THE UPCOMING STANDALONE Han Solo film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller already found a leading man in Alden Ehrenreich (Hail Caesar), leaving fans to speculate over who might play young Lando Calrissian. Out of nowhere, like the Milennium Falcon swooping in to clear a shot at the Death Star exhaust port, the official Star Wars Twitter feed made the big announcement this afternoon.

https://twitter.com/starwars/status/789573195506524160

It’s a banner year for Glover, whose FX series Atlanta got renewed for a second season shortly after its debut in September. No, he didn’t get to play Miles Morales/Spider-Man for Marvel (though he did get to voice that character), but, this is pretty sweet. A witty, roguish charmer seems to fit naturally with his talents. If his banter with Ehrenreich is anything like his competing to be alpha male with Joel McHale in the Star Wars-influenced paintball episode of Community, this might be the greatest magic trick Lord and Miller ever pull.