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The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the long-gestating rumors that Billy Dee Williams will return to that galaxy far, far away and will reprise his role of Lando Calrissian for next year’s Star Wars: Episode IX!
Williams made his debut as the gambling scoundrel in Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, reprising in Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, and in countless other Star Wars shows like Star Wars Rebels and games like Star Wars: Jedi Knight II – Jedi Outcast. He even voiced the character in various Robot Chicken and Family Guy episodes dedicated solely to Star Wars as well as The LEGO Movie. Donald Glover stepped into the role earlier this year to play a younger Lando in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
In Episode IX, Williams joins returning franchise stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, and Adam Driver, plus newcomer (and frequent J.J. Abrams collabroator) Keri Russell.
Originally Posted by sully1983:
The new cast flat out just sucks . I don't give a shit about any of them . Disney fucked themselves over by killing off Luke and Han . God damn it would have been cool to see them team up with Lando to do one last mission but no.
This just looks lame tbh . Jar Jar Abrams is a hack director.
This is the truth. The new characters inspire absolutely nothing. They are poorly developed schlock riding the coattails of the dying original cast. [Reply]
VII and VIII were badass. This looks like great so far. Won't bother trying to talk most of you out of your insane hatred for the best Star Wars movies since Empire, but I'm really excited. [Reply]