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Billy Dee Williams ' plan appearance at the Saskatchewan Entertainment Expo this twelvemonth has been canceled , fuel rumors he will be inStar war : Episode IX . Despite serving a key stick out role in the original trilogy , Williams ' Lando Calrissian has not even been mentioned by name in the two released installments of the sequel trilogy . Rian Johnson attempted to find a spotfor the rooter - pet scoundrel inThe Last Jedi , but it was never a born fit . As gravid as it would be to see Lando again , many fans would agree it ’d be in effect if it was n’t just empty rooter inspection and repair .
It ’s becoming probable J.J. Abrams and Chris Terrio were able-bodied to crack the code forStar war 9 . Earlier this year , Williams ' unexampled training regimensparked speculation he was getting into shape for a return to the galaxy far , far out . That bit of intelligence was briefly followed bya report saying Williams was in the film , and it was only a matter of time before it was formally unveil . Now , we may have the most convincing nugget of evidence that Lando will aid close out the saga .
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On June 28 , 2018 , theSaskatchewan Entertainment Expo Facebook pageannounced Williams will not serve as originally intended"due to a film schedule conflict . “For his part , the role player expressed rue and look forward to run to the convention in 2019 .
The fact that Williams ' abstract thought was specifically report as a"film schedule conflict"points to him being inStar war 9 . He currently does n’t have any other characteristic - length productions on the docket , and the timing of all of this adds up . Abrams will start master photographylater this month , while the Saskatchewan Expo takes position September 15 and 16 . Of course , major studio apartment tentpoles likeStar Warstake several months to dash , so it ’s reasonable to assume Williams would be preoccupied with reprising Lando for a while . For comparison ’s saki , output on Abrams’The Force Awakensran from May to November 2014 . Even if thing move along at a immediate footstep this time around , filming should take longer than two calendar month .
It ’ll be interesting to see if Williams is included on the officialEpisode IXcast list when cameras start to roll . As bear witness by keeping Frank Oz inThe Last Jedia secret , Lucasfilm is n’t beyond preserve the surprise of a legacy actor rejoin . That being pronounce , if Lando is inStar war 9 , it ’ll likely be for a more healthy part than a single - scene cameo - especially since he ca n’t work a pattern appearance around the shot agenda . WithStar Wars 9 in need of a veteran drawing card to help guide the young leads of the sequel , General Lando Calrissian could be called upon to save the sidereal day again . Maybe he ’ll even get to fly theMillennium Falconone last time .
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