Billy Dee Williams; Donald Glover.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images; Matt Winkelmeyer/FilmMagicBilly Dee Williams is sharing his thoughts onDonald Gloverplaying his previousStar Warsrole, Lando Calrissian.“I had a nice little lunch with him,” Williams, 86, told UK magazineRadio Timesearlier this month. “He’s a delightful young man. Extremely talented. But I don’t see him… I mean, when it comes to Lando Calrissian there’s only one Lando Calrissian. I created that character.”“I told him to be charming - two words!,” the actor continued. “That’s all I needed to tell him. That’s all I could think of.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Billy Dee Williams in ‘Return Of The Jedi’.Lucasfilm/Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock"He’s part of a whole new generation,” Williams said of Glover, 40. “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.”“I took care of the 20th century, now he’s got to take care of the 21st,” he added.Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’.J Olley/Lucasfilm/Disney/Kobal/ShutterstockWilliams portrayed the role of Lando Calrissian in 1980’sThe Empire Strikes Back,Return of the Jediin 1983 andThe Rise of Skywalkerin 2019. Glover, however, played the younger version of Lando in 2018’sSolo: A Star Wars Story.TheMr. & Mrs. Smithstar is also set to take on the role again in a feature film after he was previously working on aStar Warsspinoff serieswith his brotherStephen Glover.“It’s not even a show,” Stephen said in an episode ofPablo Torre Finds Outpodcast, perDeadline. “The idea right now is to do a movie. … Right now because of the strike, it’s like [a game of] telephone.”
Billy Dee Williams; Donald Glover.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images; Matt Winkelmeyer/FilmMagic
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images; Matt Winkelmeyer/FilmMagic
Billy Dee Williams is sharing his thoughts onDonald Gloverplaying his previousStar Warsrole, Lando Calrissian.“I had a nice little lunch with him,” Williams, 86, told UK magazineRadio Timesearlier this month. “He’s a delightful young man. Extremely talented. But I don’t see him… I mean, when it comes to Lando Calrissian there’s only one Lando Calrissian. I created that character.”“I told him to be charming - two words!,” the actor continued. “That’s all I needed to tell him. That’s all I could think of.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Billy Dee Williams in ‘Return Of The Jedi’.Lucasfilm/Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock"He’s part of a whole new generation,” Williams said of Glover, 40. “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.”“I took care of the 20th century, now he’s got to take care of the 21st,” he added.Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’.J Olley/Lucasfilm/Disney/Kobal/ShutterstockWilliams portrayed the role of Lando Calrissian in 1980’sThe Empire Strikes Back,Return of the Jediin 1983 andThe Rise of Skywalkerin 2019. Glover, however, played the younger version of Lando in 2018’sSolo: A Star Wars Story.TheMr. & Mrs. Smithstar is also set to take on the role again in a feature film after he was previously working on aStar Warsspinoff serieswith his brotherStephen Glover.“It’s not even a show,” Stephen said in an episode ofPablo Torre Finds Outpodcast, perDeadline. “The idea right now is to do a movie. … Right now because of the strike, it’s like [a game of] telephone.”
Billy Dee Williams is sharing his thoughts onDonald Gloverplaying his previousStar Warsrole, Lando Calrissian.
“I had a nice little lunch with him,” Williams, 86, told UK magazineRadio Timesearlier this month. “He’s a delightful young man. Extremely talented. But I don’t see him… I mean, when it comes to Lando Calrissian there’s only one Lando Calrissian. I created that character.”
“I told him to be charming - two words!,” the actor continued. “That’s all I needed to tell him. That’s all I could think of.”
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Billy Dee Williams in ‘Return Of The Jedi’.Lucasfilm/Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock
Lucasfilm/Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock
“He’s part of a whole new generation,” Williams said of Glover, 40. “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.”
“I took care of the 20th century, now he’s got to take care of the 21st,” he added.
Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’.J Olley/Lucasfilm/Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock
J Olley/Lucasfilm/Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock
Williams portrayed the role of Lando Calrissian in 1980’sThe Empire Strikes Back,Return of the Jediin 1983 andThe Rise of Skywalkerin 2019. Glover, however, played the younger version of Lando in 2018’sSolo: A Star Wars Story.
TheMr. & Mrs. Smithstar is also set to take on the role again in a feature film after he was previously working on aStar Warsspinoff serieswith his brotherStephen Glover.
“It’s not even a show,” Stephen said in an episode ofPablo Torre Finds Outpodcast, perDeadline. “The idea right now is to do a movie. … Right now because of the strike, it’s like [a game of] telephone.”
source: people.com
