Carrie Fisher to return as Leia in Star Wars 9 using deleted footage
by Dacey | July 27, 2018 4:31 pm
Disney has just announced that Carrie Fisher will return as Leia in the next Star Wars movie. In an official press release[1], the studio revealed that the beloved actress will be in the film using deleted footage from The Force Awakens. “We desperately loved Carrie Fisher,” director J.J. Abrams says. “Finding a truly satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga without her eluded us. We were never going to recast, or use a CG character. With the support and blessing from her daughter, Billie, we have found a way to honor Carrie’s legacy and role as Leia in Episode IX by using unseen footage we shot together in Episode VII.” The hotly anticipated movie opens Christmas 2019.
- press release: https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-episode-ix-cast-announced
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