20 Things You Didn't Know About Solo: A Star Wars Story

When Solo had its world premiere in Los Angeles, there was much discussion about the conspicuous absence of Harrison Ford, who many simply assumed would attend the premiere in support of the project.

And though this initially sparked a round of baseless melodramatic reports pondering Ford's possible ambivalence about the movie, it was later stated that Ford opted not to attend in order to keep the attention on the actual star of the movie, Alden Ehrenreich.

Ford's mere presence would've unavoidably stolen the spotlight from his younger successor, and so in a classy move he decided to stay away.

Given Ford's own admissions that he suffers from anxiety during public engagements, though, it may have been a relief for him all things considered.

Regardless, Ford did meet with Ehrenreich prior to shooting and gave him advice on embodying the character, and praised the actor's performance after viewing the film.