Emily Patrick

epatrick@citizen-times.com

Billy Dee Williams, who played Lando Calrissian in two of the original "Star Wars" movies, will play Tito, the band leader, in a remake of "Dirty Dancing" that will film in the Asheville area, according to Deadline.

In "Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back," Williams's Calrissian is an administrator of the Cloud City who sells out the rebels to Darth Vader. In "Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi," he helps the rebels escape from Jabba the Hutt and becomes a general in the rebel force.

Williams played Harvey Dent — the character that becomes supervillain Two-Face — in the 1989 "Batman" directed by Tim Burton, in addition to other film roles.

The new "Dirty Dancing," a three-hour TV special for ABC, will also star Abigail Breslin as Baby, Debra Messing as her mother, Colt Prattes as Johnny, Nicole Scherzinger as Penny the dance instructor, and "Modern Family's" Sarah Hyland as Baby's sister, Lisa Houseman, according to Deadline.

High Hampton Inn & Country Club in Cashiers has confirmed the movie will shoot on its campus. Other locations have not been released.

The exact dates of filming haven't been announced, but documents from the Department of Commerce indicate principal photography in North Carolina will take place from April 11 to June 27.

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