Lando Calrissian is probably the last character from the original Star Wars trilogy to appear in the sequels, as he doesn’t make an in-person appearance until The Rise of Skywalker. It was great to see Billy Dee Williams return to his iconic role—this time as a much older man than he was during Return of…
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Things I Like: Lando Calrissian (Star Wars “Original Trilogy)
Lando Calrissian was a decent character in the original Star Wars Trilogy, but he doesn’t get a lot of screen time. He’s an old friend of Han Solo, who became the leader of Cloud City which is an independent civilization that is supposedly out of the reach of the Empire. Until Darth Vader shows up…
Fun Fact: When Billy Dee Williams Pranked Mark Hamill on British Royalty
Billy Dee Williams and Mark Hamill said that the former convinced the later that looking in the eyes of British royalty carried a prison sentence. Whether they were joking or not is unconfirmed.