Director Ron Howard and Stars to attend red carpet event.
Lucasfilm has announced thatΒ Solo: AΒ Star WarsΒ Story,Β the newest adventure taking place in theΒ Star WarsΒ galaxy, has been selected to screen at theΒ upcomingΒ Cannes Film FestivalΒ in Official Selection and Out of Competition during the film festival’s run,Β May 8-19, 2018.
DirectorΒ Ron HowardΒ is expected to attend along with cast members Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller, Joonas SuotamoΒ andΒ Paul Bettany.
Solo: AΒ Star WarsΒ Story makes the jump to light speed in a high-octane adventure that navigates the perils of a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, forges new friendships that will last a lifetime, and reveals untold secrets from the hidden past of one of theΒ Star WarsΒ saga’s most unlikely heroes. Han Solo meets loyal co-pilot Chewbacca and notorious gambler Lando Calrissian for the first time, bound by a desperate mission against impossible odds that will help shape the irresistible scoundrel audiences have come to love.
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Solo:Β A Star WarsΒ Story is the second film in theΒ StarΒ WarsΒ story series, following “Rogue One: AΒ Star WarsΒ Story,” which opened in December 2016, and has garnered worldwide box office receipts of over $1 billion dollars.
