Star Wars: news from the Lando Calrissian series

Star Wars: news from the Lando Calrissian series



Lando Calrissian, a major supporting character in the Star Wars universe

Lando Calrissian first appeared in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), then starring Billy Dee Williams. The actor later reprized his role in Return of the Jedi (1983) e The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Her past was also mentioned in the spin-off Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). On this occasion it is Donald Glover who had embodied it.

Donald Glover - Only A Star Wars Story ©LucasFilm
Donald Glover – Only A Star Wars Story ©LucasFilm

It was precisely following this film that Lucasfilm announced the project of a series centered on the character. In 2020, a logo and Justin Simien’s name for the series’ development was revealed. Only this announcement took place three years ago now. And since then, nothing has progressed. So far with Expiration which confirms that the project is still alive, but that it will be evolve into a film.

From series to film

Stephen Glover was the first to announce that he and his brother Donal Glover had replaced Justin Simien the writing of Landau. He then clarified in the podcast Pablo Torre finds out which was not a series, but which”the idea at the moment is to make a film“However, with the writers’ strike in Hollywood, progress remains complicated.

Expiration confirmed this information with sources close to the project. On the one hand, this is good news as it proves it Landau he is not buried. However, film development Star Wars, in recent years, has been particularly laborious. Nothing has been done since the release of Episode IX in 2019 and several announced projects have finally been cancelled. In contrast, Disney+ series are mostly well received. The last one, Ahsokais available on the platform from August 22nd.

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