Never tell him the odds.|May. 15, 2018|USA|135 Min.|PG-13
Genre: Adventure;Science;Fiction
Description: Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) is a thrilling adventure set in the Star Wars universe. The film follows young Han Solo as he embarks on a daring journey to become the legendary smuggler fans know and love.
The story begins on the planet Corellia, where Han and his friend Qi’ra attempt to escape the clutches of a local gang. They bribe an Imperial officer with stolen starship fuel, known as coaxium, to secure passage off the planet. However, Qi’ra is captured before she can board, leaving Han to swear he will return for her. He joins the Imperial Navy as a flight cadet, earning the surname “Solo.”
Three years later, Han is serving as an infantryman on Mimban after being expelled from the Imperial Flight Academy for insubordination. During a mission, he encounters a group of criminals led by Tobias Beckett. After a botched attempt to join their gang, Han is thrown into a pit to face a Wookiee prisoner named Chewbacca. Using his ability to understand Chewbacca’s language, Han convinces him to cooperate, and the duo escapes. Beckett, recognizing the Wookiee’s strength, recruits them for a risky heist to steal a shipment of coaxium on Vandor-1.
The plan goes awry when a band of marauders, the Cloud Riders, ambushes the team, destroying the coaxium and killing Beckett’s wife and a crew member. Fearing repercussions from their employer, the crime boss Dryden Vos, Han and Chewbacca volunteer to help Beckett steal another shipment to repay their debt.
The team travels to Vos’s yacht, where Han is reunited with Qi’ra, who has risen to become Vos’s top lieutenant. Han proposes a daring mission to steal unrefined coaxium from the dangerous mines on Kessel. Vos agrees but insists Qi’ra accompany the team.
To complete the mission, Qi’ra leads the group to Lando Calrissian, a charming smuggler and pilot. Han challenges Lando to a card game, wagering his ship, the Millennium Falcon. Though Lando cheats to win, he agrees to join the mission in exchange for a share of the profits.
Solo: A Star Wars Story is a fast-paced tale of rebellion, friendship, and the making of a galactic legend.
Cast director: Ron Howard
Cast actor: Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Paul Bettany, Jon Favreau, Erin Kellyman
Original name: Solo: A Star Wars Story