Solo: A Star Wars Story Had The Disadvantage Of Coming Out Too Early
Star Wars’ future, at least for the time being, appears to be on Disney+, the streaming service that is also home to Marvel Studios’ television outings. This format has allowed the franchise set in a galaxy far, far away to explore a more serialized form of storytelling, and one that doesn’t have the same scope or scale as some of the films. This has also allowed for more creative freedom in terms of the stories being told and, in particular, the characters that are focused on.
The Star Wars films tend to have an expectation to, at the very least, focuses on the Skywalker family in the main saga, and for future theatrical outings to have a similar size and impact on canon as those nine movies. This is where Disney+ differs, as it has allowed Lucasfilm to center characters like the Mandalorian, Boba Fett, Ahsoka Tano, and more, all heroes that are important and play an integral role in the Star Wars canon but don’t have the impact that the likes of Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader do. Even Obi-Wan Kenobi, one of the main heroes of the first six Star Wars films, was always next to Anakin or Luke, thus never having the attention solely on him.
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Now, this is about to change with next month’s Obi-Wan Kenobi as Ewan McGregor’s Jedi is in the spotlight by himself. Ultimately, although Obi-Wan and Vader are set for a rematch in this new series, its impact on canon isn’t expected to be sizable, which is still okay for most audiences who desire a well-told story over a galaxy-changing event on the streaming service. Given this, it’s reasonable to suggest that Solo: A Star Wars Story, released in 2018, had the major disadvantage of coming out too soon, as it
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