It’s been rumored for months, but now it’s confirmed, Donald Glover will play Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Han Solo spinoff film. Glover will join Alden Ehrenreich who will be playing Han Solo himself, and a female lead which has yet to be officially announced.
The film is set to be directed by Chris Lord and Phil Miller, and the news was confirmed earlier today.
“We’re so lucky to have an artist as talented as Donald join us,” said Lord and Miller. “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.”
Lando Calrissian was made famous by actor Billy Dee Williams who played the character in “Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”
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Not much is known about the plot of the film at this point, but Borys Kit of The Hollywood Reporter also noted on Twitter that he’s heard that the film may tell the story of how Han Solo lost the Millinnium Falcom to Lando Calrissian.
A couple of sources tell me the #HanSolo spin-off will tell how Lando Calrissien lost the Millennium Falcon to Han.
— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) October 21, 2016
The yet to be officially titled Han Solo film is set to be released in 2018.
