That said, the Star Wars franchise is still learning how to structure its spinoff properties, as Solo: A Star Wars Story did something decidedly different from Rogue One.
Instead of opening straight into the action, Ron Howard’ recent Han Solo-focused prequel featured a much briefer opening text that simply faded in to get audiences up-to-speed on Han’s life on Corellia.
With other spinoff films currently in development at Disney and Lucasfilm, it will be worth keeping an eye out to see how the franchise changes its structure and moves in new directions.
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