Pre-production on J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars Episode IX is well underway, with filming set to start this month. Several actors from the last two films will return here, while Keri Russell is in talks to play a new character. Now, an original Star Wars trilogy alum – who has been rumored to return for years – has signed on. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Billy Dee Williams is set to reprise the role of Lando Calrissian in Episode IX. Williams has been rumored to join the sequel trilogy from the beginning, but for one reason or another, it didn’t work out until now. More recently, Williams dropped out of a…

Production is about to begin on Lucasfilm’s next Star Wars movie, Episode IX. J.J. Abrams returns to direct, with actors like Daisy Ridley and John Boyega reprising their roles from past films. Now, casting is underway for new characters, and Abrams is eyeing a familiar face. According to Variety, Keri Russell is in early talks for a role in Episode IX. She and J.J. Abrams worked together on the Felicity television series, as well as Abrams’ first movie as a director, Mission: Impossible III. While Russell’s deal isn’t closed yet, the fact that she and Abrams have collaborated before can only help. As usual, details on Russell’s potential role are…