‘Han Solo’: Donald Glover Officially Cast As Lando Calrissian In ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff
Disney’sHan Solospinoff has found its Lando Calrissian. Over the summer word got out thatDonald Gloverhademerged as the frontrunnerto play Han’s smooth-talking, sweet-space-cape-wearing buddy, and today Lucasfilm has made it official. Glover joinsAlden Ehrenreich(Hail, Caesar!), who was announced to play Han Solo at Star Wars Celebration a few months ago. See the Han Solo Donald Glover announcement below.
Star Warsshared the big news.
Hello, what have we here? Donald Glover is Lando Calrissian in the untitled 2018 Han Solo Star Wars Story.https://t.co/ChueOBd0fvpic.twitter.com/54JOBM1P9K
— Star Wars (@starwars)June 23, 2025
As the press release puts it, “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 inThe Empire Strikes Backand his rise to Rebel hero inReturn of the Jedi.” Disney CEOBob Igerhas described the filmas “an origin story about Han Solo and Chewie.“It seems likelywe’ll finally get to see how exactly Han Solo got the Millennium Falcon from Lando.
DirectorsPhil LordandChris Millerhad some very sweet (and pretty funny) things to say about their new star as well:
We’re so lucky to have an artist as talented as Donald join us. 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.
While Ehrenreich and Glover are the only actors confirmed so far, we’ve heard in recent weeks that the filmmakers are closing in on another role, withTessa Thompson, Zoe Kravitz, and Naomi Scottamong the names in the running to play the female lead whomay or may not be Sana Starros.
As an actor, Glover first broke out on NBC’sCommunity, and has had roles in films likeMagic Mike XXL,The Martian, and the upcomingSpider-Man: Homecoming. He created and stars in FX’sAtlanta, which has been hailed as one of the best new shows of the 2016. In addition to his work as an actor, Glover is a standup comedian and screenwriter (with credits includingAtlantaand30 Rock). He also has a flourishing rap career under the stage name Childish Gambino.
The as-yet-untitled Han Solo movie is scheduled for release onMay 25, 2018.
