While taking great care to point out how much he admires the work of Donald Glover, describing him as "a delightful young man. Extremely talented", Billy Dee Williams, currently on the book tour to promote his autobiography What Have We Here, spoke to Radio Times about his own tour of the galaxy which most recently saw him return in The Rise of Skywalker, and make sure the world knows that in his mind despite Donald Glover having inhabited the character of Lando in Solo and a future movie being worked on right now, he is the one and only Lando Calrissian. “I had a nice little lunch with him. He’s a delightful young man. Extremely talented,” Williams said. “But I don’t see him… I mean, when it comes to Lando Calrissian there’s only one Lando Calrissian. I created that character.” Williams also shared the only advice he gave Glover about playing Lando: “I told him to be charming – two words! That’s all I needed to tell him. That’s all I could think of.” “He’s part of a whole new generation. He’ll create whatever he needs to create, to bring appeal to the character,” Williams said of Glover. “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,” Williams added. Asked if he would ever put Lando’s cape back on for another “Star Wars” project, Williams said, “Pay me a lot of money and I’ll sell my soul.” While we don't know if or when Billy Dee will return as Lando, we do know that Donald Glover is slated to forge on with a Lando movie with his brother Stephen. Could Billy Dee be a part of that project? We can but hope. [amazon box="0593318609"]
Billy Dee Williams, known in such works as “Lady Sings The Blues” “Mahogany” and four “Star Wars” films playing Lando Calrissian, was born in New York city, NY on this date April 6, 1937.
He was an artist before his acting career took off, having studied art at New York’s High School of Music and Art and at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Design.
Billy Dee Williams has had gallery showings where his works have sold for tens of thousands of dollars, and his paintings have been displayed in the National Portrait Gallery, The Schomburg Center, and The Smithsonian Institution.
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Superb news as leaping into the number 5 position on the Non-Fiction chart is What Have We Here?, the autobiography of Billy Dee Williams which has caught the imagination of not only the Star Wars galaxy but also the reading public and the smoothest author in the galaxy had this to say. https://twitter.com/realbdw/status/1760442160355156476 Congratulations to Billy Dee, and to read or hear What Have We Here?, click below. [amazon box="B0C4BTY19M"]
Today In History Billy Dee Williams, known in such works as “Lady Sings The Blues” “Mahogany” and four “Star Wars” films playing Lando Calrissian, was born in New York city on this date April 6, 1937. He was an artist before his acting career took off, having studied art at New York's High School of Music and Art and at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Design. Billy Dee Williams has had gallery showings where his works have sold for tens of thousands of dollars, and his paintings have been displayed in the National Portrait Gallery, The Schomburg Center, and The Smithsonian Institution. CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #cartermagazine #carter #staywoke #billydeewilliams #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history https://www.instagram.com/p/CcAYwx3OeLi/?utm_medium=tumblr