Star Wars Episode IX has announced the return of Lando Calrissian to the sequel trilogy, and Billy Dee Williams is set to reprise the role of the galaxy's favorite old smoothie. For now, Williams is undergoing some training to get in shape for the film, and Williams shares this post of himself getting to work.
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We don't really know what Lando is going to be doing in the film when we meet him, but I don't expect him to be doing a lot of running around. At 81 years old, it's amazing that Williams would agree to undergo training at all.
My guess is that Lando will be one of the old Rebel generals who will answer the call of the Resistance and will once again be pulled back into the fight. After finding out Lando's backstory in Solo: A Star Wars Story, a lot of people are expecting him to take back the Falcon once more—and maybe kamikaze it into one last blaze of glory.
I can't even think about how emotional I'll get if Lando says "L3" while he's inside the Falcon.
For now, Lucasfilm is keeping a tight lid on Star Wars Episode IX, and we shouldn't be expecting any trailer drops soon. There have been rumors of an upcoming BTS featurette though, and possibly even a title reveal. With December 2019 being such a long time away, maybe Lucasfilm could throw us something to be excited about for Christmas.
Catch Star Wars Episode IX in theaters Dec. 20, 2019.
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