<Tr> <Th> 02 Solo: A Star Wars Story </Th> <Td> May 25, 2018 (2018 - 05 - 25) </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> Ron Howard </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Jon Kasdan & Lawrence Kasdan </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> John Powell John Williams </Td> </Tr> <P> Preceding the airing of the animated TV series in late 2008, the theatrical feature Star Wars: The Clone Wars was compiled from episodes "almost (as) an afterthought ." It reveals that Anakin trained an apprentice between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith; the series explains Padawan Ahsoka Tano's absence from the latter film . The character was originally criticized by fans, but by the end of the series the character had become a fan favorite . It exists in the same level of canon as the episodic and anthology films . </P> <P> Before selling Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, and parallel to his development of a sequel trilogy, George Lucas and original trilogy co-screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan started development on a standalone film about a young Han Solo . On February 5, 2013, Disney CEO Bob Iger made public the development of the Kasdan film, along with an undisclosed film written by Simon Kinberg . Disney CFO Jay Rasulo has described the standalone films as origin stories . </P> <P> Lucasfilm and Kennedy have stated that the standalone films would be referred to as the Star Wars anthology series (albeit the word anthology has not been used in any of the titles, instead carrying the promotional "A Star Wars Story" subtitle . Focused on how the rebels obtained the Death Star plans from the 1977 film, the first anthology film, Rogue One, was released on December 16, 2016 to favorable reviews and box office performance . The second, Solo: A Star Wars Story, centered on a young Han Solo with Chewbacca and Lando as supporting characters, was released on May 25, 2018 to mixed reviews and little box office success . </P>

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