Donald Glover says that being a fan of Lando helped better his performance as the character in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
There are a lot of questions regarding Solo, more than just if fans will respond to the finished product. Being a prequel many are excited about seeing how younger versions of favourite characters are going to be portrayed.
Donald Glover’s performance as Lando Calrissian is perhaps the most eagerly anticipated component of the film and the actor has said that because he is such a big fan of the character, his own performance has been elevated.
“You tend to do a better job of things when you’re a fan. You have standards, a little bit,” Glover explained on The Star Wars Show. “You just know what you would hate a little bit more. If that happened, you’d be like, ‘This is wack.'”
The portrayal of characters like Lando and Han are sure to be under intense scrutiny, so it’s good to know actors like Glover have a deep passion for doing the role justice – hopefully audiences respond in a positive manner regarding his work.
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A new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.
Solo: A Star Wars Story features Alden Ehrenreich (Hail, Caesar!) as the famous smuggler, Donald Glover (Atlanta) as Lando Calrissian, Woody Harrelson (War for the Planet of the Apes) as Tobias Beckett, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca, Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) as L3-37, Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) as Qi’Ra, Thandie Newton (Westworld) as Val, Ian Kenny (Sing Street) as Rebolt, Harley Durst (Wonder Woman) as Moloch, Jon Favreau (Spider-Man: Homecoming) as Rio Durant, Tien Hoang (Now You See Me 2) as Moloch’s henchman and Paul Bettany (Avengers: Infinity War) and Warwick Davis (Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) in as-yet-unrevealed roles.