LANDO Disney+ Series Moving Forward With Star Donald Glover Now Set To Write With Brother Stephen

LANDO Disney+ Series Moving Forward With Star Donald Glover Now Set To Write With Brother Stephen

Most people figured the Lando Disney+ series had fallen by the wayside, but the Solo: A Star Wars Story spin-off is still moving forward with a new writing team...

By MarkCassidy - Jul 28, 2023 11:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars

The Lando series we've been hearing about for so long is finally moving forward at Disney+, but the project has gone back to the drawing board with a new writing team.

Donald Glover, who will reprise his Solo: A Star Wars Story role as a younger take on roguish space-swindler Lando Calrissian, is set to pen the series with his brother Stephen. Dear White People creator Justin Simien was previously attached, but appears to have stepped away from the show, as Variety (via SFFGazette.com) has confirmed that the Glover bros. will work on the scripts alone.

Solo is generally viewed as one of the weaker modern Star Wars movies, but many fans feel it's highly underrated, and Glover's performance as Han's old buddy, in particular, was widely praised at the time of the movie's release.

“I would love to play Lando again," Glover said in a recent interview. "It’s a fun time, being him. It just has to be the right way to do it. Time is precious. The past couple of years, this pandemic shit, it really had people experience time… People realize their time is valuable. You only get so much. I’m not interested in doing anything that’s going to be a waste of my time or just a paycheck. I’d much rather spend time with people that I enjoy. It just has to be the right thing, and I think it could be. Lando is definitely somebody I like to hang out with.”

It's not clear if Alden Ehrenreich will show up as Calrissian's fellow scoundrel, but one would assume Lucasfilm will have reached out to the actor, who most recently appeared in Oppenheimer, so see if he was at least interested in a cameo.

What do you make of this update? Will you be glad to see Glover back in action as the original owner of the Millennium Falcon? Drop us a comment down below.

This news was originally reported by Above the Line.

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philinterrupted
philinterrupted - 7/28/2023, 11:08 AM
Isn’t there a strike going on? How is this deal coming to terms unless it’s old news.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 7/28/2023, 11:59 AM
@philinterrupted - Are they even allowed to tell the trades anything? Surely that counts as an announcement or publicity or some shit.
The1st
The1st - 7/28/2023, 11:20 PM
@philinterrupted - So...this took this long because nepotism? I don't care, but I mean yeah...I'm glad we can see what this will be now. I love Ahsoka, but I hope for SW sake that's not where are the chips are currently. Trek seems to do the same thing. You have a universe. Use it.
philinterrupted
philinterrupted - 7/29/2023, 5:40 AM
@The1st -
The1st
The1st - 7/31/2023, 7:44 AM
@philinterrupted -
Thing94
Thing94 - 7/28/2023, 11:10 AM
Is anyone really excited about this? Lol
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 7/28/2023, 11:15 AM
@Thing94 - Yes.
TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 7/28/2023, 1:29 PM
@Thing94 - nope.
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 7/28/2023, 3:44 PM
@Thing94 - As one of the few loons who enjoyed Solo, I can safely say no, nobody wants that.
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 7/28/2023, 11:29 AM
So Lucasfilm is making yet another project about a beloved character. How'd that work out last time?

Obi-Wan?

No before that

Boba Fett?

No before that.

Solo?

That's the one. It even lost money.

Here's a thought. When all of the striking is over, how about you guys actually challenge yourselves to create new characters and storylines, timelines and adventures. Also, make sure you write them as characters and not avatars for your own ideology. I know it's impossible for modern writers to even attempt to try that, but a wise man once said...

Do, or do not... There is no try.
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 7/28/2023, 11:34 AM
@DarthOmega - Right? It’s not the show’s about their original characters aren’t their most successful or anything. Is the entirety of Disney being ran by imbeciles or something, because I don’t know wtf is going on over there these days
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 7/28/2023, 11:41 AM
@PlusUltra - When they acquired all of those properties the mandate was "Make as much of our money back as possible in whatever form that takes" So we got rushed projects that relied on name recognition and poor storytelling. Popular planets, but poor storytelling. Popular vehicles but poor storytelling. Popular theme songs but poor storytelling.

