Ryan-SWI said:
… Rogue One’s extensive reshoots and now this nonsense with Han Solo; these films are clearly being made by suits in a boardroom.

I feel the opposite is the case with Rogue One. If it were a play-it-safe film driven by a boardroom, we would have had more TFA-style nostalgia. As it is, we have a film that restores the force as a mystical energy field created by “the force of others”. We have Kyber crystals playing a role. The Whills are part of the universe. The cast of characters are unrelated to the incest of the OT/PT. Much of the story takes place in vast universe of unknown planets. Plus, every main character dies a fairly brutal death. It is most certainly not a fun, kids’ film with an eye toward marketing toys, bedspreads, and cookies.

I can’t speak to most of the apparent mess of the Solo film, but from what we know now, I get the feeling this major course correction may be what saves the film. It hasn’t sounded too interesting to this point. They were a weird directing choice for such a culturally significant character.

I understand TFA was a weird mix of good/bad, unknown/rehash, interesting/stupid, but (to me) they made up for it with Rogue One by taking chances and staying true to 1977.