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
Solo: A Star Wars Story providing the voice, reprising the role from "[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|The Clone Wars]]" and "[[Star Wars Rebels|Rebels]]" animated TV series. Screenwriter Jonathan Kasdan and first assistant director Toby Hefferman portrayed [[Tag and Bink|Tag Greenley and Bink Otauna]], respectively—two characters that first appeared in the "[[Star Wars expanded universe|Star Wars Legends]]" [[Star Wars comics|comics]] published by [[Dark Horse Comics]]. The scene was not included in the finished film. In 2012, "Star Wars" creator [[George Lucas]] began developing a film about a young Han Solo, and hired veteran "Star Wars" screenwriter [[Lawrence Kasdan]] to write the [[screenplay]]. After