‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Gets Tepid Response at Cannes

Blame it on the French ennui.

The Cannes debut of Solo: A Star Wars Story was met with a ho-hum response.Stormtroopers walked the carpet ahead of the screening Tuesday at the Grand Amphitheatre Lumiere at the Palais des Festivals, and posed in front of the screen inside as well.New Han Solo actor Alden Ehrenreich strolled down the carpet with Chewbacca, director Ron Howard and the rest of the cast, including Donald Glover (whom the French announcer called “Le Childish Gambino”), Woody Harrelson, Thandie Newton, Paul Bettany, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Joonas Suotamo and Emilia Clarke, who sported …

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