https://www.cnet.com/news/solo-a-star-wars-story-to-premiere-at-the-cannes-film-festival/ >Solo: A Star Wars Story's first major audience looks to be the Cannes Film Festival in France. >The festival announced Friday that the next Star Wars standalone movie, directed by Ron Howard, is coming to the Grand Theatre Lumiere, with an official screening date to be announced. Deadline first reported the story, with its sources saying the special screening would take place on May 15 --10 days before the May 25 global release date (the film will debut a day earlier on May 24 in Australia). The movie won't be competing for any prizes.