Donald Glover Cast As Lando Calrissian In New Star Wars Movie Donald Glover might be having the best year ever! Lucasfilm just announced today that the critical acclaimed rapper and actor has been cast as Lando Calrissian in the still-untitled Han Solo Star Wars movie. The prequel depicts Lando in his younger years as a mischievous swindler on the rise in the galaxy’s underworld, before the series events involving Han, Leia, and Darth Vader in “ The Empire Strikes Back ” and other iconic movies. “We’re so lucky to have an artist as talented as Donald join us,” said Lord and Miller. “These are big shoes to fill, and an even bigger cape, and this one fits him perfectly, which will save us money on alterations. Also, we’d like to publicly apologize to Donald for ruining Comic-Con for him forever.” They fixed the Internet just in time for #DonaldGlover /Young #LandoCalrissian to break it again. #StarWars pic.twitter.com/jp5lF2cN6Y — Jesse B. GILLMAN (@jessebgill) October 21, 2016 CONGRATS TO DONALD GLOVER ON THIS EPIC ROLE!!!!! Twitter/WENN/Star Wars
Donald Glover Cast As Lando Calrissian In New Star Wars Movie Donald Glover might be having the best year ever! Lucasfilm just announced today that the critical acclaimed rapper and actor has been cast as Lando Calrissian in the still-untitled Han Solo Star Wars movie. The prequel depicts Lando in his younger years as a mischievous swindler on the rise in the galaxy’s underworld, before the series events involving Han, Leia, and Darth Vader in “ The Empire Strikes Back ” and other iconic movies. “We’re so lucky to have an artist as talented as Donald join us,” said Lord and Miller. “These are big shoes to fill, and an even bigger cape, and this one fits him perfectly, which will save us money on alterations. Also, we’d like to publicly apologize to Donald for ruining Comic-Con for him forever.” They fixed the Internet just in time for #DonaldGlover /Young #LandoCalrissian to break it again. #StarWars pic.twitter.com/jp5lF2cN6Y — Jesse B. GILLMAN (@jessebgill) October 21, 2016 CONGRATS TO DONALD GLOVER ON THIS EPIC ROLE!!!!! Twitter/WENN/Star Wars
The force may soon be with Adam Driver. In a surprising piece of casting news broken by Variety, the Girls star is nearing a deal to appear in Star Wars: Episode VII as that blockbuster’s main villain. Details on the role are vague at the moment, but character is said to be “in the vein” of Darth Vader . Driver was a relative no-name prior to being cast opposite Lena Dunham as Hannah’s boyfriend on Girls. But he is currently shooting Warner Bros.’ “Midnight Special” and is attached to Martin Scorsese’s “Silence” (also starring Andrew Garfield and Liam Neeson) and his stock is clearly on the rise. If this report is accurate, Driver will be the first new cast member to be revealed for this wildly-anticipated follow-up. It will be directed by J.J. Abrams and released in theaters on December 18, 2015. Look for a deal with Driver, and other additions to the franchise, to be finalized over the coming weeks.
Last June, Cheerios came under fire for airing an ad that featured a biracial family having breakfast. YouTube was actually forced to shut down its Comment section due to online bigots dropping terms such as “Nazis,” “troglodytes” and “racial genocide.” So how has the company responding? By running back the same actors in a spot that will premiere this Sunday during the Super Bowl. Good for Cheerios! Titled “Gracie,” the commercial stars a a black father, white mother, and biracial daughter and teases a new addition to the family. Actually, two new additions. Watch now: Cheerios Super Bowl Ad – “Gracie” Where will this ad rank among the most popular of The Big Game? We’ll find out in a few days. For now, scroll through a few memorable Super Bowl commercials from recent years past: 17 Awesome Super Bowl Commercials Open Slideshow 1. Bar Rafaeli Super Bowl Commercial Bar Rafaeli makes out with a nerd in an awesome Super Bowl commercial. View As List 1. Bar Rafaeli Super Bowl Commercial Bar Rafaeli makes out with a nerd in an awesome Super Bowl commercial. 2. God Made a Farmer Super Bowl Commercial Dodge made many headlines with this Super Bowl commercial. What did you make of it? 3. Volkswagen Super Bowl Ad: Controversial? Was this Volkswagen Super Bowl Ad racist? Some believe so because a white man is using a Jamaican accent. 4. Hyundai Super Bowl Ad 2013 Hyundai’s Super Bowl commercial for 2013. What do you think? 5. Audi 2013 Super Bowl Ad Audi’s 2013 Super Bowl ad. 6. M&Ms Super Bowl Ad 2013 M&M’s Super Bowl ad for 2013. 7. GoDaddy Super Bowl Ad 2013 – Danica Patrick! Fly the Danica Skies. GoDaddy would love you to anyway. 8. Doritos Super Bowl Ad 2013 – Fetch Another of Doritos’ host of Super Bowl ads for the 2013 big game. 9. Mercedes Super Bowl Ad 2013 (Ft. Kate Upton, Willem Dafoe, Usher) Mercedes’ 2013 Super Bowl ad featuring Kate Upton, Willem Dafoe and Usher. 10. Chrysler Super Bowl Commercial Clint Eastwood lends his voice to this Chrysler Super Bowl commercial. Watch it now and say it altogether: Go Detroit! 11. Pepsi Super Bowl Commercial (Ft. Melanie Amaro and Elton John) Melanie Amaro and Elton John team up in this Super Bowl commercial. In it, The X Factor champion is just looking for a little respect, and a Pepsi. 12. Hyundai Super Bowl Ad – Cheetah Trust us, it’s fast. Hyundai’s new car is comparable to a cheetah, you might even say, after watching this Super Bowl commercial. 13. Hulu Plus Super Bowl Ad (Ft. Will Arnett) Sneak peek of the latest, slam-dunk, brain-rotting, alien-nourishing innovation from Hulu. With an assist from Will Arnett 14. Volkswagen Super Bowl Ad – The Dog Strikes Back (Ft. Darth Vader) In this 2012 Super Bowl commercial, the sporty, all-new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle inspires Bolt the dog to get in shape. Darth Vader also makes a cameo. 15. CareerBuilder Super Bowl Ad – Business Trip Business travel becoming a burden? CareerBuilder’s got the solution in this Super Bowl ad. 16. Coke Super Bowl Commercial – Polar Bears Play Catch! The Coca-Cola Polar Bears frolic around in this cute Super Bowl ad. Aww! 17. Matthew Broderick’s Day Off – Super Bowl Ad Matthew Broderick’s Super Bowl ad for the Honda CRV. So many Ferris Bueller references, so little time!
Pittsburgh rapper, and future Amber Rose hubby, Wiz Khalifa drops a video for “The Grinder.” The song is off his Taylor Allderdice mixtape that ought to be in your rotation, or that you should take a moment to revisit… Continue
