Set before the events of the original 1977 film, it explores the adventures into the criminal underworld of the young Han Solo and Chewbacca, including the encounter with Lando Calrissian. The film is focused on the story of Han Solo before joining the Rebellion. We see Alden Ehrenreich as Solo, accompanied by Woody Harrelson as Tobias Beckett, a criminal and Han's mentor; Emilia Clarke as Qi'ra, Solo’s childhood friend; Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, a smuggler; Paul Bettany as Dryden Vos, a crime lord. There is a special anniversary, related to Solo: A Star Wars Story. It is scheduled to be released on May 25, 2018, which is exactly 41 years after Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope in which Harrison Ford first appeared as Han Solo.