"Atlanta" star and creator Donald Glover had some big shoes to fill when he stepped into the role of young Lando Calrissian, a character made famous in the original "Star Wars" films by Billy Dee Williams.
So Glover met with Williams prior to filming the latest "Star Wars" film, "Solo: A Star Wars Story," which opens nationwide Friday.
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"Just be charming," Glover, 34, recalled the former Lando’s telling him.
"And I don't even think he was looking at me when he did it," Glover said. "He was like I don't know, you know, be charming. Which was really great advice; not to overthink it."
"Solo: A Star Wars Story" is directed by Ron Howard and stars Glover, Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Thandie Newton and Paul Bettany.
ABC News' Jason Nathanson contributed to this report