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How Donald Glover Plans to Honor Lando Calrissian in the Upcoming Han Solo Film

Dec 11 2016 - 7:12pm

On Sunday, Donald Glover snagged a Critics' Choice Award for his stellar acting on the new FX show Atlanta. Although his acceptance speech [1] was all about how far he's come, the press room focused more on what's ahead. More specifically, Glover fielded a question about landing the role of Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Han Solo spinoff movie [2]. What's it been like stepping into Calrissian's shoes? Is Glover feeling the pressure? Here's what he had to say.

"I think I just have to take it like I think Lando would take it and just be cool about it. I'm just being cool about it. Like, the day it happened, I got pizza. I was bringing it home to watch Empire Strikes Back, just hoping to start studying immediately. And in the pizza shop, they were like, 'Lando! Lando!' Everybody knew immediately, so I understand the pressure. But at the same time, it's like, Lando's just a good time. If I go in there and tryin' to make it not a good time; it's just going to be whack. So I really think it's going to be something where I'm just having fun. . . . I'm not worried. I'm just going to play it cool. At least I'll look good, if everything is bad."


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