Carrie Fisher’s scenes in Star Wars will not be changed

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“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” will not be changed because of Carrie Fisher’s death. The actress, who died in December, appears throughout the next instalment of the blockbuster series and won’t be replaced by a hologram, Walt Disney Co.’s top executive announced Thursday. Fisher’s unexpected death sparked fervent speculation about how Disney would handle her role as Leia in “Stars Wars: The Last Jedi,” which is the eighth film in the series and scheduled for release in December. “She’s in ‘VIII,’ and we’re not changing eight to deal with her passing,” Disney chief executive Bob Iger said Thursday. “Her performance, which we’ve been really pleased with, remains as it was.” “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” hits theatres Dec. 15, with the untitled Han Solo anthology film is scheduled for a May 2018 release.