Some fans want to see Solo 2 in the Star Wars Universe. Could Disney Plus actually make that happen?
For reasons I don’t fully understand, #MakeSolo2Happen is trending on Twitter today. I have seen this periodically, where a band of Star Wars fans get together and request that Solo should get a sequel, given how many loose ends it left hanging, clearly setting up something larger with the reveal of Darth Maul, a turn that shocked everyone who has never seen Clone Wars.
Solo was the film that caused Disney to put their single-character spin-off concepts on hold, due to box office underperformance and mediocre critical and fan reviews. But if say, the promised Obi-Wan solo film was turned into a Disney Plus show, could a Solo sequel have the same fate?
There are some…complicating factors here that would make this difficult.
Solo star Alden Ehrenreich is currently leading Brave New World, a sci-fi show on NBC’s Peacock streaming service. That’s already been filmed, but if it stuck around for a second series, he might not be free.
Donald Glover, who was a huge asset to the film as Lando, probably does not have enough free time between FX’s Atlanta and his music career to make a Disney Plus series work with his schedule.
But there’s some good news.
Emilia Clarke, at least as far as we know, is not wrapped up any new projects at the moment, with her last listed role being Last Christmas, and she’s only had two total roles since Thrones ended, not attached to any new series.
