17 Directors Who Were Replaced on Their Movies

Star Wars fans were dealt some bad news yesterday when they learned that directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were let go from the Han Solo spinoff film in the midst of production. It's a bizarre turn of events for the highly anticipated movie, but not unprecedented in the film industry.

As proof, check out our slideshow below breaking down 17 times when directors were fired from their own movies.

Details are still sketchy as to the reason for Lord and Miller's removal, but The Hollywood Reporter claims that the directors had been clashing with Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy and writer Lawrence Kasdan from the beginning. Disney has yet to reveal which director will be taking over the project now, though Ron Howard, Joe Johnston and Kasdan himself are all reportedly contenders.

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