Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opens in U.S. theaters on December 16, 2016, followed by Star Wars: Episode VIII on December 15, 2017, the Han Solo Star Wars Anthology film on May 25, 2018, Star Wars: Episode IXin 2019, and the third Star Wars Anthology film in 2020.
While Williams isn’t as synonymous with Lando as Harrison Ford is with Han Solo, this will still prove to be a challenge.
Han Solo is expected to begin production in January 2017, which is just five months away as of this writing.
According to The Wrap, the filmmakers are looking to cast a young Lando Calrissian for the prequel.