Rouge one really wasnt that good of a movie
Exactly, it had some deeper themes then most star wars movies but that doesnt really make it more enjoyable. The cast was REALLY shit imo. None of the actors were really likable imo. Still liked the movie none the less.
Solo will probably lose Disney just over $50 million, which is a bit less than expected. Relatively minor for them financially but it's a pretty big symbolic defeat.
Also it may be that Rian Johnson gets his trilogy scrapped (deservedly) while the Obi-Wan spin-off has been halted:
https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/977763/Star-Wars-Solo-FLOP-Rian-Johnson-trilogy-DROPPED-fan-backlash-Kathleen-Kennedy
Sounds like Kennedy has been allowed to go with dignity after Episode IX and the franchise is going to be re-booted. The mouse is a pretty harsh boss lol. Not gonna lie I hope Episode IX totally fails because Abrams is writing/directing and The Force Awakens was unoriginal garbage for which he was ridiculously praised for.
I pray Rian Johnson never gets to direct another movie period. Hes fucking retarded.
And despite Solo not blowing the box office away its still in the top 5 grossing films of 2018. And you cant really expect EVERY star wars film to be a HUGE hit in the box office. Look at all the Marvel movies that led up to infinity war etc several of them failed to meet expectations yet the franchise plowed ahead successfully and the movies them self were almost all good regardless of profit etc.
I think Abrams praise is deserving, he successfully brought star wars to a new generation and made the old fans happy at the same time. And of course the 7th movie in a saga is going to be unoriginal to some degree, it is star wars after all i mean what do you want honestly? Especially out of a continued Skywalker saga.
And I LOVE when movies include tons of fan service especially from such a childhood favorite like Star Wars. I WANT to be reminded of those older movies that made me fall in love with the galaxy far far away. And in fact if the movies don't stay similar to what made them great why would i even bother watching them? The fans that love star wars made it what it is today. and we want more of what made us fans in the first place. Or maybe its just me idk...