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Donald Glover is shifting gears with his planned Disney+ 'Lando' series. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed, the project is now being developed as a film for Lucasfilm. Glover’s brother, Stephen Glover, was working on the project with Donald before the writers strike began in May, and during a recent podcast appearance revealed the latest plans were to make a film.

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00:00 Donald Glover is shifting gears with his planned Disney+ Lando series.

00:05 The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the project is now being developed as a film for Lucasfilm.

00:10 Glover's brother, Stephen Glover, was working on the project with Donald before the writer's

00:13 strike began in May and during a recent podcast appearance revealed the latest plans were

00:18 to make a film.

00:19 "Wait, you said it's not even a show?"

00:21 "No, the idea right now is to do a movie."

00:25 Glover played Lando Calrissian in 2018's solo A Star Wars Story and in December of 2020,

00:31 Disney announced the series was in the works.

00:33 The project is currently on hold amid the dual writers and actor strikes.

00:37 In April, Glover told GQ of a potential project with Lando, saying, "I'm not interested in

00:42 doing anything that is going to be a waste of my time or just a paycheck.

00:45 I would much rather spend time with people I enjoy.

00:48 It just has to be the right thing, which I think it could be."

00:50 Billy Dee Williams originated the character of Lando, the charming space smuggler, in

00:55 the original Star Wars trilogy.

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