They seem to not realize none of that means anything if you can't nail down the storytelling. Lucasfilm needs a dramatic shake up. Apparently losing money isn't enough for them
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 7/28/2023, 11:42 AM
@PlusUltra - Ahsoka will be the litmus test, I think. If they're able to tell a strong story with those existing characters, I think there's a path forward, and I, for one, would love to see more stories about Luke, Leia, and Han from the time between ROTJ and TFA. But y'all are absolutely correct, previous attempts to revisit beloved characters have ranged from "enjoyable mess" to "boring slog."
Batmangina
Batmangina - 7/28/2023, 11:37 AM
This goes straight to the top of my Most Anticipated Shit That Won't Happen list.

What a [frick]ing clown car.

On another semi related note, this was awesome:
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 7/28/2023, 11:38 AM
Tough to care anymore
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 7/28/2023, 11:39 AM
I wasn't as hot on Glover's Lando as most folks seemed to be, but I really enjoyed that world and would love to see more of it, so yeah, sign me up.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 7/28/2023, 11:41 AM
Yikes.



Glover is awesome but star wars needs to go into the future.




This is bottom of the barrel stuff😑
Vigor
Vigor - 7/28/2023, 11:47 AM
This has bad idea written all over it. Doesn't this directly go against some recent statements they've been making?
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 7/28/2023, 11:50 AM
At the most , I mildly enjoyed Solo though it definitely felt like the first step in a new series of Han & Chewie stories.

I wouldn’t mind seeing that cast again though and felt Glover did well as Lando so I’ll take it.

Hope it turns out well!!.

Origame
Origame - 7/28/2023, 11:56 AM
It's a bad sign when the best you can say about a project is that "at least they aren't using the creator of dear white people".

And sorry, but Donald glover just isn't a good fit for Lando. And why tf did they have to make him robo sexual?
grif
grif - 7/28/2023, 11:56 AM
another thing i do not need to watch
Sc00tersays
Sc00tersays - 7/28/2023, 12:02 PM
This show will premiered the same day as Rogue Squadron
Origame
Origame - 7/28/2023, 12:08 PM
@Sc00tersays - ...which is a month before the waititi movie 🤣
TyrantBossMedia
TyrantBossMedia - 7/28/2023, 12:04 PM
Nothing fills me with more confidence than to know that Glover's brother with such extensive writing experience as Saturday Night Live, the blockbuster Guava Island, a story editor on the TV series Atlanta, the Epic saga House Party and co-writing credits on some episodes of the 7 episode TV series Swarm, will we be the co-writer yet again with Donald Glover.

"Nepotism is more powerful than Capitalism."
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 7/28/2023, 12:09 PM
Atlanta is one of the best things to come out of Hollywood in recent years so count me in
NicolausCopernicus
NicolausCopernicus - 7/28/2023, 12:09 PM
Make it a special presentation instead of a series
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 7/28/2023, 12:13 PM
Really would rather get a Chewbacca series with mainly Wookie talk.
kider2
kider2 - 7/28/2023, 12:16 PM
@slickrickdesigns - Make a series starring Chewie, R2 and a PORG they won't even need writers and actors can just be CG with stock audio. You get that idea for free Disney!
Floke
Floke - 7/28/2023, 5:54 PM
@slickrickdesigns - Yes, that was the best part of The Holiday Special. And no subtitles.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 7/28/2023, 12:28 PM
More of the robot [frick]ing Lando? No thank you….
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 7/28/2023, 1:35 PM
They did great work on Atlanta. Looking forward to it.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 7/28/2023, 1:42 PM

he is a funny guy on TV. He was horrible in this role in this horrible movie. Almost as bad as the lead.

This is a terrible decision to again have this guy playing a young Billy Dee Williams.

Worst casting ever.

IronMan616
IronMan616 - 7/28/2023, 2:00 PM
The worst part of Solo? No thank you.
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