Donald Glover is “speaking” a few Lando Calrissian return

Donald Glover would nonetheless like to return to play Lando Calrissian and teases that he’s been “speaking about it” with Lucasfilm.

Though Solo: A Star Wars Story wound up turning into the primary field workplace bomb of the franchise, the movie has a passionate legion of followers longing for Lucasfilm to proceed the story. One of many highlights of the film’s highlights was Donald Glover’s portrayal of Lando Calrissian, and regardless of discuss of a Lando TV collection, Glover has but to return to the franchise.

Whereas talking with GQ, Donald Glover said that he would “like to play Lando once more. It’s a enjoyable time to be him.” The actor additionally teased that they’ve been “speaking about it,” however that’s as a lot as he can say “with out [Lucasfilm president] Kathleen Kennedy looking me down.”

One of many initiatives Lucasfilm teased in December 2020 was an occasion collection for Disney+ that will have seen everybody’s favorite scoundrel Lando Calrissian return. Justin Simien, creator of the critically-acclaimed Pricey White Folks and an enormous Star Wars fan, was growing the story. We haven’t heard all that a lot in regards to the potential collection since then (and a number of other of the opposite initiatives introduced on the similar time have been scrapped), however Donald Glover remains to be right down to return as Lando Calrissian, offered it’s carried out the proper approach.

“It simply must be the proper method to do it,” Glover mentioned. “Now, time is valuable. I feel everyone’s like, from the previous couple years with this pandemic shit, has actually had individuals expertise time in a approach the place they’re like, ‘Nicely, why am I [doing this] … I ought to be round oranges.’” I ought to observe right here that the interview takes place in an orange orchard. “Folks type of realized that their time was precious,” Glover continued. “You solely get a lot. So I’m not taken with doing something that’s simply going to be a waste of my time or only a paycheck. I’d a lot quite spend time with people who I take pleasure in. So it simply must be the proper factor, which I feel it might be. Lando is certainly anyone I’d like to hang around with.” Will the Lando collection ever occur? With the quantity of Star Wars initiatives which have been scrapped through the years, I’ve discovered to not get my hopes up about any of them, however it might be enjoyable to see Glover as Lando as soon as once more.

Would you continue to prefer to see Donald Glover return as Lando Calrissian?