Star Wars Announces Donald Glover As Lando Calrissian In Han Solo Film

Donald Glover has been cast as Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Han Solo Star Wars spin off.

The official Twitter account for the franchise posted the announcement earlier tonight.

"Hello, what have we here?" they wrote. "Donald Glover is Lando Calrissian in the untitled 2018 Han Solo Star Wars Story."

The movie will show Lando in his "formative years" according to LucasFilm.

"We're so lucky to have an artist as talented as Donald join us," directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller said in an official 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 apologise to Donald for ruining Comic-Con for him forever."

It comes at a busy time for Glover, who will also star in next year's Spider-Man: The Homecoming.

Topics: Star Wars

Josh Teal

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