Billy Dee Williams Would ‘Sell His Soul’ To Star Wars Again

Shortly before Billy Dee Williams returned as Lando Calrissian, another actor tried their hand at the role. In 2018’s «Solo: A Star Wars Story,» which explores the younger years of the famed Corellian smuggler Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich, who was influenced by Jack Nicholson in his performance), Donald Glover plays a younger Lando. Not only did he end up blowing away many moviegoers with his take on the iconic character, but he seemed to earn the stamp of approval from Williams himself as well.

«He’s part of a whole new generation. He’ll create whatever he needs to create, to bring appeal to the character. He’s a very talented young lad and very imaginative. I mean, it’s not for me to say what he should do with the character at this stage,» Williams told Radio Times, referring to Glover as «a delightful young man. Extremely talented.» At the same time, despite Glover’s talent, Williams notes that he still thinks of Lando as his character — likely the reason for his hefty desired salary to return to it. He added, «I mean, when it comes to Lando Calrissian there’s only one Lando Calrissian. I created that character.»

With the Lando Calrissian-centric Disney+ series on the way, and with Donald Glover reportedly tapped to co-write and star, it’ll be interesting to see if he’ll fly solo as the character or if Disney will crack open its checkbook to bring Billy Dee Williams back one more time.