Han Solo: Donald Glover Describes Meeting Billy Dee Williams

Donald Glover has recounted his first time meetingBilly Dee Williams- the worker who originally institute the suave and stylishgalactic smuggler , Lando Calrissian , to life , prior to Glover take on the use in the upcomingHan Soloanthology movie . Lucasfilm ’s second venture outside the episodicStar Warsfilms will focus on the sprightliness and adventures of everyone ’s favored scruffy looking nerf - herder , as he journeys throughout the galaxy before Luke and Obi - Wan Kenobi first tapped his services in Mos Eisley . Originally play by Harrison Ford , the coveted role landed on budding worker , Alden Ehrenreich ’s lick , with the prequel ’s narrative presumably going to feature snip of his training to be the fecund smuggler that he eventually became , meeting Chewbacca and supposedly make headway the iconic Millennium Falcon from his pal and usual co - machinator , Lando , over a game of sabacc .

Despite having only appear in twoStar Warsfilms -Episode V - The Empire Strikesback andEpisode VI - Return of the Jedi- Lando has become one of the most memorable characters in the traditional knowledge with his caped ensemble and magical way of life . As such , fans were passably much steep with the casting of his younger self in the Young Han Solo movie , before the role was nabbed by the increasingly - accomplish Glover .

Despite having built a brilliant career in Hollywood at the vernal age of 33 , theCommunityalum has admitted that he was pretty nerve - wreck when the time add up for him to come across Williams for their Lucasfilm - arranged first meeting . A self - confessed fan of the character he is set to play and the humanity who first brought him to life sentence , Gloverhas disclose in a new feature film fromTHRthat he arrived at the spot fashionably recently , wearing a pair of sunglasses and even a phony nozzle to confound off any variety of public attention he might attract .

" I was like , ' I ’ve always feel like this character could do this , and he represent this , and I kind of find like he comes from here , and it ’s very obvious he has a raft of taste , so maybe he grew up ascertain that from afar ? Because I ’m like that . Maybe he saw it from other planet and was like , ' I want to be that . ' He just let me ramble on and on , and then finally I was like , ' So , what do you mean ? ' And he goes , ' Yeah , I do n’t hump about all that . Just be charming . ' "

Over the last span months , the still - untitledHan Solofilm has been mar with product issue - to be accurate , thefiring of original directorsPhil Lord and Chris Miller , who were then replaced by veteran filmmakerRon Howardwith a mere three weeks left in primary photography . Since then fortunately , it seems that everything has gone back to normal , with Howard keepingStar Warsfans engaged through hisHan Solosocial medium photos(includingone with Glover ) .