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
Technology in Star Wars to slow down their landings on the surface, as well as reducing their weight until they touch the ground. Doing so allows them to land at a slow and safe horizontal speed. Other starships in "Star Wars" use gravity repulsion coils to lift off the surface and depart from their point of origin. Gravity repulsion is also common in planet-based vehicles in "Star Wars," such as Luke Skywalker's landspeeder, Jabba the Hutt's sail barge, snowspeeders, and hover bikes. The carbonite freezing coffin that kept Han Solo in suspension was suspended in midair using a gravity repulsion force field. Many droids