LeVar Burton Addresses Possible ‘Community’ Movie Cameo: “We May Need An Update”
deadline.comAlthough Donald Glover‘s return to Community for the upcoming movie is reason enough to celebrate, many fans are curious about the fate of another recurring character.
When asked if he would reprise his self-referential role for the Community movie after sailing off with Glover’s Troy in Season 5 of the NBC sitcom, LeVar Burton played coy but ultimately agreed audiences deserve to see an update on his whereabouts. “Ask [creator] Dan Harmon,” Burton told TVLine when asked about a potential cameo.
Glover starred as former high school jock Troy since the show premiered in 2009, before departing with the 2014 episode ‘Geothermal Escapism’, which saw him sailing around the world with Burton on the Childish Tycoon as stipulated in their late mutual friend Pierce’s (Chevy Chase) will.
Although that was the last time either of them were seen on the show, a news ticker at the end of the Season 5 finale teased, “BREAKING NEWS: LeVar Burton and non-celebrity companion captured by pirates in the Gulf of Mexico.” When asked if that was indeed the fictional Burton’s fate, the real Burton responded, “I don’t doubt it.
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