Star Wars Episode 9: 15 Big Questions From Everything We Know So Far

8. Will Lando Die?

Lando Calrissian
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For the first time since 1983's Return of the Jedi, we're going to see Billy Dee Williams in a live-action Star Wars movie, reprising his role as Lando Calrissian.

Bringing Lando back is a nice bit of fan-service, but one that also makes sense: the Resistance is in dire need of support, so it fits that Leia would turn to an old friend at this point in time.

However, the trilogy has also made a habit of killing off old characters, and could Lando be amongst them? His role can only really be a supporting one with the Resistance, and we'll likely see him pilot the Falcon - but given that too could well be destroyed, as part of the iconography of the saga they're ending, then we might have to say goodbye to Lando too.

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