--- description: Ahead of the premiere of Solo, Star Wars fans spent the night camped out alongside a model of the Millennium Falcon on Hollywood Boulevard. title: Star Wars Fans Camped Out With the Millennium Falcon image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75a58be0e5a6844c/6989301cbc6cfc6fb73e5e9f/millennium-falcon-solo-premiere.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Star Wars_ Fans Camped Out With the Millennium Falcon for the _Solo_ Premiere  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 10, 2018 7:42 PM CUT  An original model of the Millennium Falcon is displayed at the Star Wars Identities exhibition at The O2 Arena on November 11, 2016 in London, England. An original model of the Millennium Falcon is displayed at the Star Wars Identities exhibition at The O2 Arena on November 11, 2016 in London, England.Tristan Fewings/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 10, 2018 7:42 PM CUT Ahead of the Thursday premiere of [_Solo_](http://time.com/5268389/star-wars-mark-hamill-solo/ "undefined"), [_Star Wars_](http://time.com/5266115/may-the-fourth-star-wars-day-london-airport/ "undefined")fans in Los Angeles spent the night camped out alongside a model of the [Millennium Falcon](http://time.com/5263404/donald-glover-millenium-falcon/ "undefined") on Hollywood Boulevard. According to [CBS Los Angeles](https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/05/10/hollywood-solo-premiere/ "undefined"), the iconic smuggling ship kept nearly two dozen galaxy far, far away enthusiasts company as they waited in line for the best seats at the star-studded event to come. “We want to meet the stars, you know, front row, so that’s what it takes,” fan Luis Kezzer told CBS. “You have to be here 17, 18 hours, just to be in the front row. But it’s worth it, it’s worth it.” _Solo_—a standalone _Star Wars_ flick centered on the early adventures of Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich), Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo) and Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover)—will take place at Hollywood’s famed El Capitan Theatre beginning at 7 p.m. > [](https://twitter.com/KandissCroneTV/status/994571149802524672) Fans at home can watch a live stream of the night’s festivities on the [_Star Wars_ YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/starwars "undefined") beginning at 8 p.m. _Solo_ hits theaters everywhere May 25. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5273089/star-wars-millennium-falcon-solo-premiere/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5273089/star-wars-millennium-falcon-solo-premiere/"},"headline":"Star Wars Fans Camped Out With the Millennium Falcon for the Solo Premiere","datePublished":"2018-05-10T19:42:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:52:47.704Z","description":"The galaxy is gearing up for Solo","url":"https://time.com/5273089/star-wars-millennium-falcon-solo-premiere/","keywords":["movies","Newsfeed","Star Wars topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75a58be0e5a6844c/6989301cbc6cfc6fb73e5e9f/millennium-falcon-solo-premiere.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75a58be0e5a6844c/6989301cbc6cfc6fb73e5e9f/millennium-falcon-solo-premiere.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Millennium-Falcon-Model","caption":"An original model of the Millennium Falcon","creditText":"Tristan Fewings/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5273089/star-wars-millennium-falcon-solo-premiere/","name":"Star Wars Fans Camped Out With the Millennium Falcon for the Solo Premiere"}}]}] ```