Ultimately, Howard was taken in as a hired gun who re-shot most of the film. While the result didn't fully appeal to fans, Solo is not a bad movie. It just feels like it lacks dramatic depth. This could have been the result of Lucas' early advice to Howard when he was being considered as a frontrunner to direct the movie:

Howard shared some memories of being brought in as a replacement director for 2018's 'Solo: A Star Wars Story.'

Speaking to Vulture, Howard opened up about the circumstances which led to him helming Solo: A Star Wars Story, after Lucasfilm decided to ditch the project's original directorial duo Phil Lord and Miller, of The Lego Movie and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse fame.