Billy Dee Williams Kinda Shades Donald Glover Over “Lando”

Billy Dee Williams, the unique actor behind the enduring “Star Wars” character Lando Calrissian, has made his emotions clear concerning the position and its legacy, stressing that in his eyes, “there is just one Lando Calrissian.”

The assertion comes amid the event of a brand new “Lando” film by Donald Glover, who portrayed a youthful model of the character within the 2018 movie “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”

Williams first took on the position of Lando within the 1980 movie “The Empire Strikes Again,” incomes approval for his charismatic and complicated portrayal of the Cloud Metropolis administrator-turned-rebel hero.

He reprised his position in 1983’s “Return of the Jedi” and made a nostalgic return in 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker.”

Regardless of the character being performed by Donald Glover within the latest prequel, Williams instructed Radio Occasions journal that he views his personal portrayal as definitive, citing the creation and improvement of Lando’s on-screen persona as his handiwork.

Throughout a gathering with Donald Glover concerning the character, Williams expressed assist for the youthful actor’s expertise however reiterated his view that his Lando is unparalleled.

“I had a pleasant little lunch with him. He’s a pleasant younger man. Extraordinarily gifted. However I don’t see him… I imply, relating to Lando Calrissian there’s just one Lando Calrissian. I created that character,” Williams said.

Regardless of the agency stance on his distinctive connection to Lando, Williams provided Glover recommendation to “be charming” within the position, recognizing the necessity for the character to evolve with the instances and the actor’s interpretation.

He acknowledged Glover’s duty to convey Lando into the twenty first century, having coated the twentieth century himself.

Williams additionally humorously hinted at the potential of returning to the position himself, given the precise incentive: “Pay me some huge cash and I’ll promote my soul.”

The information of Glover’s Lando evolving from a restricted Disney+ sequence to a full-fledged film venture surfaced in July of the earlier 12 months, marking one other chapter within the storied legacy of the “Star Wars” universe.