LANDO Series Writer Has No Idea What's Going on with the STAR WARS Project
There’s been a couple of updates on the Star Wars Lando series over the past few months from Donald Glover and Kathleen Kennedy. About a year ago Kennedy said that the series was still in development, and a few months ago Glover said he’d “love to play Lando again” and that playing the character was a fun experience for him. But, he also explained that it needs to be the right project for him to return.
Now, series writer Justin Simien (Haunted Mansion) recently said that after working on developing the series, he hasn’t heard anything from Lucasfilm over the past three years. He said in an interview with The Direct:
"I certainly poured my heart and spent a lot of time working with them to put together a really great show. It feels like everybody loves it, and, you know, I was told we had to put a pause on it because of scheduling, and the next update I got [was in 2020], some years ago. So I don't know, I have no idea what's going on with it."
Well, that’s not a good sign! It doesn’t seem like there’s been much movement on the project. It definitely doesn’t sound like it’s still in development like Kennedy said. Glover previously shared his thoughts on the project saying: “It just needs to be the right way to do it. Now, time is precious. I think everybody’s like, from the past couple years with this pandemic shit, has really had people experience time in a way where they’re like, ‘Well, why am I [doing this] … I should be around oranges.’ [Glover did the interview in an orchard]”
He added that he doesn’t want to waste his time on a project that he’s not fully invested in, but said Lando is definitely a character he’d like to play again: “People kind of realized that their time was valuable. You only get so much. So I am not interested in doing anything that’s just going to be a waste of my time or just a paycheck. I’d much rather spend time with people that I enjoy. So it just has to be the right thing, which I think it could be. Lando is definitely somebody I’d like to hang out with.”
Glover previously shared his vision for a Lando project, describing it as Frasier in space: It would be cool to see, like, Frasier in Space. Like, a high-end guy in space. All of these characters are very specific and they have very specific points of view, so it’s always going to be fun to see them traveling around to a planet that is the opposite of what they’re used to … And all of that seems like it would be fun to write, for sure.”
Maybe one day this Lando project will happen, but right now with the writer’s and actor’s strike, it’s definitely not going to happen anytime soon.