Disney and Lucasfilm just dropped some exciting news!
Donald Glover ("Community") has been cast as a young Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Han Solo "Star Wars" standalone movie.
The film will be directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller ("The Lego Movie"). Alden Ehrenreich was announced as the new young Han Solo back in May.
The role of the beloved "Star Wars" character was played by Billy Dee Williams in the original trilogy.
Here's how the film is described on StarWars.com, which broke the news:
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.
Glover has had quite the career getting his start on NBC as a "30 Rock" writer, the comedian, who goes by the name Childish Gambino, was known for his stand-up along with a prominent role on cult-hit "Community." He currently stars on one of the fall's hottest TV shows, "Atlanta."
Miller and Lord have already responded to the news on Twitter quite excitedly.
This deal's getting better all the time https://t.co/qZPHxY2ewx
— Chris Miller (@chrizmillr) October 21, 2016
This part rests on very capable shoulders https://t.co/BFUkGomcmI
— philip lord (@philiplord) October 21, 2016Yes, we believe it does.
The yet untitled "Han Solo" movie is scheduled for a 2018 release.
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