Will There Be a Lando Calrissian Star Wars Spinoff Movie?

2018’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story” might not have carried out too effectively on the field workplace, however one enduring spotlight from it’s Donald Glover’s efficiency as Lando Calrissian. The smooth-talking, cape-wearing smuggler effortlessly stole each scene he was in, which is why conversations about a Lando-focused spinoff have been swirling for years.

In December 2020, Disney introduced that a collection centered round Lando was within the works with “Haunted Mansion” director Justin Simien as showrunner. However, Simien wound up exiting the mission and Donald and his brother, Stephen Glover, took over, per The Hollywood Reporter. During a Sept. 14 look on the podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out,” Stephen revealed that the mission is now a film being made in partnership with Lucasfilm. “It’s not even a show . . . the idea right now is to do a movie. Right now, because of the strike, it’s kind of like telephone, all of the information,” he stated. Reps for Lucasfilm didn’t instantly reply to POPSUGAR’s request for remark.

Donald briefly mentioned the mission in an April interview with GQ, although remained evasive about its standing. “I would love to play Lando again. It’s a fun time, being him. It just has to be the right way to do it. Time is precious. The past couple of years, this pandemic sh*t, it really had people experience time . . . People realize their time is valuable. You only get so much. I’m not interested in doing anything that’s going to be a waste of my time or just a paycheck,” he stated. “I’d much rather spend time with people that I enjoy. It just has to be the right thing, and I think it could be. Lando is definitely somebody I like to hang out with.”

While we doubtless will not see Donald in all his caped glory for fairly a whereas, particularly given the continuing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, you may at all times journey again 40 years in the past to Billy Dee Williams’s unique tackle the character in “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi” for extra Lando content material. Donald has additionally stored busy within the years since debuting as Lando, engaged on every thing from “Atlanta” and “Swarm” to a forthcoming remake of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.”