Ron Howard Takes Selfie With Donald Glover From Star Wars Set, And People Lost It

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You remember Lando Calrissian, Han Solo's mustachioed Cloud City-dwelling smuggler frenemy played by Billy Dee Williams in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

When Disney announced the release of a Han Solo prequel film for 2018, fans were thrilled, particularly at the news that Lando would be a featured character. They were even more excited when Disney announced last year that Atlanta's Donald Glover would play the young Calrissian.

Well, now, thanks to director Ron Howard, we have a picture of Glover sporting his Lando-stache on the set of the still untitled film...

\u201cWildly impressive @donaldglover wrapped his work on #UntitledHanSoloMovie last night. We're all gonna miss you Donald!\u201d
— Ron Howard (@Ron Howard) 1503733501

And as you can imagine, Twitter went nuts.

\u201c@RealRonHoward @donaldglover well well well...\u201d
— Ron Howard (@Ron Howard) 1503733501

We are all very excited for Lando.

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\u201c@RealRonHoward @starwars @donaldglover Hype intensifies!\u201d
— Ron Howard (@Ron Howard) 1503733501

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This is the first real bit of info that news hungry fans have gotten on the Han Solo film since co-directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller abruptly left the film earlier this year and were replaced by Howard. There's still no word on the plot, and the filmmakers haven't yet "confirmed" Lando's significance in the movie.

And still no title, Disney? Really?

\u201c@RealRonHoward @starwars @donaldglover #UntitledHanSoloMovie ? Just tell us the title already... or the Wookiee gets it! \ud83d\ude01\u201d
— Ron Howard (@Ron Howard) 1503733501

But either way, this is awesome. Because Lando, you guys. Lando.

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