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Rian Johnson discusses Carrie Fisher’s role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

August 11, 2017 by Gary Collinson

While there’s plenty of excitement for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the release will be certainly bittersweet, given that it will mark the final time we get to see Carrie Fisher in the role of Leia Organa, the actress having sadly passed away this past December. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, writer-director Rian Johnson […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Carrie Fisher, Rian Johnson, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

John Boyega says Star Wars: The Last Jedi sends Carrie Fisher off “in a very amazing way”

August 5, 2017 by Gary Collinson

John Boyega is currently out an about on the press rounds for his new film Detroit, but with Star Wars: The Last Jedi on the horizon, he’s naturally fielding a number of questions about the hotly-anticipated follow-up to 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Speaking to Peter Travers on Popcorn Talk, Boyega has been discussing […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Carrie Fisher, John Boyega, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson discusses Carrie Fisher’s role

July 17, 2017 by Robert Kojder

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson recently spoke with Good Morning America following the release of a behind-the-scenes sizzle reel for the next entry in the saga at D23 [watch it here], and naturally he was asked about the passing of Carrie Fisher and her role as General Leia in the film. Speaking delicately […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Carrie Fisher, Rian Johnson, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Director Colin Trevorrow says Star Wars: Episode IX will handle the death of Carrie Fisher with “love and respect”

June 6, 2017 by Robert Kojder

While doing the promotional rounds for his upcoming film The Book of Henry (set for release on June 16th in the States) Star Wars: Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow naturally found himself also fielding questions on his plans to close out the Sequel Trilogy. And unsurprisingly, one of the major topics was the recent tragic […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Carrie Fisher, Colin Trevorrow, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode IX

Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia was intended to be “front and center” of Star Wars: Episode IX

May 25, 2017 by Robert Kojder

Over the past few months, there has been a lot of speculation regarding the role that Princess Leia (the late Carrie Fisher, who tragically passed away this past December) would have not just in the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi, but also Star Wars: Episode IX, assuming that the character would survive that far. Well, it […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Carrie Fisher, Kathleen Kennedy, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode IX

Rumour: Leia and Snoke to have a showdown in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

May 2, 2017 by Gary Collinson

On one end of the Star Wars rumour spectrum, you have generally reliable sources such as Making Star Wars, and on the other you have random posters dropping “insider knowledge” on Reddit. This latest report about Star Wars: The Last Jedi, highlighted by Nerdist, comes from the latter, and so while there may be some truth […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Carrie Fisher, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Carrie Fisher will not appear in Star Wars: Episode IX after all

April 15, 2017 by Ricky Church

A few days ago Carrie Fisher’s brother, Todd Fisher, said he and his niece Billie Lourd had given their permission to Disney and Lucasfilm to use pre-existing footage of the late actress for use in Star Wars: Episode IX. However, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has now revealed that Fisher will not appear in Episode IX after all. Speaking with Good […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Carrie Fisher, Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm, Star Wars, Star Wars Celebration, Star Wars: Episode IX, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Carrie Fisher’s brother says she will appear in Star Wars: Episode IX

April 8, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Although Disney and Lucasfilm ruled out the possibility of digitally recreating Carrie Fisher for Star Wars: Episode IX following her passing in December, her brother Todd Fisher has now revealed to The New York Daily News that he and her daughter Billie Lourd have granted permission for the studio to incorporate recent footage of Fisher into […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Carrie Fisher, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode IX, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Lucasfilm won’t alter Star Wars: The Last Jedi as a result of Carrie Fisher’s passing

March 24, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Following the tragic passing of Carrie Fisher in December, there has been some speculation as to what effect this may have on the remaining two instalments of the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. Fisher had already completed production on Star Wars: The Last Jedi prior to her death, and now Disney’s Bob Iger has confirmed that no […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Carrie Fisher, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode IX, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s Princess Leia actress open to return for future movies

March 14, 2017 by Samuel Brace

The actress behind the digitally de-aged Princess Leia in Rogue One is open to returning to the part in the future. There has been a lot of hoopla regarding Disney’s de-aging/resurrection technologies used in Rogue One: a Star Wars Story. Bringing back Peter Cushing for the role of Tarkin and having a young Carrie Fisher turn […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Carrie Fisher, Ingvild Deila, Princess Leia, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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