During a recent conversation with the Wall Street Journal, Donald Glover was asked what he wanted to accomplish with Lando, and he said “I just want it to be fun. As a Star Wars fan myself, I think it’s important that there just needs to be more fun being had”.
He continued “It’s very hard to have fun right now. It’s tough, because there are very serious things happening and those are the only things that connect us, weirdly, so I get why things are serious. But part of the human experience, I believe, is we have a responsibility to have enjoyment. And I just feel like we’re lacking in that department.”
He went on to say, “Star Wars, I love it, but sometimes it be super serious, sometimes it be way too serious. Everything that has to do with the Skywalkers is so serious. Lando, I think the best part about him, is he’s a scoundrel and I feel like people can relate to that. He’s probably like, ‘Man, this war is wack, I need money,’ which I feel everyone can relate to, so I just want it to be fun.”
We look forward to hearing more about the Lando film from Disney/Lucasfilm soon, as we still do not know if this is a cinematic release or planned to stream directly on Disney+.
