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Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Directed by Ron Howard
Produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Allison Shearmur, and Simon Emanuel
Written by Jonathan Kasdan and Lawrence Kasdan Based on characters created by George Lucas
With: Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Paul Bettany, Erin Kellyman, Warwick Davis, Clint Howard, Anthony Daniels, Ray Park, and the voices of Linda Hunt, and Jon Favreau
Cinematography: Bradford Young
Editing: Pietro Scalia
Music: John Powell
Runtime: 135 min
Release Date: 25 May 2018
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Disney's official origin story of Han Solo is proof positive that even when created by unimpeachable Lucasfilm veterans like Lawrence Kasdan and Ron Howard, these new Star Wars movies are no more than sub-par fan fiction.