Ron Howard Award for Best Director), "Cinderella Man", "The Da Vinci Code", "Angels & Demons", "Rush", "In the Heart of the Sea" and "Inferno". Howard showcased the world premiere of his film "Frost/Nixon" at the 2008 London Film Festival in October 2008. Howard was the recipient of the Austin Film Festival's 2009 Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award. Michael Keaton presented him with the Award. Howard took over directing duties on "", a film featuring "Star Wars" character Han Solo in his younger years. The film was released on May 23, 2018. Howard officially replaced directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller on June
Frank (film) of 2014 Kyle Smith of the "New York Post" described it as a "whimsical delight", saying it has a lot of heart, and commenting positively on Gleeson in particular. However, Smith also found it unfortunate that the film came "crashing down in a total bummer of a third act". Criticism for the film was largely based on how the plot developed towards its end. In conjunction with the U.S. release of the film, Michael Fassbender made an appearance as Frank with his band on "The Colbert Report". Frank (film) Frank is a 2014 black comedy film directed by Lenny Abrahamson,