Michael K. Williams is probably one of your favorite actors. If not for The Wire, then for Boardwalk Empire or one of countless other roles. And he’s been edited right out of the still-untitled Han Solo flick following Ron Howard’s takeover and changes to the movie’s direction. Speaking to Deadline, Williams offered some explanation:
“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,†Williams said. “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.â€
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