Editing Lando Calrissian (section)

=== ''Solo: A Star Wars Story'' ===
[[Donald Glover]] portrays a younger Lando in the 2018 standalone film ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'', which takes place roughly thirteen years before ''The Empire Strikes Back''.<ref name="GloverasLando" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Umberto |date=11 August 2016 |title='Han Solo' Film Casting Young Lando Calrissian (Exclusive) |url=http://www.thewrap.com/han-solo-film-casting-young-lando-calrissian-exclusive/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812011004/http://www.thewrap.com/han-solo-film-casting-young-lando-calrissian-exclusive/ |archive-date=12 August 2016 |access-date=11 August 2016 |website=[[The Wrap]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Travis |first=Ben |date=June 12, 2024 |title=Star Wars Timeline: Every Movie, Series And More |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/star-wars-timeline-chronological-order/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=Empire |language=en}}</ref> Glover had the opportunity to speak with Billy Dee Williams and seek his input. "He said, 'Just be charming'. Which is the best advice."<ref name="2018-05-23_ABC">{{cite news |date=23 May 2018 |title=Don't copy Harrison Ford': How the new Han Solo reprised an iconic Star Wars role |newspaper=ABC News |publisher=ABC News Online |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-23/star-wars-solo-cast-on-stepping-into-iconic-roles/9775634 |url-status=live |access-date=14 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729112742/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-23/star-wars-solo-cast-on-stepping-into-iconic-roles/9775634 |archive-date=29 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rao |first=Sonia |date=22 May 2018 |title=Donald Glover confirms Lando Calrissian is pansexual. But does this count as representation? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/05/22/donald-glover-confirms-lando-calrissian-is-pansexual-but-does-this-count-as-representation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726034126/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2018/05/22/donald-glover-confirms-lando-calrissian-is-pansexual-but-does-this-count-as-representation/ |archive-date=26 July 2018 |access-date=14 August 2018 |publisher=Nash Holdings LLC |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |location=Washington DC}}</ref>

In the film, Lando is introduced as a gambler and semi-retired smuggler who owns a ship fast enough for Han and his associates to use in stealing a load of raw starship fuel. Han tries to win the ship (the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'') from him in a game of [[sabacc]], but Lando cheats and cleans Han out. However, Lando agrees to join the team in exchange for a percentage of the profits from the mission. During the heist and subsequent escape, Lando is injured and his droid co-pilot L3-37 is irreparably damaged, but Han brings the ''Falcon'' to safety with help from L3's navigational database after he hotwires it into the ship's computer. Lando later takes the ''Falcon'' and abandons the team, but Han tracks him down and wins it from him in another game of sabacc, having stolen the card Lando had up his sleeve to let him cheat.

In December 2020, Disney announced a ''Lando'' streaming series for [[Disney+]], with [[Justin Simien]] as showrunner.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |title=Justin Simien developing Lando Calrissian Star Wars series for Disney+ |url=https://ew.com/tv/justin-simien-lando-series-star-wars-disney-plus/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026073813/https://ew.com/tv/justin-simien-lando-series-star-wars-disney-plus/ |archive-date=2021-10-26 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> In July 2023, it was reported that Donald Glover was attached to reprise his role from ''Solo'' and would {{Nowrap|co-write}} the project with his brother [[Stephen Glover (screenwriter)|Stephen]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |date=July 27, 2023 |title=Exclusive: Donald Glover and Stephen Glover to Write Lucasfilm's Lando Series as Justin Simien Exits |url=https://abovetheline.com/2023/07/27/donald-glover-lando-tv-show-stephen-glover-justin-simien-disney-plus/ |access-date=July 27, 2023 |website=Above The Line |language=en-US}}</ref> who that September announced that the project was now planned as a feature film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=September 14, 2023 |title='Lando' No Longer A Series, Rather A Movie |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/lando-movie-stephen-glover-donald-glover-1235546898/ |access-date=September 14, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref>