Princess Leia Organa will appear in the nextStar Warsmovie, slated for released in December 2019, some three years after the death of the actress who played her,Carrie Fisher.
Carrie’s brother, Todd Fisher, 60, recently spoke to ABC Newsabout his sister’s inclusion in the film and what fans can expect will come of her legacy within the next few years. Carriesuffered a heart attack on Dec. 27, 2016 at age 60, and her mother, iconic actressDebbie Reynolds, famously died the next dayat 84 years old.
“There’s a lot of minutes of footage. I don’t mean just outtakes,” Todd told the outlet in an interview published last week. “This is unused, new content that could be woven into the storyline. That’s what’s going to give everybody such a great kick. It’s going to look like it was meant to be. Like it was shot yesterday.”
He continued, “We’re not allowed to talk about the details of anything … But we’re thrilled at what’s been done.”
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Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy had previously indicated toEntertainment Weeklythat Fisher’s death would halt her involvement with the picture, saying, “Obviously, with Carrie having passed away, it shook everybody. We pretty much started over.”
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Also returning to the franchise are Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver,John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson,Kelly Marie Tran,Joonas Suotamo, Lourd, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, andBilly Dee Williams.
As for the film’s fresh new faces, actors Naomi Ackie and Richard E. Grant will join the film in unspecified roles. Perhaps not surprisingly, John Williams will once again compose the film’s score, as he has done throughout theStar Warssaga.
The film is expected to hit theaters on Dec. 20, 2019.
source: people.com
