I think it's time, certainly, for that, and I love the fluidity ― sort of the spectrum of sexuality that Donald appeals to and that droids are a part of. I would have loved to have gotten a more explicitly LGBT character into this movie. Īhead of the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, co-writer Jonathan Kasdan suggested that Lando is pansexual and stated, "There's a fluidity to and Billy Dee's sexuality. In Solo: A Star Wars Story, Glover decided to deliberately use "Han" instead of "Hahn" in order to honor the character's trait. The Verge also noted how Williams's Lando seems to be the only character to pronounce it as "Han" like Lucas, and that when, in The Empire Strikes Back, Lando is choked by Chewbacca for betraying Han, Lando causes most other characters to shift to "Han". In 2018, The Verge noted that despite Han Solo's first name being written as "Han" and Lucas also pronouncing the name as "Han" ( hæn) off-screen, within the films most characters, including Luke Skywalker, pronounce it as "Hahn" ( hɑn). It is inscribed "Baron Lando Calrissian". Lando's cane in The Rise of Skywalker (2019) was designed to resemble Cloud City. The original teaser trailer for The Empire Strikes Back introduced the character as Landau Calrissian. Billy Dee Williams later stated that he built the character around two features he found interesting the cape and the Armenian name "Calrissian". Īctor Yaphet Kotto was an early choice for the role, but he chose to appear in the prison drama Brubaker instead. Lucas saw the character as a Rudolph Valentino character, "almost too perfect looking" due to his genes being manipulated in the cloning process. His faction, from one of many planets of clone countries, was probably "partly responsible for the war". Lucas thought Lando could superficially look like a normal human but-drawing from the Clone Wars mentioned in the original Star Wars film-be a clone from a ruling clan of others just like him (causing Princess Leia to distrust him). He would support the Empire, thinking that he could outsmart the Imperials before coming to see the Rebellion as a more worthy cause. Wanting the character to be a foil to the "rough" swashbuckler Han Solo (possibly an old friend), Lucas envisioned Lando as a cool con man with the elegance of James Bond and wit of Star Trek's Spock. In writing The Empire Strikes Back (1980), franchise creator George Lucas planned to introduce a gambler-type of character, which developed into Lando Calrissian. Williams was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor twice for his performances in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.Ĭoncept and creation Development Donald Glover's performance in Solo was also well received, being hailed as one of the film's highlights. The character has become one of the franchise's most popular, with Billy Dee Williams' performance receiving praise.
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Lando also appears frequently in the Star Wars Expanded Universe of novels, comic books and video games, including a series of novels focused on him. Donald Glover portrayed a younger version of the character in the standalone film Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), which depicts the beginnings of his friendship with Han. Lando is portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in the original trilogy, as well as the sequel film The Rise of Skywalker (2019), marking one of the longest intervals between portrayals of a character by the same actor in American film history.
In Return of the Jedi (1983), after becoming a general in the Rebel Alliance, Lando helps rescue Han from Jabba the Hutt and leads the attack on the second Death Star. In the film, when Cloud City is threatened by the Galactic Empire, Lando reluctantly betrays Han to Darth Vader, but later redeems himself by helping Han's friends escape from the Empire. Prior to the events of the film, Lando made a career as a gambler, con artist, playboy, mining engineer, and businessman, and was the owner of the Millennium Falcon until losing the ship to Han in a bet. He was introduced in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as an old friend of Han Solo and the administrator of the floating Cloud City on the gas planet Bespin. Silly Ways To Die 3 Inca Adventure Friday Night Funkin' vs Minus Sonic.EXE GIRL SURFER 3D Long live the king! Samurai Sword Evowars.io Ladder Climber.io Cars 'n' Tracks Papa's Scooperia N.Landonis Balthazar " Lando" Calrissian III is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise.
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