Star Wars film ‘Solo’ debuts, gets early praise

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood played host Thursday evening to a few more scoundrels than usual for the world premiere of “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”

The film tells the story of the early years of smuggler Han Solo, who was played by Harrison Ford in seven movies in the “Star Wars” franchise. The film stars Alden Ehrenreich as Solo and Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, both actors playing younger versions of the characters made famous by the original “Star Wars” trilogy. “Solo” also features fan favorites Chewbacca and the Millennium Falcon.

Solo is one of the franchise’s most popular characters. Ford’s portrayal of the gruff smuggler in the original “Star Wars” catapulted him to stardom and has become one of the characters most closely associated with the actor.

Initial reactions online after the premiere were positive, praising Ehrenreich and Glover and the film’s space heist action sequences. Full reviews won’t be released until Tuesday.