Q 01/05

Who ended up directing Solo after its original directors were dismissed?

A) Ron Howard

B) Joe Johnston

C) Lawrence Kasdan

D) J. J. Abrams

Answer · why

A) Ron Howard

Howard had turned down the chance to direct The Phantom Menace years earlier.

Q 02/05

Which screenwriter's son Jonathan finished the Solo script while he worked on The Force Awakens?

A) Michael Arndt

B) Lawrence Kasdan

C) Simon Kinberg

D) George Lucas

Answer · why

B) Lawrence Kasdan

Lucas had commissioned the elder Kasdan to write a Han Solo prequel in 2012, before the Disney sale.

Q 03/05

Which directing duo was fired from Solo in June 2017?

A) Aaron and Adam Nee

B) Joe and Anthony Russo

C) Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

D) Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Answer · why

C) Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

They believed they were hired to make a comedy; Lucasfilm wanted only a comedic touch.

Q 04/05

In which year was Solo released?

A) 2021

B) 2019

C) 2020

D) 2018

Answer · why

D) 2018

It arrived just five months after The Last Jedi, which analysts blamed for franchise fatigue.

Q 05/05

Who plays the young Han?

A) Alden Ehrenreich

B) Taron Egerton

C) Jack Reynor

D) Ansel Elgort

Answer · why

A) Alden Ehrenreich

Over 3,000 actors were seen for the part, which Chris Miller called one of the hardest casting challenges ever.

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