Donald Glover, the actor behind young Lando Calrissian in Solo: A Star Wars Story, is hoping he can put some “fun” back into the sci-fi series.
With the way that people talk about Star Wars, it’s easy to forget that the original is just kind of this silly trio of films with big explosions, nonsensical plot twists, and tiny green puppet men giving surprisingly sage advice. There’s plenty of room in its universe for some serious moments too, but it seems like a baseline feeling of fun is more reserved for the games these days, with shows like The Mandalorian and The Acolyte leaning more towards the dramatic most of the time. And it seems like actor Donal Glover, also known for his music under his Childish Gambino pseudonym, is hoping his upcoming Lando film will be able to make Star Wars feel fun again.
“I just want it to be fun,” Glover told the Wall Street Journal in a recent video interview. “As a Star Wars fan myself, I think it’s important that there’s just – there just needs to be more fun being had.” He went on to say that it’s “very hard to have fun right now. It’s tough because there are very serious things happening. 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 an enjoyment, and I just feel like we’re lacking in that department.
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