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A30 PEOPLE & ARTS
Saturday 12 May 2018
Latest Star Wars film 'Solo' debuts, gets early praise

By MIKE CIDONI LENNOX "Star Wars" universe. "Rogue
AP Entertainment Writer One," released in 2016, told
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hol- the story of the theft of
lywood played host Thurs- plans for the superweapon
day evening to a few more the Death Star, which was
scoundrels than usual for destroyed at the end of the
the world premiere of "Solo: 1977 film that made Star
A Star Wars Story." Wars into a global sensa-
The film tells the story of tion.
the early years of smuggler Disney has become known
Han Solo, who was played for its elaborate premieres
by Harrison Ford in seven for its "Star Wars" films. It
movies in the "Star Wars" placed an X-Wing replica
franchise. The film stars Al- on Hollywood Boulevard
den Ehrenreich as Solo and for "Rogue One," and a si-
Donald Glover as Lando multaneous debut at sev-
Calrissian, both actors play- eral Hollywood theaters
ing younger versions of the for 2015's "The Force Awak-
characters made famous ens," which was the return
by the original "Star Wars" of Ford, Carrie Fisher and
trilogy. Mark Hamill to the franchise
"Solo" also features fan fa- after a 30-year hiatus.
vorites Chewbacca and “Solo” is the biggest role yet
the Millennium Falcon — in Donald Glover arrives at the premiere of "Solo: A Star Wars Story" at El Capitan Theatre on Thurs- for Ehrenreich, who starred
its earlier and spiffier days day, May 10, 2018, in Los Angeles. in the Coen Brothers film
before being introduced “Hail, Caesar!”
as a grimy, albeit fast, hunk Wars" catapulted him to praising Ehrenreich and Falcon on Hollywood Bou- While many other charac-
of junk in the original "Star stardom and has become Glover and the film's space levard. Glover was seen ters have made cameos
Wars" film. one of the characters most heist action sequences. Full posing underneath the gi- in “Star Wars” films that tell
Solo is one of the franchise's closely associated with the reviews won't be released ant prop. "Solo" will be re- stories before the original
most popular characters. actor. until Tuesday. leased May 25. trilogy, the franchise has
Ford's portrayal of the gruff Initial reactions online after For the premiere, Disney The film is the second stayed away from showing
smuggler in the original "Star the premiere were positive, built a giant replica of the stand-alone film set in the Solo as a younger man.q

Why Rihanna got a criminal sense of deja vu at the Met Gala

also really nice to shoot a
scene in the actual Met
museum. So you'll see that
this summer," Rihanna said
Thursday.
"Ocean's 8," starring San-
dra Bullock, Cate Blanch-
ett, Anne Hathaway, Hel-
ena Bonham Carter, Sarah
Paulson and Mindy Kaling,
comes out June 8.
She may have been wear-
ing expensive clothes at
the gala, but the Barbados-
born Rihanna is these days
celebrating the launch of
her new lingerie line, Sav-
Singer and fashion icon Rihanna appears at an event to pro- age X Fenty.
mote her new lingerie brand Savage X on Thursday, May 10, "Savage was such a natural
2018, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. outlet for me because I en-
joy lingerie. I'm a woman. I
By JOHN CARUCCI who attended the real like to have fun. And com-
NEW YORK (AP) — When gala at the Metropolitan ing from my culture we love
Rihanna attended this Museum of Art on Monday to express our freedom and
week's glitzy Met Gala, she dripping in pearls and crys- embrace our bodies, and
was actually returning to tals in a Maison Margiela by there's such a thing about
the scene of the crime. John Galliano mini-dress, that that's still in me," she
The Grammy-winning singer ornate robe and beaded said. The line, which takes
had earlier shot a spinoff of papal headgear. its name from Rihanna's last
the "Oceans" film franchise "I've been to the Met Gala name Fenty and debuts Fri-
that centers on a heist at so many times, so every day, is available with an ex-
the annual Met Gala. time we talk about the Met tensive range of sizes from
The memory was particu- Gala it was quite a bit of XS to 3XL, and bras from
larly amusing for Rihanna, humor for me. But it was 32A up to 44D. q