But its been a losing bet every time.
Williams wasnt in that black-and-white group photo that announced the cast ofThe Force Awakensin April 2014.
Others insisted hed turn up in the casino world of Canto Bight inThe Last Jedi.
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But, to strain the gambling metaphor a little further: No dice.
Lucasfilm and Disney have not confirmed this.
But they also havent denied it.
(Well be getting a start-of-production story when the film begins to roll camera.)
Williams himself is open to it.
There is more reason to be optimistic about the reports this time.
Theres one more good reason to include Lando Calrissian, and it goes beyond just high-fiving fans.
Landos appeal similar to Hans is that he navigated that gray zone between good and bad.
Unlike Han, Lando had bigger aspirations.
Still, compromise is a politicians weapon.
And that weapon sometimes hurts those who dont deserve it.
Later, Lando insists he had no choice.
What Lando learned, however, is that there is no bargaining with the devil.
Im altering the deal, Darth Vader tells him.
Pray I dont alter it any further.
The arc of Lando Calrissian is realizing that you cant fight darkness with more darkness.
Fine manners are no bulwark against cruelty.
You cant cheat your way into the light side.
He barely escapes the fireball, and he could just as easily have been consumed by it.
He knew that going in.
Where would we find Lando Calrissians heart 30-some years later?
I have no idea.
But I sure hopeEpisode IXshows us.
