George Lucas may have passed over the reins on Star Wars to Disney and a fresh crop of directors, but he still has opinions on what his original characters would do or say. When Ron Howard stopped by The Late Show on Thursday, he revealed that Lucas suggested a joke during the filming of Solo: A Star Wars Story that Howard eventually filmed.
When Lucas dropped by set one day, Howard said, “Everybody’s jaws drop, it’s like snapping to attention.” And though Howard said that Lucas is pretty hands-off on the franchise at this point, he did tell Howard as a scene was in the midst of being filming, “You know what Han would really do here,” and shared a joke he thought would play well.
Howard said that he immediately told the actors they were going to switch up the scene and realize Lucas’ idea. “I know when I…
