Donald Glover Explains Why He’s Retiring ‘Childish Gambino’ Name
Donald Glover will probably be retiring his Childish Gambino moniker this month after half a dozen albums underneath the title.
Ahead of the discharge of his sixth album Bando Stone & the New World on Friday (July 19), Glover spoke to the New York Times concerning the LP and why his rap alter-ego will probably be no extra.
“It really was just like, ’Oh, it’s done,’” he stated of the second he realized he not felt linked to the title. “It’s not fulfilling. And I just felt like I didn’t need to build in this way anymore.”
Bando Stone & The New World will function Glover’s second album of 2024 following Atavista, the up to date model of his 2020 LP 3.15.20, which dropped in May.
Adding to his long-awaited music comeback, the multi-hyphenate can be gearing as much as embark on a large world tour that may take him the world over between August 2024 and February 2025.
He’ll be joined on the highway by fellow genre-bending stars Willow Smith and Amaarae.
There will probably be a movie of the identical title to accompany the brand new album as properly, out there solely in IMAX theaters.
Produced by RCA and Gilga, the film sees Glover enjoying a fictional well-known musician named Bando Stone who should navigate a post-apocalyptic world, regardless of his solely expertise being singing.
The creepy but comedic trailer reveals Glover’s character banding along with fellow survivors to make their strategy to security, solely to come across big blood-thirsty creatures, electromagnetic traps and different surreal, probably extraterrestrial threats.
“What are you when the world ends?” is the sobering query posed to viewers.
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Bando Stone & The New World additionally stars English actress Jessica Allain, finest recognized for her roles in horror thrillers Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Fear and Thriller.
On the appearing facet of his profession, Donald Glover has stated that he received’t be returning for season two of Mr. & Mrs. Smith regardless of the present being renewed by Amazon Prime.
Glover and his co-star Maya Erskine are usually not slated to guide the cost within the present’s second season, in response to a report from Variety. He will nonetheless be credited as a co-creator and govt producer on the sequence alongside Francesca Sloane, who is about to return as showrunner.
Reps for Glover didn’t return Variety‘s request for remark, and Amazon declined to substantiate or deny whether or not the multi-hyphenate would return to the titular function. However, it’s speculated that his musical commitments might have influenced his choice to not return to the present.
