Billy Dee Williams Says He Might Return As 'Lando' In Future STAR WARS Movies

Billy Dee Williams Says He Might Return As 'Lando' In Future STAR WARS Movies

Many fans were disappointed that Williams wouldn't be reprising the role of Lando Calrissian in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but the actor has now hinted that he will be back at some point -- perhaps even in the second film of the new trilogy. More past the jump...

By MarkCassidy - Feb 10, 2015 09:02 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Cinelinx
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The roguish Lando Calrissian was a firm fan favourite character from the original Star Wars movies, so we were all hoping Billy Dee Williams would return along with his castmates Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill for J.J. Abrams' The Force Awakens. Though that wasn't to be, Williams did provide the voice for an animated version of Lando in Star Wars Rebels, and while chatting about that to Cinelinx, he might just have let is slip that it won't be too long before we see him back in all his live-action glory too. The site quizzed Williams about not being asked to appear in The Force Awakens and the resulting fan backlash, and here's how he responded.

"Yeah, people were pretty upset about it. But I uh...I may very well...I have a feeling I’m going to show up. There’s nothing I can really discuss about it at this stage. People think of me as the original cast, but I didn’t come in until the second movie. I did Empire and then I did Return of the Jedi, but I came in after everyone else was introduced...So I think they’re probably proceeding in that way."


Now he might just mean that there isn't anything to discuss yet, or that he does know something but can't talk about it. Has Williams been asked to appear in the second instalment of the new trilogy? Or perhaps he means the spin-off film in between? He certainly sounds confident that we will be seeing Lando at some point anyway, but until we hear something official we'll have to speculate. How do you think Lando should be reintroduced... if at all? Share your thoughts in the usual place.
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Dingbat
Dingbat - 2/10/2015, 9:07 PM
Yeah, Lando should appear at some point. If they ever decide to go back in time for a spinoff it'd be awesome to see Han win the Falcon from him in a game of Sabacc



Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 2/10/2015, 9:12 PM
Finn is Lando's son TWIST
sanyaya
sanyaya - 2/10/2015, 9:21 PM
Big Mistake not bringing this guy back at least a cameo would I've been good.
Indy
Indy - 2/10/2015, 9:38 PM
cool hope to see him in the future. I also thought he should of been included in Ep7.
TomSolo
TomSolo - 2/10/2015, 9:48 PM
He had better damn well be in episode 8. Lando was awesome in Empire. Might be my favorite character in the film. Billy Dee isn't an amazing actor, but for me, he was just too cool as Lando. He doesn't need a gigantic role, but I think they can write a part in that makes sense for the movie and stays true to the character and personality without it feeling like they are just having the character there for cheap nostalgia.
AUSSYACE
AUSSYACE - 2/10/2015, 10:37 PM
TRAITOR !!!
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DonkeyTeeth
DonkeyTeeth - 2/11/2015, 1:29 AM
Still kind of pissed that he's not gonna be in The Force Awakens

Vadakin
Vadakin - 2/11/2015, 4:00 AM
Lando should be president of the Republic. He's a war hero, business man and shrewd negotiator (except when it comes to dealing with Sith Lords), plus after 30 years, all the obvious choices will have had their turn in office.
AwesomePromoz
AwesomePromoz - 2/11/2015, 4:19 AM
He should be a sports promoter. Gamorrean guard wrestling.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 2/11/2015, 4:36 AM
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 2/11/2015, 6:30 AM
Awesome! Lando!

Thing94
Thing94 - 2/11/2015, 7:11 AM
gaikinger
gaikinger - 2/11/2015, 8:47 AM
Lando was such an arbitrary character
CorporateDOOM
CorporateDOOM - 2/11/2015, 8:50 AM
Billy, go back to sleep, it was just a nightmare. You're safe here in good ol 1977.
fortycals
fortycals - 2/11/2015, 9:44 AM
No Lando, No peace.
Inohaku
Inohaku - 2/11/2015, 11:12 AM
The fact that he is talking about it means it won't happen. When the original cast was approached by Lucas even before he sold to Disney, they remained completely quiet about it.
KillerOfSaints
KillerOfSaints - 2/11/2015, 12:23 PM
He had more screen time than Boba...
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