Solo: A Star Wars Story red carpet has some good-lookin' nerf herders

Damn, Lando can pull off a suit.

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Claire Reilly was a video host, journalist and producer covering all things space, futurism, science and culture. Whether she's covering breaking news, explaining complex science topics or exploring the weirder sides of tech culture, Claire gets to the heart of why technology matters to everyone. She's been a regular commentator on broadcast news, and in her spare time, she's a cabaret enthusiast, Simpsons aficionado and closet country music lover. She originally hails from Sydney but now calls San Francisco home.

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May 10, 2018 9:36 p.m. PT

Stars And Filmmakers Attend The World Premiere Of "SOLO: A Star Wars Story" In Hollywood — Donald Glover and Alden Ehrenreich at the Premiere of Solo: A Star Wars Story.
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We've been waiting a long time to see young Han Solo and Lando Calrissian in action.

And finally, a lucky audience got to see Solo's backstory when Solo: A Star Wars Story premiered in LA in Thursday night ahead of public previews on May 24.

But while the world was waiting to hear the first verdicts about Solo, we were treated to some primo red carpet action, thanks to the film's stars (as well as some old favourites from the original Star Wars films).

Here are our highlights.

Damn Donald Glover. Forget This is America -- this is a Good Suit.

donald glover is just too cool #SoloAStarWarsStory pic.twitter.com/Rc85VZJRTY
— star wars stuff (@starwarstuff2) May 11, 2018

OG Lando -- Billy Dee Williams -- looking Billy De-Lightful.

Billy Dee Williams arrives at #SoloAStarWarsStory premiere #Lando pic.twitter.com/pmYiemnA0k
— TCL Chinese Theatres (@ChineseTheatres) May 11, 2018

The flashbacks!

Then... and now! #SoloAStarWarsStory #HanSolo #StarWars #DonaldGlover #AldenEhrenreich pic.twitter.com/hmIHllNOe6
— Solo: A Star Wars Story (@StarWars_EpIX) May 11, 2018

Sad Kylo Ren being a moody little Emo, as usual...

That woman is not my mom! And that man... isn't my dad? Doesn't look like him #SoloAStarWarsStory pic.twitter.com/92xthIMh0w
— Sad Kylo Ren (@KyloIsSad) May 11, 2018

People living for Thandie Newton's extravaganza.

Thandie Newton just showed up to the Solo premiere with RuPaul as her date and it's got me fancasting Ru in the Star Wars Universe now. pic.twitter.com/v4hhIVHu2h
— Eric J. Stolze (@ericjstolze) May 11, 2018

This tweet, which crosses Hollywood universes in a delightful way...

Belongs in a museum #SoloAStarWarsStory #Qira pic.twitter.com/Q95PDZsn8t
— dragon's daughter (@yeahclarke) May 11, 2018

Marilou Hamill serving up space royalty realness...

Mark Hamill and Marilou Hamill at #SoloAStarWarsStory premiere pic.twitter.com/s3KN32nSb3
— skywalker (@tolkienianjedi) May 11, 2018

Plenty of parking available...

The Millennium Falcon is parked outside the #SoloAStarWarsStory premiere pic.twitter.com/DX7aPviE5a
— Variety (@Variety) May 11, 2018

But Ewan McGregor isn't looking so excited...

Hello there, @mcgregor_ewan! #SoloAStarWarsStory -B- pic.twitter.com/KXt2YhpZcE
— The Star Wars Underworld (@TheSWU) May 11, 2018

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