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Billy Dee Williams prepare for his role inStar war : Episode IXin a raw exercise TV . After being scatty for the first two instalment of the sequel trilogy , Lando Calrissian will make his triumphant return in the grand close . Williams , who portray the sports fan - favorite villain in the original trilogy , wasofficially confirmed as part of the engorge ensemble castback in July . The promulgation came on the cad of several rumors , fuel mainly by Williams ' education regimen .
It remains to be seen just how Lando fits into the story ’s narrative , though viewers are no doubt excited to see the theatrical role come back . Donald Glover ’s turn as the younger Calrissian in this summer’sSolowas well welcome , but it ’ll be especial to see Williams present the character one last time . He continues to put in the hard study to get back into majestic combat configuration , as evidence by his belated social media post .
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On his prescribed Twitter account , Williamsshared a video of himself at the gymnasium , throwing punches with his trainer . The 81 - year sometime certainly looks like he ’s ready to take on the First Order , as you’re able to see in the space below :
Episode IXbegan output about a month ago , but it ’s unknown when Williams will join director J.J. Abrams and crew for his scenes . grounds suggests it ’ll be relatively shortly , seeing that the worker was forced tocancel his scheduled show at the Saskatchewan Entertainment Expo , which takes place September 15 and 16 . One of the large question aboutStar warfare 9is how important Lando ’s role will be . The first two entry of this trilogy elevated a classic veteran by making them a key supporting player in the story , and many have speculate that ’s what ’s in computer memory for Calrissian . Of naturally , Episode IXwill also featureGeneral Leia Organa via unused footage of Carrie Fisher , so it ’ll be interesting to see how it all play out . Abrams would n’t have brought Leia back for just a glorified cameo , so he must have something special in store .
Even though Williams is actively training , it does n’t inevitably mean his part will be activeness heavy . After all , Mark Hamill want to get in shape for his notorious silent cameo inThe Force Awakens . That is n’t to say Lando wo n’t be involved in a few located composition ( Harrison Ford held his own inEpisode VII ) , but the physicality should be somewhat circumscribed . At 81 , there ’s only so much he ’d realistically be able-bodied to do ( and Abrams , for all the CGI he can utilise , likes to keep thing practical ) , and the untried mould will be able to handle most of the action . If Abrams want to get Lando in the fight , suffer him pilot theFalconagain would be a courteous touch .
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