Billy Dee Williams is about to return to a galaxy far, far away.

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.” This is very exciting news, especially for those of us inexplicably drawn to smooth talking scoundrels.

It’s also not that much of a surprise. Williams reprised his role as Lando in two episodes of the animated series “Star Wars: Rebels,” which wrapped up this March. And, of course, the character was splashily reintroduced in this summer’s “Carrie Fisher died tragically between installments.

“Star Wars: Episode IX,” which will once again star Keri Russell to the cast. It’s set to open December 20th, 2019.