--- description: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are no longer directing the Han Solo film, citing creative differences with their partners. title: Directors of Han Solo Film Depart Over 'Creative Differences' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9864593c4cac032/6988d27d4ee262e36030dcf3/phil-lord-and-christopher-miller.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Directors of Star Wars' Han Solo Film Depart Over 'Creative Differences'  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 21, 2017 12:06 AM CUT  Chris Miller and Phil Lord pose for a portrait during the Star Wars Convention 2016 on July 15, 2016 in London, England. Chris Miller and Phil Lord pose for a portrait during the Star Wars Convention 2016 on July 15, 2016 in London, England.Ben Pruchnie—Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 21, 2017 12:06 AM CUT Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who were [directing](http://time.com/sofia-coppola-best-director/ "undefined") the untitled [Han Solo](http://time.com/4653713/han-solo-spinoff-star-wars-greedo-reference/ "undefined") movie, have stepped away from the Star Wars spin-off film, citing “creative differences.” “Unfortunately, our vision and process weren’t aligned with our partners on this project,” Lord and Miller said [in a joint statement. ](http://www.starwars.com/news/a-message-from-lucasfilm-regarding-the-untitled-han-solo-film "undefined")“We normally aren’t fans of the phrase ‘creative differences’ but for once this cliché is true.” Kathleen Kennedy, president of Disney’s Lucasfilm, which produces the [Star Wars](http://time.com/4820033/star-wars-mark-hamill-jacob-tremblay-photos/ "undefined") films, called Lord and Miller “talented filmmakers who have assembled an incredible cast and crew” but said they decided to part ways because they have different creative visions. The film has been shooting since February, [according to Variety](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-han-solo-film-loses-directors-1015419 "undefined"), and is still scheduled for a May 2018 release and a new director will be announced, Lucasfilm said. The movie is a prequel focusing a younger version of Harrison Ford’s iconic character played by Alden Ehrenreich. Prior to taking on the Han Solo project, Lord and Miller were known for directing successful comedies including _21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street,_ and _The Lego Movie._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4826075/star-wars-han-solo-phil-lord-christopher-miller-directors/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4826075/star-wars-han-solo-phil-lord-christopher-miller-directors/"},"headline":"Directors of Star Wars' Han Solo Film Depart Over 'Creative Differences'","datePublished":"2017-06-21T00:06:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T16:14:35.094Z","description":"The film is slated for release in May 2018","url":"https://time.com/4826075/star-wars-han-solo-phil-lord-christopher-miller-directors/","keywords":["movies","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9864593c4cac032/6988d27d4ee262e36030dcf3/phil-lord-and-christopher-miller.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alana Abramson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9864593c4cac032/6988d27d4ee262e36030dcf3/phil-lord-and-christopher-miller.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Star Wars Convention - Portraits","caption":"Star Wars Convention - Portraits","creditText":"Ben Pruchnie—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4826075/star-wars-han-solo-phil-lord-christopher-miller-directors/","name":"Directors of Star Wars' Han Solo Film Depart Over 'Creative Differences'"}}]}] ```