Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
Billy Dee Williams recently revealed that he never understand hisStar Warscharacter , Lando Calrissian as the Rebel general - type . Williams is reprising his landmark role forStar state of war : The lift of Skywalker , again joining the ranks of another rebellion to salve the galaxy from an oppressive authorities .
Lando first appears inStar Wars : The Empire Strikes Backas the overseer of Cloud City , ab initio selling out Han and Leia to the Empire before pull in his mistake . InStar Wars : The Return of the Jedi , Lando helps Leia rescue Han from Jabba the Hutt and later accept part in the Rebellion ’s violation on the second Death Star , piloting the Millenium Falcon - a ship that was originally his untilHan won it off him . Since those film , Star Warsmedia has provided more scope on Lando and his friendly relationship with Han , with Donald Glover most of late portraying a unseasoned Lando inSolo . These former adventures depict a Lando who ’s a risk taker and moon-curser , and a far cry from the Rebellion general he by and by becomes .
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In an interview withEsquire , Williams portion out that he earlier get wind a very unlike future for Lando , too , one more in line with his theatrical role ’s business interests .
" I always imagine Lando being like Steve Wynn , run Las Vegas . Because he ’s a gambler . But he was a bit of a showman , a bit of an entrepreneur . That ’s how I see Lando . I never inevitably saw him as a general function around shooting things . "
When Lando returns inThe Rise of Skywalker , it will be as an icon of the galax ’s premature rebellion . From what we ’ve seen of him in the trailers andpromotional image , Landois picture as hold court among a radical of starry - eyed Resistance fighters or again piloting the Falcon . It may not have been the hereafter Williams initially imagine for the scoundrel , but it appears to have worked out well enough . Lando is , after all , still awake while so many of supporter are pop off . Plus , it should be take note that small has been revealed about what Lando has been up to betweenReturn of the JediandRise of Skywalker , so maybe he was an intergalactic casino owner for a a time ?
In plus to Lando being the veteran inThe Rise of Skywalker , Williams is returning to the franchise as one of the few remaining veteran stars of theoriginal trilogy . Harrison Ford , Carrie Fisher , and Peter Mayhew all returned forStar Wars : The Force Awakens , and Mark Hamill did as well comeStar war : The Last Jedi . However , only Hamill and Williams , with Fisher appearing through reused footage , will be in the coming film . Another and belike last live - action appearance from Williams as Lando is something fans have been clamour for ever since the sequel trilogy was announced , and it find inStar Wars : The Rise of Skywalker- just not as Williams recall it would .
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