Donald Glover will join the Star Wars universe as the young Lando Calrissian in an upcoming film that will shed light on Han Solo's past, and fans are rightfully going into overdrive.
Rumours circulated for months that Glover was first in line to play the galaxy's smoothest talking smuggler-turned-entrepreneur.
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Donald Glover to play Lando Calrissian
The actor and musician will play a young version of the smuggler-turned-hero in the new stand-alone Star Wars movie.
However, the 32-year-old actor managed to remain tight-lipped as rumours swirled, despite being a massive Star Wars nerd himself.
Fans were finally put out of their misery on Friday when the directors of the stand-alone Hans Solo film released a joint statement.
"We're so lucky to have an artist as talented as Donald join us," Phil Lord and Christopher Miller said.
"Also, we'd like to publicly apologise for ruining Comic-Con for him forever."
When franchises announce a popular character is being recast, fans often have mixed reactions due to their fierce love and attachment to a series.
However, Glover has received an overwhelming torrent of praise since the announcement.
So @starwars really did get Donald Glover as the new Lando! #yes #yay pic.twitter.com/K8OszvEClQ
— Ben B. Singer (@benbsinger) October 21, 2016
I HAVE BEEN IN A WEDDING ALL DAY AND NO ONE TOLD ME ABOUT LANDO AND DONALD GLOVER SOMEONE HOLD ME
— Sarah Marauder's map (@s_maunder) October 22, 2016
I'm still losing my mind that Donald Glover is playing young Lando 100% losing my mind pic.twitter.com/3WHthqHGXB
— Magan Carrigan (@MaganCarrigan) October 22, 2016
Remember when we were all like, "Make Donald Spiderman?" Not to split hairs but...yeah, this is better. DAMN! https://t.co/UDWHkCibLl
— Sara Benincasa (@SaraJBenincasa) October 22, 2016
A film on young Lando starring Donald Glover is pretty much perfection. #StarWars pic.twitter.com/kk9VlVS6y6
— Dalton Ross (@DaltonRoss) October 21, 2016
Fans are particular happy given Glover himself is enthralled with the Star Wars universe.
Back in August, Glover told Time he worships the franchise.
"I grew up on it," he said.
"My dad was a big fan. I had all the toys when I was little. I had a Darth Vader with the lightsaber he has. It's like the bible."
A photo of Glover allegedly wearing a Star Wars T-shirt, supposedly from his high school yearbook, is also doing the rounds and helping to cement his status as a true fan of the series.
Glover was thrust into the spotlight back in 2009 for his portrayal of Troy Barnes in hit television show Community. Before that, he was a writer for Tina Fey's 30 Rock.
He has shown his more serious side in recent years, creating and starring in the highly-acclaimed US drama Atlanta. He also raps under the name Childish Gambino, and has been nominated for two Grammy awards.
Lando Calrissian first appeared in the film The Empire Strikes Back, and was originally played by Billy Dee Williams.
He has proved a popular character over the years, thanks to initially betraying Han Solo and Princess Leia before turning against Darth Vader and joining the Rebel Alliance.
The stand-alone Han Solo film is due to be released in 2018.
While very few details have been released, Solo's hairy sidekick Chewbacca is due to make an appearance.
The film may also examine how Solo obtained the iconic Millennium Falcon from Calrissian during a bet.