as he doesn't yell "YIPPEE" every five seconds like kid Anakin

Now this is smuggling

IT'S WORKING!!! IT'S WORKING!!!!!
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Just means they really want it perfect.

It will be a good movie guys.
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Ilishe posted...

Just means they really want it perfect.

It will be a good movie guys.

or it'll be a bunch of disjointed ideas slapped together and pray to god it's okay

these kinds of production issues rarely translate into a good movie
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UnholyMudcrab posted...

HylianFox posted...

as long as he doesn't yell "YIPPEE" every five seconds like kid Anakin

Now this is smuggling

I'll try the Kessel Run, thats a good trick!
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Meh I'm not too worried. I have no doubt that Disney understands what is at stake and how they can't allow a bad movie to be released. There is still plenty of time to turn this around. Rogue One managed to do it. Albeit their press wasn't nearly this bad, but they did do reshoots and significantly change the movie.

If they keep releasing movies on the level of TFA and RO then they will make obscene amounts of money. One bad movie can spoil that, at least for a while.

Studios are starting to wise up to the fact that domestic audiences and some foreign markets won't see poorly reviewed movies or movies with bad word of mouth.

Though they were obviously stupid enough to push forward with a Han Solo origin movie with a recast Han. There were a million other much safer ideas they could have went with.

This movie has risky/bold written all over it. If Disney manages to still pull a good film out of this then they will basically have my eternal faith in their ability to make Star Wars movies.
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TommyG663513 posted...

Meh I'm not too worried. I have no doubt that Disney understands what is at stake and how they can't allow a bad movie to be released. There is still plenty of time to turn this around. Rogue One managed to do it. Albeit their press wasn't nearly this bad, but they did do reshoots and significantly change the movie.

If they keep releasing movies on the level of TFA and RO then they will make obscene amounts of money. One bad movie can spoil that, at least for a while.

Studios are starting to wise up to the fact that domestic audiences and some foreign markets won't see poorly reviewed movies or movies with bad word of mouth.

Though they were obviously stupid enough to push forward with a Han Solo origin movie with a recast Han. There were a million other much safer ideas they could have went with.

This movie has risky/bold written all over it. If Disney manages to still pull a good film out of this then they will basically have my eternal faith in their ability to make Star Wars movies.

Age of Ultron was released. So were both Thor movies and Iron Man 2+3.
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Does this guy look anything like Harrison Ford?
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Damn_Underscore posted...

Does this guy look anything like Harrison Ford?

Not really but I'd prefer an actual actor to a cosplayer.
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HylianFox posted...

Ilishe posted...

Just means they really want it perfect.

It will be a good movie guys.

or it'll be a bunch of disjointed ideas slapped together and pray to god it's okay

these kinds of production issues rarely translate into a good movie

Considering the other two movies they released have both been excellent I see no reason to doubt them now.
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Damn_Underscore posted...

Does this guy look anything like Harrison Ford?

Not really, and he's 27 IRL. How old was Han in A New Hope? Couldn't have been much older than that.
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I wonder if we'll ever have a Star Wars Anthology movie that isn't mired in controversy.

Ilishe posted...

HylianFox posted...

Ilishe posted...

Just means they really want it perfect.

It will be a good movie guys.

or it'll be a bunch of disjointed ideas slapped together and pray to god it's okay

these kinds of production issues rarely translate into a good movie

Considering the other two movies they released have both been excellent I see no reason to doubt them now.

Oof, really hope you aren't talking about TFA and Rogue One. While not bad movies by any means, I wouldn't call them excellent.
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