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.
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
Are they sure they couldn't slide Ansel Elgert into that Han Solo role too?
Considering the fact they're basically re-shooting the entire film, it'll be interesting to see whether or not keeping Ehrenreich was the right move.
As previously mentioned, Ron Howard is known as an "Actor's Director", so I'm sure that KK expects Howard to get the best from all of his actors, including Alden Ehrenreich.
I don't think they can even spin it as "reshoots" any longer, considering Howard's been filming since the first week of July (10 weeks) with no apparent end in sight. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Considering the fact they're basically re-shooting the entire film, it'll be interesting to see whether or not keeping Ehrenreich was the right move.
As previously mentioned, Ron Howard is known as an "Actor's Director", so I'm sure that KK expects Howard to get the best from all of his actors, including Alden Ehrenreich.
I don't think they can even spin it as "reshoots" any longer, considering Howard's been filming since the first week of July (10 weeks) with no apparent end in sight.
Of course it's a reshoot Dane -- a page one reshoot, but a reshoot nonetheless. :-) [Reply]
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That Hashtag Show is reporting that Darth Vader has been present on the set of Han Solo. There are no details on who is portraying the character yet, but it is believed that it is not Rogue One actor Spencer Wilding – who sparked the previous rumors of Vader appearing in the film, earlier this year. Seeing as this news is arriving on the tail-end of Howard’s reshoots/production on the film, it seems that this Darth Vader appearance may have been planned after Lord and Miller left the project.
Since there are not a lot of details to go on with this report, it really is up to speculation as to why Vader is appearing in Han Solo and if this is a last-second addition. With no previous hints of his appearance, it could show a desire from Lucasfilm to include their most iconic character to generate more buzz (and box office dollars) by having him appear for a standout sequence (just like Rogue One).
