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I have the impression that the phrase "will be" is using the verb "to be" twice. Is that correct?

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No. Will is a modal verb expressing, among other things, future tense, intention, request, habitual behavior, or probability.

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...and there is no etymological connection between will and be or any other 'be' related form (am, are, is, etc). – Mitch Apr 8 '11 at 2:54
@Mitch: ORIGIN Old English willa (noun), willian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wil, German Wille (nouns), also to will and the adverb well . – Robusto Apr 8 '11 at 2:57
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@Mitch: there is no etymological connection between go and went, either. This is called suppletion. – RegDwighт♦ Apr 8 '11 at 9:27
I thought they were related because of other conjugations such as "was" and "were" – Jader Dias Apr 8 '11 at 12:14
@Jader: Do you mean that 'will' and 'were' are phonetically similar and so might be cognate? if you follow the etymology links and also look at the full set of conjugations of 'to be' in English (and Germanic, and IE), you'll see that 'to be' has several distinct non-cognate forms. And the modal 'will' (and the other English modals) is not cognate with any of the 'to be' forms. – Mitch Apr 8 '11 at 14:17
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