Late Carrie Fisher to star in next Star Wars
ACTOR Todd Fisher has welcomed the announcement that unreleased footage of his late sister Carrie Fisher will be used in the next Star Wars film.
Lucasfilm and Star Wars writerdirector JJ Abrams announced on Friday that footage of the Princess Leia star shot for 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be used in the ninth instalment in the space opera’s core trilogies. The actress, who died aged 60 in 2016, played Princess Leia in five films.
She starred in the 1977 original, its sequel The Empire Strikes Back in 1980, and then again in 1983’s Return Of The Jedi. Then, following Disney’s 2012 acquisition of the franchise, Fisher reprised her role in 2015’s The Force Awakens and its 2017 followup, The Last Jedi. Abrams promised fans that Fisher’s appearance will make for a “satisfying conclusion” to the latest trilogy.
In a statement, Todd Fisher praised Abrams for not using computer graphics in his sister’s posthumous return to the big screen.
He said: ‘As we, her family, as well as her extended family of fans around the world so believe, Carrie’s Princess Leia is forever entrenched in the franchise and her indelible presence is fundamental to the film.
‘JJ Abrams understood Carrie’s iconic role, and he has masterfully re-crafted this final entry to include this unused and very last footage of Carrie ever taken, without resorting to CGI or animatronics.
‘Our family and her fans will look forward with great anticipation for this one! Her force will forever be with us!’