Donald Glover Is Playing Lando Calrissian In The Han Solo "Star Wars" Spin Off
AND HE’LL BE WEARING THE CAPE, TOO. YAAAAAAAASSSSSSSS.
Hello! What have we here? It's just actor/comedian/rapper/dreamboat Donald Glover.
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The star of Community and Atlanta, who raps as Childish Gambino, will play the suave space pirate "in his formative years as a scoundrel on the rise in the galaxy’s underworld," the filmmakers announced.
The role of the leader of Cloud City was originally played by Billy Dee Williams in The Empire Strikes Back.
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“We’re so lucky to have an artist as talented as Donald join us,” directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller said in a statement. “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," the pair added.