Showing posts with label Billy Dee Williams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Billy Dee Williams. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

'The Rise of Skywalker' Cast & Crew Interviews

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By: Dominic Jones

With just over a week until the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in theaters, the cast and crew are everywhere.  Late last week there was a press conference for the film, and the cast also sat down for many one-on-one interviews with various press outlets, many of which we've highlighted (along with some other fun interviews) below.  Some of the people feeatured are stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Joonas Suotamo, Naomi Ackie and Kelly Marie Tran, and director JJ Abrams.
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Thursday, December 5, 2019

JJ Abrams Discusses Bringing Back Lando For 'The Rise of Skywalker'

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By: Dominic Jones

Ever since the cast of The Force Awakens was revealed back in 2014 (before the film even had a title), fans have been wondering why Billy Dee Williams wasn't a part of the sequel trilogy. Lando fans were dealt a further blow when it was revealed that Williams wouldn't be back for The Last Jedi either.  Lando wound up being the only major character from the original trilogy to be not be played by their original actor in their first appearance in Disney era of Star Wars, with Donald Glover playing the part in Solo: A Star Wars Story.
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Monday, December 2, 2019

New 'The Rise of Skywalker' Cast & Crew Interviews

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By: Dominic Jones

The final installment in the sequel trilogy, and the Skywalker Saga as a whole, hits theaters next month and the cast and crew want to make sure you know about it.  Many members of the cast and crew have been out and about lately and answering questions about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.  We've compiled some highlights from their interviews, including talk shows and fan Q&As, and featured them below,
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Thursday, May 30, 2019

George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, And More Attend the "Galaxy's Edge" Dedication Ceremony

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By: Dominic Jones

Starting this Friday, fans will finally be able to step into Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, the new themed land opening at Disneyland in California.  Earlier tonight, Disney held the dedication ceremony for Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland and it featured several fan favorite guests from the Star Wars saga.  The ceremony was hosted by Disney CEO Bob Iger, and featured appearances from Star Wars creator George Lucas, and original (and sequel) trilogy stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Billy Dee Williams.
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Friday, February 22, 2019

J.J. Abrams Discusses The End Of Filming & Lando In 'Episode IX'

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By: Benjamin Hart

Last week saw the end of principal photography for the third and final part of the Sequel Trilogy, Star Wars: Episode IX. Director and co-writer J.J. Abrams announced the news by tweeting an emotion-heavy photo of Daisy Ridley(Rey), John Boyega(Finn), and Oscar Isaac(Poe) on set in Jordan.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019

'The Phantom Menace' 20th Anniversary Panel, And More Guests Announced For Celebration Chicago

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By: Dominic Jones

We're now less than fifty days away from Star Wars Celebration Chicago, Lucasfilm's official fan convention, taking place April 11th-15th at McCormmick Place.  And as we get closer, the organizers of the event are revealing more and more about what we can expect to see that weekend.  Today, it was announced that a 20th anniversary of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace panel will be held on Monday.  In addition, eight more celebrity guests were announced.
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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams & Others Prepare For 'Episode IX' Filming

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By: Benjamin Hart

It is now well known that production on Star Wars: Episode IX is now well underway after an exciting casting announcement, along with several leaked set photos. In addition we've also been treated to some some intriguing teases from the cast themselves as they prepare to return to Pinewood Studios in London to film their respective scenes.
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Friday, July 27, 2018

BREAKING: 'Star Wars Episode IX' Cast Revealed, Filming Begins Next Week (Updated!)

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By: Dominic Jones

Lucasfilm has officially announced the full cast of Star Wars Episode IX and confirmed that the film will begin shooting next week on August 1st at Pinewood Studios in London, England.  The announcement revealed that newcomers to the saga Naomi Ackie and Richard E. Grant will join the cast, which also sees Billy Dee Williams reprise his role as Lando Calrissian from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Rumor: Billy Dee Williams To Appear In 'Star Wars: Episode IX'

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By: Benjamin Hart

It appears the big Star Wars: Episode IX rumor that's been floating around recently is now even closer to becoming a reality. Just mere weeks ago our friends at Fantha Tracks reported that a major legacy character was set to appear in the final part of the Sequel Trilogy. Now that report has been corroborated by another trusted source.
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Monday, June 18, 2018

Rumor: Classic Character Set To Return In 'Episode IX'

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By: Dominic Jones

Production on the final installment in the Star Wars sequel trilogy will begin next month, and it looks like fans can expect to see one more familiar face in the film.  The team over at Fantha Tracks is reporting that a big name star from Star Wars history is slated to reprise their role in JJ Abrams' Star Wars Episode IX.  Since we haven't had any official casting announcement yet, we'll classify this as a minor spoiler.  If you're interested in finding out who it is then keep reading, if not stop reading now!
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Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Rian Johnson Confirms Lando Calrissian Will Not Appear In 'The Last Jedi'

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By: Dominic Jones

Ever since the cast of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was announced and Billy Dee Williams was nowhere to be found, Star Wars fans have been wondering if we'll be seeing Lando Calrissian appear in the sequel trilogy.  When Lando didn't appear in The Force Awakens, fans speculated that he might make an appearance in The Last Jedi seeing as Lando didn't appear until the second installment in the original trilogy.  Unfortunately, this is not the case.
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Watch Corey Dee Williams' 'Cloud City Funk' Video From #SWCO, Ft. Mark Hamill, Ray Park and Billy Dee!

