Yahoo News Solo's Michael K Williams talks being cut from movie
Solo: A Star Wars Story has gone through quite the overhaul since its inception, chief among them a switch of directors.
Among the other changes was the removal of The Wire's Michael K Williams, who was due to appear as crime lord Dryden Vos but was cut after they replaced original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller with Ron Howard.
As a consequence of reshoots, Williams said he was unable to continue on the project, and was subsequently replaced by Paul Bettany.
"When Ron Howard got hired to finish out the film, there were some reshoot issues that needed to be done in regards to my character, in order for it to match the new direction which the producers wanted Ron to carry the film in," he said at the time.
"And that would have required me on a plane a month ago to London, to Pinewood, to do reshoots. But I'm here, on location in Africa [filming The Red Sea Diving Resort]."
However, it seems that Williams bears no ill will, now telling Entertainment Weekly about the whole episode: "There are some things in life, you just gotta laugh at it.
"That was such an odd turn of events. That's not the norm. As crazy a town as Hollywood is – I like to be the one that says I've seen a little bit of everything in this town – that was one for the textbooks.
"What are the odds of that happening? There comes a point, you just gotta throw your hands up and, you know what, it just wasn't meant to be."
The actor added that he was happy with the work he did do, continuing: "I will tell you this much though. What saddens me most is I was very proud of the work that I did.
"What I believe I have created with Emilia Clarke and Woody Harrelson and Alden [Ehrenreich]... I thought it was some great work.
"We was on the spaceship, and we all had these amazing scenes together, and I thought it was a great opportunity, and I thought it was some great stuff. It's unfortunate the world won't get to see it."
Solo: A Star Wars Story hits cinemas on May 25, 2018. Watch a trailer below:
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