George Lucas contributed to a small scene in Solo: A Star Wars Story

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In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy revealed Lucas had planned to do a short set visit. However, the filmmaker ended up staying for a lot longer and helped Ron Howard direct a small scene in the movie involving the Millennium Falcon and Han Solo.“He had intended to just kind of stop by and say hi, and he stayed five hours,” Kennedy said. “There’s even one little moment in a scene that — I can’t tell you what, sorry — but in the scene on the Millennium Falcon where George said, ‘Why doesn’t Han just do this.’”Howard loved Lucas' suggestion and quickly ran with it. Though Kennedy did not share any further details about the scene, she expects fans to get a laugh out of it."I think George felt pretty great about that," Kennedy said. "He could revisit these characters, and I think he felt so comfortable, obviously with Ron being there, that it was just fun for him."Lucas' time on set, and Howard's directing of the film, is a bit of a full-circle moment for the two. Howard starred in Lucas' 1973 film American Graffiti, which also featured original Han Solo Harrison Ford.Solo: A Star Wars Story opens in theaters on May 25. For more on the movie, find out how its recent trailer compares to other Star Wars films and if Solo recreates the Kessel Run.

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