Among Howard's most recent ventures, the 71-year-old director entered George Lucas' sprawling space opera universe with 2018's Solo: A Star Wars Story, replacing the film's original directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.

A Star Wars Story” and how and why he was brought in to “fix” it. During the interview, he told them about the advice “Star Wars” creator George Lucas had for him, and current year Lucasfilm might not be happy to hear it.

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.