Thandie Newton, who plays Val in 'Solo: A Star Wars Story,' chats with ET about gaining cool points with her kids, navigating spoilers and interacting with 'Star Wars' fans.

ET spoke to the actress at the 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' premiere. She plays the first woman of color to have a leading role in the franchise! The film hits theaters May 25.

The actress, who plays Maeve, opens up to ET about the HBO hit's return, how she was 'shellshocked' by the first script and why season two is worth the wait. 'Westworld' returns to HBO on Sunday, April 22.

Before the actress heads to a galaxy far, far away in 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' this summer, she's headed back to the Wild, Wild West for 'Westworld' season two. It premieres Sunday, April 22, on HBO.