Original directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were fired mid-production due to creative differences. They were replaced by veteran director Ron Howard , who reportedly reshot 70–85% of the film to align it with the studio's vision.
To complete the job, they need a fast ship, leading them to the suave gambler Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover) and his prized vessel, the Millennium Falcon.
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Three years later, after being expelled from the flight academy, Han is serving as an Imperial infantryman on Mimban. There, he is thrown into a pit to be eaten by a "beast," who turns out to be a imprisoned Wookiee named Chewbacca . Han’s ability to speak Shyriiwook allows them to cooperate and escape together.
The pair joins a crew of smugglers led by Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson). After a failed heist on Vandor, they must repay a debt to the ruthless crime lord Dryden Vos (Paul Bettany) by stealing unrefined coaxium (starship fuel) from the mines of Kessel.