While
LucasFilm president Kathleen Kennedy has walked back her recent comments about a
Lando: A Star Wars Story, with the positive reaction to Donald Glover's role in Ron Howard's spin-off film and the actor more than likely signed for multiple appearances one can only assume it will only be a matter of time until it happens.
In a recent interview with
Entertainment Weekly, Glover revealed that he would definitely be up for reprising the role of Lando Calrissian again, expressing how much fun he had on
Solo: A Star Wars Story.
“I would love to do it again. It’s really fun. The movie, I feel like, is wide open. This part of the universe without the… I feel like with the Skywalkers, it’s hard because it’s almost like the Bible. There’s a story that you have to tell and the lineage of that family. I feel like out here its like, yeah, we’re just like hustlers and gamblers and space pirates, essentially, so you can do a lot more and have a lot more fun.”
When asked what he would like to see for a potential solo film, Glover had a very interesting and unexpected point of reference for the type of film he'd like to make, the classic NBC sitcom
Frasier.
It would be cool to see, like, Frasier in Space — like, a high-end guy in space. All of these characters are very specific and they have very specific points of view, so it’s always going to be fun to see them traveling around to a planet that is the opposite of what they’re used to… And all of that seems like it would be fun to write, for sure.”
I think it's safe to say that no one has thought to pitch a potential Star Wars film as "Frasier in Space", but truthfully, it doesn't sound that horrible an idea.
What do you think? Would you like Lando to get a spin-off film? Are excited to see Glover in Solo: A Star Wars Story? Leave your thoughts below.