A documentary about the Invictus games from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle finally has a premiere date.
28.07.2023 - 00:51 / deadline.com
With Justin Simien recently parting ways with the series, Deadline has confirmed that Donald Glover and his brother Stephen have come on to develop the Lando Calrissian series Lando for Lucasfilm and Disney+. Glover and his brother Stephen Glover will write the series with plans to write the series as if Donal will reprise the role he first appeared in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Lucasfilm had no comment.
Justin Simien, who recently directed Haunted Mansion for Disney, parted ways with the project last year and sources confirm the Glovers came on to develop the project prior to the recent Writers Strike.
Originally played by Billy Dee Williams in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Donald first appeared as Calrissian in Ron Howard’s 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, which also starred Alden Ehrenreich as a younger version of Han Solol as well as Emilia Clarke and Woody Harrelson.
The news was first reported by Above the Line.
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A documentary about the Invictus games from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle finally has a premiere date.
teaser trailer for the docuseries entitled “Heart of Invictus” dropped Wednesday and will premiere on the streamer on Aug. 30.The sporting games were founded in 2014 by the Duke of Sussex, 38, as an Olympic-style tournament for injured men and women who served in the armed forces.The show will involve the royal meeting with different players, as well as interviews with wounded participants who want to share their inspirational stories.“The Games doesn’t focus on what causes the injury but really about the recovery and how to be part of a community again,” Harry said in the teaser.“Everyone is going to struggle at some point,” he went on.In the clip, footage of Harry speaking during a previous Invictus Games’ opening ceremony is shown.Shots of veterans talking about their service and the pain from their ailments are also featured.
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