Lando Calrissian Is The Only Role Donald Glover Truly Wanted

Donald Glover shared what playing a new Lando Calrissian inSolo : A Star Wars Storymeans to him , explain that it ’s the persona that he was really pining for . After a major production hoo-hah that leave in original directorsChris Miller and Phil Lord baffle the bootand Ron Howard replacing them , the latestStar Warsfilm is almost here . While all eyes are Alden Ehrenreich ’s looping of the beloved galactic smuggler that was first popularise by Harrison Ford , fans are also looking forward to Glover ’s take on the fashion - forward , suave con game - valet that is Lando Calrissian .

Glover ’s Calrissian has been a standout since thefirst teaser house trailer ofSolorolled out back in February . And with the film ’s nearing theatrical debut , the actor ( who has been all over the position thanks to his many projects of of late ) opened up about how crucial it was for him to play the role , given the emotional fastening that he has to Lando being the first prominent black character in aStar Warsmovie .

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Speaking at the press group discussion forSolo(whichCBRcovered ) , Glover opened up about how he nab the role as unseasoned Lando Calrissian and why it was so important for him to in reality set down the gig . Interestingly , even with a glowing CV , it turns out that theAtlantastar also had to audition for the persona :

“ When I heard they were making these , I told my factor , ‘ if they ’re make believe anything with Lando in it , I have to be Lando . And he was like , ‘ I get wind you ; I do n’t wish your odds . ’ And that was exactly what I call for to take heed . I really did audition like it was the only role I wanted in the globe , because it really was . I ’m just really glad to be part of this . My papa imprinted me with this kind of Star Wars longing , because it does feel like the Bible to me in a lot of elbow room . ”

illustrate just how intent Glover was with Lando even at a very young age , the multi - talented famous person shared a story from his puerility where he cleverly give his Lando miniature his own lightsaber ( despite the character not being a Jedi ):

“ I mean as much as any , like , seven twelvemonth old male child , it was like , of course you pretend to be [ Lando ] . I had a Darth Vader [ toy ] , too . And Darth Vader had a lightsaber , and I seize with teeth it off and gave it to Lando . And my mama would n’t allow me have the lightsaber anymore because she thought I ’d choke on it . "

base onearly reaction toSolo : A Star Wars Story , it seems like Glover really gave it his all and is ( unsurprisingly ) one of the standouts from the moving-picture show . Some multitude are even predicting that with such brilliant carrying into action from the role player , it ’s not outside the realm of possibility that Disney and Lucasfilm finally green - light a Lando spinoff film - something that a lot of fans look very interested in seeing . equate to Han , the creatives behind the potential film will have more squirm room to operate , consider that Lando ’s backstory has n’t been extensively explored before .