Lucasfilm announced today that Donald Glover, an acclaimed actor,
award-winning writer, and Grammy-nominated artist, will be playing the
part of Lando Calrissian in the still-untitled Han Solo Star Wars film, helmed by directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Glover will join Alden Ehrenreich — previously cast as Han Solo — in bringing two iconic Star Wars
characters back to the big screen, but at a time in their lives
previously unexplored. This new film depicts Lando in his formative
years as a scoundrel on the rise in the galaxy’s underworld — years
before the events involving Han, Leia, and Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back and his rise to Rebel hero in Return of the Jedi.
“We’re so lucky to have an artist as talented as Donald join us,”
said Lord and Miller. “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.”