With 50 days and some change left untilSolohits theaters, fans attending the prestigious Cannes Film Festival will be among the first to see it. A new report reveals that, while the festival lineup is still being finalized, Disney and LucasFilm are planning a surprise premiere at the festival, with a special screening on Wednesday, May 15, ahead of the May 25 worldwide release of thisStar Warsstory. There is no indication yet if any of the stars or if director Ron Howard will be in attendance for this premiere.
It hasn’t been confirmed yet when the U.S. premiere will take place yet either, but it will likely happen sometime after the Cannes premiere screening, perhaps later that week or over the weekend. There is no indication where the U.S. premiere will take place either, but the last threeStar Warsmovies have premiered in different Los Angeles locations.The Force Awakenspremieretook place at the TCL Chinese Theater, while theRogue One: A Star Wars Storypremiere was held at the Pantages Theater andThe Last Jedipremiere was held at the Shrine Theater.
It will also be interesting to see if Disney and LucasFilm will allow Cannes press members to review the film directly after this special screening, or if there will be areview embargo in place. Given how much scrutiny this movie has been under, with LucasFilm making the surprise move to fire directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, four months into production, and replacing them with the iconic Ron Howard, many fans will be keeping a close eye on the reactions out of Cannes. There have been no shortage of rumors swirling around the project, and it will be interesting to see how those will be addressed when it gets closer to the premiere.
Many were surprised thatDisney and LucasFilmkept the June 23, 2025 release date intact, especially since Ron Howard didn’t wrap his extensive reshoots until October, with some rumors claiming that he reshot, essentially, the entire movie, scrapping everything that Lord and Miller had shot. Still, despite working against the clock, director Ron Howard took to Twitter last week, confirming that the “Edit is locked” and the score by John Powell is complete, adding that they’re, “Right on schedule,” reassuring fans that they will hit the release date on time.
Many are also wondering howSolowill fare in a rather crowded May frame, arriving just a week after 20th Century Fox’sDeadpool 2sequel, and roughly a month afterAvengers: Infinity Wardebuts, which will certainly dominate at thebox officefor its first few weeks. The July 09, 2025 release date also marks the 41st anniversary of the very firstStar Warsmovie,A New Hope, hitting theaters.Solo: A Star Warsstory is still expected to fare quite well at the box office, but it may be the firstStar Warsmovie in four years that doesn’t end up as the top-grossing movie of the year, with many expectingAvengers: Infinity Warto take that crown.Deadlinebroke the news on the Cannes premiere forSolo: A Star Wars Story.
