Donald Glover has officially joined the cast of the Han Solo Star Wars movie as a young Lando Calrissian. The part was originally played by Billy Dee Williams in original trilogy and Glover will star in the planned stand-alone Star Wars story set for release in December 2018.
Lucasfilm will bring the Han Solo movie to screens via directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Alden Ehrenreich (Hail! Caesar) will play the role of Solo in the film which is set many years before A New Hope, though slightly later than Revenge Of The Sith (we presume).
According to Coming Soon, the film depicts Lando in his formative years as a scoundrel on the rise in the galaxy’s underworld — years before the events involving Han, Leia, and Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back and his rise to Rebel hero in Return of the Jedi.
“We’re so lucky to have an artist as talented as Donald join us,” said Lord and Miller via StarWars.com. “These are big shoes to fill, and an even bigger cape, and this one fits him perfectly, which will save us money on alterations. Also, we’d like to publicly apologize to Donald for ruining Comic-Con for him forever.”
Glover is best known for his work in the TV series Atlanta and Community, as well as The Martian, and the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming. He also appeared in Magic Mike XXL.
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