Solo Stars & Director Get Standing Ovation At Cannes
Solo: A Star Wars Story was just screened at Cannes, and the film reportedly received a four-minute session of applause following its screening. Some new footage shows director Ron Howard, along with stars Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, and Paul Bettany graciously receiving this applause.
Variety writer Ramin Setoodeh managed to snag footage of the blockbuster film’s warm reception at Cannes (hat tip Heroic Hollywood), with short clips showing the cast and crew participating in and receiving applause:
Emilia Clarke and Alden Ehrenreich get a big standing ovation after the premiere of #SoloAStarWarsStory. #Cannes2018 pic.twitter.com/jayFFJR6UR
— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) May 15, 2018
Donald Glover #Solo #Cannes2018 pic.twitter.com/dggVafz548
— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) May 15, 2018
Ron Howard receives a standing ovation. #Solo #Cannes2018 pic.twitter.com/75xUmhPnC8
— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) May 15, 2018
In addition, there are a lot of photos of the cast and crew at the event, including footage from the red carpet event:
Check out the cast and filmmakers of Solo: A Star Wars Story at the @Festival_Cannes this morning! #HanSolo pic.twitter.com/Nr31TytSgP
— Star Wars (@starwars) May 15, 2018
The red carpet of SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY by RON HOWARD! ✨#Cannes2018 #HorsCompétition #OutOfCompetition pic.twitter.com/uzM7Lp2FrF
— Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) May 15, 2018
SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY by RON HOWARD 📸#Cannes2018 #HorsCompetition #OutOfCompetition pic.twitter.com/ODljrgXhZN
— Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) May 15, 2018
LIVE 📺 The red carpet of SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY by RON HOWARD! #Cannes2018 #HorsCompetition #OutOfCompetition https://t.co/CrWDZy8aHG
— Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) May 15, 2018
Solo is the first Star Wars movie to be screened at Cannes since 2005’s Revenge of the Sith, and putting the movie at the film festival was a show of faith from Lucasfilm. From the sound of early reception to the film, Lucasfilm has another winner, and with any luck the acclaim the movie is getting should drown out any concerns about the movie following its troubled production cycle.
Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.
