BEGIN SLIDESHOW Confirmed: Solo to be presented at the Cannes Film Festival in May Yesterday, reports surfaced that Solo: A Star Wars Story would screen at the Cannes Film Festival, and it’s now been confirmed by Lucasfilm. The company announced today that Solo: A Star Wars Story has been selected to screen at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival in Official Selection and Out of Competition during the film festival’s run, May 8-19, 2018. Director Ron Howard is expected to attend along with cast members Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller, Joonas Suotamo and Paul Bettany. Solo: A Star Wars Story makes the jump to light speed in a high-octane adventure that navigates the perils of a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, forges new friendships that will last a lifetime, and reveals untold secrets from the hidden past of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.