Solo: A Star Wars Story Cannes Film Festival]].]] "Solo: A Star Wars Story" had its world premiere on May 10, 2018 at the [[El Capitan Theatre]] in Los Angeles, and also screened on May 15, 2018 at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. The film debuted in selected countries on May 23 and had its US release on May 25, 2018, the 41st anniversary of the release of the original "Star Wars" film (later renamed "A New Hope" to distinguish the film from the series), in which [[Harrison Ford]] first appeared as Han Solo. A "sneak peek" TV spot was released during [[Super Bowl LII]] on
Han Solo the "Falcon", where a gangster is putting together a crew for a heist. In the "Star Wars Holiday Special", Han helps Chewbacca join his family on the Wookiee homeworld Kashyyyk. He faces Imperial forces on Kashyyyk, and later joins Luke, Leia, R2-D2, C-3PO, Chewbacca, and other Wookiees for their holiday, Life Day. Han appeared in the "Star Wars Forces of Destiny" Season 2 episode, "Tracker Trouble", where he was voiced by Kiff VandenHeuvel. Brian Daley wrote a series of novels ("The Han Solo Adventures"), first published in 1979, exploring Han Solo and Chewbecca's smuggling adventures, and Ann C. Crispin's "The