Star Wars fans have a lot of projects to look forward to in the coming years in theaters and on Disney Plus. Although some projects have moved forward toward completion, others have been quiet for a long time, leading many to speculate whether they would be coming out or not. One such project was the Lando Star Wars series for Disney Plus that was announced back in 2020, two years after star Donald Glover played Lando Calrissian in the theatrical Solo: A Star Wars Story. But now it looks like things will be progressing with the show and getting closer to release on Disney Plus.
According to a news report first revealed on Above the Line, Donald Glover has been brought on board to help write the Lando series for Disney Plus. At the same time, Donald’s brother, Stephen Glover, will also be writing the series alongside him. This comes after reports about Justin Simien, the director of Disney’s Haunted Mansion, steps away from the Lando series, with the Glover brothers replacing him. Justin was first announced to be involved with the Star Wars series back in December 2020 during a Disney Investor Day call.
Recently in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Justin was asked about his involvement with the Lando series and if the project was still in development. His response garnered attention from various outlets, which eventually led to follow-up reports about Justin exiting the project. “I am attached, I think, but I don’t really know… The last thing I was told was that they loved it but needed to put a pin in it until they could figure out everybody’s availability. I haven’t investigated further, but I’m not an idiot.” Since that quote was published in THR, Above the Line gave an update on Justin’s exit.
Many Star Wars fans who watched Solo: A Star Wars Story highlighted Donald Glover as one of the better aspects of the film for his portrayal of the suave scoundrel. And since the announcement of a Lando series in development, a lot of fans have speculated on what direction the show would go, as well as if other Solo characters would make an appearance. This would include Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo from that movie. No confirmation about his Han Solo showing up in the series has been made, nor has Alden made any statement on the show since its announcement.
Back in April 2023, Donald Glover was asked about the Lando series in an interview with GQ. “We’re talking about it. That’s as much as I can say without Kathleen Kennedy hunting me down… 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.”
What do you think about Donald Glover helping to write the Star Wars Lando show for Disney Plus? Will you be watching it when the show is finally made? And do you think Donald Glover was a great Lando Calrissian? Share your thoughts about this in the comments down below!
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