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By: Dominic Jones

Corey Dee Williams, son of Lando Calrissian actor Billy Dee Williams, has released a new music video for his band 3-Dee Nucleus' new song "Cloud City Funk" featuring footage shot during Star Wars Celebration Orlando!  The video features Corey and various cosplaying fans at Celebration grooving to the new song, while his father provides some special vocals for the video (as Lando!)  Also featured grooving in the video are, Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, and, Darth Maul actor, Ray Park.  Check it out below,

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Monday, May 15, 2017

Billy Dee Williams Returns as Lando in Cloud City Tourism Parody Video

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By: Dominic Jones

When the casts for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi were announced many fans were wondering why Billy Dee Williams was featured among the returning stars.  The actor joined the galaxy far, far away back in 1980 in The Empire Strikes Back and became a key part in the rebellion's struggle against the Empire in the subsequent film, Return of the Jedi.  So where is he during the new films?  While Williams has reprised his role previously on the animated series Star Wars Rebels, and a younger version of the character is set to appear in the upcoming young Han Solo film played by Donald Glover.
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Thursday, April 6, 2017

On This Day: April 6, 1937

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By Ciaran Duggan,

Billy Dee Williams was born on this day in 1937. Williams played the suave and charming Lando Calrissian in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

The 80-year-old has also voiced the famous and popular character on the hit TV show, Star Wars: Rebels

Williams is an American artist, singer and writer and whilst he is best known for his role in Star Wars he has acted in a number of other famous films including Brian's Song, Nighthawks, The Last Angry Man and Tim Burton's Batman.

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Monday, March 27, 2017

On This Day: March 27, 1985

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By Ciaran Duggan,

Billy Dee Williams got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on this day in 1985.

The 79-year-old played the suave and smooth-talking Lando Calrissian in the final two instalments of the Original Trilogy (The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi).

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Alan Tudyk, Billy Dee Williams, and More To Attend Celebration Orlando

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By: Dominic Jones

The guest list for Star Wars Celebration Orlando continues to grow.  Today four more guests from across the saga (including Rogue One and Star Wars Rebels) were announced to be signing autographs at Celebration.  Attending Celebration are Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian), Alan Tudyk (K-2SO), Vanessa Marshall (Hera Syndulla), and Matt Wood (General Grievous). 
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Friday, February 3, 2017

Billy Dee Williams Discusses Young Lando & Meeting Donald Glover

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By: Benjamin Hart

The Han Solo movie has been making some headlines this week, starting with the announcement that filming had begun filming, followed by two Landos being spotted together. Yesterday a photo made the rounds on Twitter showing the original Lando Calrissian himself, Billy Dee Williams, sitting with Donald Glover, who will be portraying Lando in the upcoming film.
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Billy Dee Williams and Donald Glover Spotted Together

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By: Dominic Jones

A meeting of two generations of the same Star Wars characters were spotted together this week.  Donald Glover, who plays the young Lando Calrissian in the upcoming young Han Solo film, and Billy Dee Williams, who played Lando in the Original Trilogy, were seen sharing a meal this week.  This is the second time the young stars of the Han Solo film, which began filming earlier this week, were spotted with their older counterpart.  Alden Ehrenreich, who plays Han in the film, was spotted with Harrison Ford a couple of weeks ago.  Check out the image of Glover and Williams together below,
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Thursday, June 16, 2016

'Star Wars Battlefront' Bespin DLC Trailer Released

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By: Benjamin Hart

With E3 currently happening in Los Angeles, video games have been a major discussion topic in Star Wars fandom this week. One of the most recent big reveals is information and footage from the upcoming Bespin expansion for Star Wars Battlefront, and today we got a launch trailer for the DLC! In it, we get our first looks at the two new hero characters, Lando Calrissian and Dengar. The trailer features dialogue from Lando who is unmistakably voiced once again by Billy Dee Williams. You will also spot a number of iconic locations, including the Carbon Freezing chamber. We also see various soldiers and vehicles, including AT-ATs, AT-STs, Twin Pod Cloud Cars and the Emperor's Royal Guards. You can watch the trailer below:




Season pass holders will have the opportunity to get their hands on the Bespin DLC starting June 21st. It will subsequnetly be released to the public on July 5th.

Source: EAStarWars(YouTube)

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Sunday, March 27, 2016

Billy Dee Williams to Return as Lando for Two Episodes of 'Star Wars Rebels' Season Three

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By: Dominic Jones

Jedi News and Teekay-421 are reporting that Billy Dee Williams will be back for at least two episodes of Season Three of the Disney XD animated series Star Wars Rebels.  Williams, who portrayed Lando Calrissian in the Original trilogy and in episodes from the first two seasons of Star Wars Rebels, spoke with Sander De Lange and Jelle Kuipers of Teekay-421 at the Dutch Comic Con, where he confirmed his return in Season Three of Star Wars Rebels.  He also confirmed that he would be recording those episodes in the next two weeks.


Williams last appeared as Lando in the Season Two premiere "The Siege of Lothal" and when he was away from his mineral farm on Lothal.  Hopefully we'll learn how the Empire's occupation of the planet (thanks to the actions of our heroes in Season One) has affected Lando's "operation" in Season Three.

Source: Teekay-421 and Jedi News

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