<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $275 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $391.6 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Solo: A Star Wars Story (or simply Solo) is a 2018 American space western film based on the Star Wars character Han Solo . Directed by Ron Howard, it was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It is the second Star Wars anthology film following Rogue One (2016). The plot takes place over ten years prior to the events of A New Hope, and explores the early adventures of Han Solo and Chewbacca, who join a heist within the criminal underworld and meet a young Lando Calrissian . Alden Ehrenreich stars as Han Solo alongside Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller - Bridge, Joonas Suotamo, and Paul Bettany . </P> <P> Star Wars creator George Lucas began developing a Han Solo prequel in 2012, and commissioned Lawrence Kasdan to write the screenplay . After Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, Kasdan was hired to write Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), leaving his son Jonathan to complete the Solo script . Principal photography began in January 2017 at Pinewood Studios, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller . The pair were fired in June 2017 following "creative differences" with Lucasfilm, and Howard became director . With an estimated production budget of around $275 million, Solo is one of the most expensive films ever made . </P>

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