The deal hasn’t changed.
Billy Dee Williams won’t appear in a sly cameo.
Despite fan hopes, one character introduced inThe Empire Strikes Backwont appear in the newStar Warssequel.
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Lando Calrissian isnotmaking an appearance.
No, and I dont want fans to get their hopes up, writer-director Rian Johnson tells EW.
Hes not in the film and it was never really something that came up.
I mean, I loved that character.
Williams, now 80, is still going strong and is a frequent presence at conventions.
His manager, Brad Kramer, said he was hoping to return, too.
In recent years, Williams has provided the voice of Calrissian for the animatedStar Wars: Rebelsseries.
And he often turned up as the character on the subversive stop-motion comedy seriesRobot Chicken.
J.J. Abrams could still find a place for him in 2019sEpisode IX.
If the filmmaker plays his Sabacc cards right.
