Han Solo: Is Lando BISEXUAL? New trailer reveals first Star Wars LGBTQXI character?

It’s been a long time coming.

C-3PO may be the most flamboyant droid in this or any galaxy near or far, far away but Star Wars has never introduced an openly non-heterosexual character on the big screen.

No wonder there is excitement over the latest Solo trailer which shows formerly shameless ladies’ man Lando Calrissian “flirting” with a smiling Han Solo. He even calls him “Babe.” Some fans hvae also seized on the young Lando’s rather stylish and flashy wardrobe as further evidence, althoug the older Billy Dee Williams Leia-loving incarnation also had quite the flair for fashion.

Kathleen Kennedy has been promising to shake up the Star Wars universe for a while now and this would be the biggest step yet. Is Star Wars about to give fans an LGBTQXI icon?

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Fans have already seized on the budding signs after a previous trailer also showed Lando use a flirty affectionate tone when he tells Han: ”You might want to buckle up, baby.”

With the latest scene fans have gone into overdrive, or possibly hyperdrive.

One wrote: “Solo will be a blessing because Lando calls Han “Baby” and “Haan” and L3-37 tells him to stop flirting with the guy.”

Another was far more demanding: “Look I still don’t give a damn about the Solo movie but L3 SPECIFICALLY TOLD LANDO AND HAN TO STOP FLIRTING… JUST SAY THEY WERE MARRIED YOU COWARDS”

Watch the clip next and decide:

The moment comes after Lando takes Han onto the Millennium Falcon and drawls: “Every ship isn’t for everyone. She needs a particular type of pilot.”

Hardly the sexiest line in movie history but his posture, smile and phrasing give it extra meaning which is exposed by his droid accomplice. L3-37 then drily comments: “You done flirting?”

Of course, poor Lando should know that there will only ever be one man (or Wookiee) in Han’s life…

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Fans are now hoping for more of the same when the movie hits the big screen in May.

One said :”They only thing I expect from the Solo movie is a lot of flirting between Han and Lando.”

Another added: “I just…I’m really excited for Solo now because of the one part of the trailer where the bot goes “are you done flirting?” and then it’s a shot of Lando and Han (I know in the movie it’s probably gonna be Han flirting with Qi’ra but I can dream). Give me bisexual Han Solo.”

The last comment points out the fact that Disney and Lucasfilm have a habit of editing trailers to give misleading cues about characters and scenes.

Lando could be calling someone else “Babe” in the movie or flirting with Emilia Clarke’s Qi’ra.

Will the Solo movie duck away from portraying anything outsite a narrow heteronormative narrative or will they finally introduce a character with a rather more fluid or playful sexuality?

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