Solo: A Star Wars Story has glittering Hollywood premiere
Man-of-the-moment Donald Glover is in jokey mood, and Alden Ehrenreich, lead actor in the latest Star Wars spin-off, likens the film to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, as it debuts ahead of general release this month
Lucasfilm brought the biggest party in the galaxy to Hollywood on Thursday as rapt devotees gathered under the Millennium Falcon for the world premiere of the latest Star Wars spin-off.
Solo: A Star Wars Story, which gets its US release on May 25, tells the coming-of-age tale of smuggler Han Solo before he was the galaxy’s most adored scoundrel.
Hollywood’s A-list – Star Wars alumni or otherwise – turned out for the second in the “anthology” series of spin-off films that started in 2016 with Rogue One .
The glittering array of stars in Hollywood Boulevard included cast members Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton and Paul Bettany.
“One of my favourite movies growing up was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. I think this movie has a little bit of the fun of that film,” said Ehrenreich, who plays Solo, on the red carpet.