Donald Glover is officially a young Lando Calrissian!
Lucasfilm announced today that Donald Glover, an acclaimed actor, award-winning writer, and Grammy-nominated artist, will be playing the part of Lando Calrissian in the still-untitled Han Solo Star Wars film, helmed by directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Glover will join Alden Ehrenreich — previously cast as Han Solo — in bringing two iconic Star Wars characters back to the big screen, but at a time in their lives previously unexplored. This new 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. “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 creating and starring in the critically acclaimed FX series Atlanta (which had the highest premiere numbers for any basic cable comedy show since 2013), as well as for starring in four seasons of the show Community, and for his Grammy-nominated album Because the Internet, performed under the name Childish Gambino. In addition, Glover appeared in the Academy Award-nominated The Martian, and will be seen in the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming.
The untitled Han Solo movie is set for release in 2018.
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John Williams, the famed film composer who has scored all eight mainline Star Wars films will return to write the main theme for the upcoming Han Solo movie, Variety reported today. He will be joining composer John Powell (Chicken Run, How to Train Your Dragon), who will be writing the rest of the film’s music.
Also, there's an interesting note in the casting page. The film features "mud troopers." [Reply]
They have a chance to spark off a series of sequels if they can make a Han Solo or Obi Wan Kenobi movie that's as good as Rogue One. Wouldn't take much to blow away the new main story line trilogy. [Reply]
Originally Posted by listopencil:
They have a chance to spark off a series of sequels if they can make a Han Solo or Obi Wan Kenobi movie that's as good as Rogue One. Wouldn't take much to blow away the new main story line trilogy.
You don't like the story line in the new trilogy? Why not?
1. Han and Leia are divorced after having a child that emulates Darth Vader.
2. Luke Skywalker is all alone and blames himself after said child kills all of his new Jedi.
3. Said child kills Han Solo
4. Said child kills the "New" Emperor and takes his place
5. Luke Skywalker essentially commits suicide protecting 20 people left from the New Republic and Rebellion/Resistance, including his sister (who dies shortly thereafter).
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
You don't like the story line in the new trilogy? Why not?
1. Han and Leia are divorced after having a child that emulates Darth Vader.
2. Luke Skywalker is all alone and blames himself after said child kills all of his new Jedi.
3. Said child kills Han Solo
4. Said child kills the "New" Emperor and takes his place
5. Luke Skywalker essentially commits suicide protecting 20 people left from the New Republic and Rebellion/Resistance, including his sister (who dies shortly thereafter).
What's not to like?
The story itself doesn't bother me, even though I don't find it all that interesting. I just don't think the two movies are all that great. I was OK with TFA, but TLJ should have blown us all away. It didn't. Instead I think it pales in comparison to Rogue One. TLJ didn't hold my attention when I watched it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by listopencil:
The story itself doesn't bother me, even though I don't find it all that interesting. I just don't think the two movies are all that great. I was OK with TFA, but TLJ should have blown us all away. It didn't. Instead I think it pales in comparison to Rogue One. TLJ didn't hold my attention when I watched it.
What The Last Jedi tells us is that our heroes lives are inconsequential.
Luke blowing up the Death Star with Han's help was inconsequential.
Luke saving his father, which lead to the destruction of the second Death Star and death of the Emperor and Sith was inconsequential.
No matter how much "Good" someone does with their life, evil will always prevail and destroy lives.
This also tells us that whatever Finn, Rose, Poe and Rey do in their lives is also inconsequential.
