Childish Gambino may be able to sing, but he’s ill-equipped to survive a post-apocalyptic world in the new trailer for Bando Stone & The New World, a brand new sci-fi comedy from director/star Donald Glover.
The mysterious new trailer doesn’t include a release date or official synopsis, but it does reveal that the upcoming comedy features the original motion picture soundtrack by Childish Gambino.
Look for the new track “LITHONIA” to release tomorrow, where more insight about Bando Stone could potentially be revealed.
The trailer below highlights actor/producer/director Donald Glover as Bando Stone, a former pop star unprepared for all the strange encounters, from angry animals to dinosaurs to bizarre laser formations. Jessica Allain also stars, and her character in the trailer sets up some of the rules as she explains that they can only move about the tropical island setting at night as, as her son, played by Glover’s eldest son, Legend, adds, “that’s when everything comes out.”
“A little creepy, but that’s fine,“ Brand Stone retorts.
The trailer debuted last night at the BET Awards ceremony.
An official instagram account for Bando Stone includes a mysterious map that seems to feature Manhattan’s Little Island, New York. That the film credits Evi Wilder as the screenwriter only deepens the mystery further, as the writer has no previous film credits listed.
Bando Stone & The New World was produced by RCA Records and Childish Gambino through Glover’s new production company, Gilga and marks Glover’s first feature film directorial debut. The multi-hyphenate talent has helmed multiple episodes of beloved series “Atlanta.”
Could this all be an elaborate concept feature to accompany the album’s release? Possibly. But it looks like a ton of fun.
