Next 'Star Wars' to use old footage of late Carrie Fisher

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Next 'Star Wars' to use old footage of late Carrie Fisher

By Jill Serjeant

 

FILE PHOTO - Carrie Fisher poses for cameras as she arrives at the European Premiere of Star Wars, The Force Awakens in Leicester Square, London, December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Paul Hackett/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Carrie Fisher will be featured in the next "Star Wars" movie, using previously unseen footage she recorded before her death, Walt Disney Co. <DIS.N> studio said on Friday.

 

Actor Mark Hamill, whose Luke Skywalker character appeared to die in last year's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," will also appear in the next movie, which will start filming in London on Aug. 1, Disney said in a statement.

 

Fisher, who played Princess Leia, died suddenly in December 2016 at age 60 after suffering a heart attack just as she was enjoying a career revival with the re-invigorated "Star Wars" movie franchise that reunited her with original cast members Hamill and Harrison Ford in the 2015 film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

 

She had just finished shooting "The Last Jedi" and Leia was to have been the central character in the ninth film in the sci-fi franchise, "Star Wars: Episode IX."

 

"We desperately loved Carrie Fisher," director J.J. Abrams, who will direct "Episode IX," said in a statement.

 

"Finding a truly satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga without her eluded us. We were never going to recast, or use a CG (computer-generated) character. With the support and blessing from her daughter, Billie, we have found a way to honour Carrie’s legacy and role as Leia in Episode IX by using unseen footage we shot together in Episode VII," he added, referring to "Force Awakens."

 

Disney said after Fisher's death that the script for the ninth movie was being reworked.

 

Billy Dee Williams will reprise his role as scoundrel Lando Calrissian, who was first seen in 1980's "The Empire Strikes Back" and 1983's "Return of the Jedi," the Disney statement added.

 

Williams will join returning cast members Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Lupita Nyong'o and Kelly Marie Tran, the studio said.

 

"Episode IX," which has yet to get a formal title, is due to arrive in movie theatres worldwide in December 2019.

 

Disney and Lucasfilm announced last year that the release date for "Episode IX" had been pushed back six months to December 2019 and that Abrams had been hired to write and direct after the departure of original director Colin Trevorrow.

 

The "Star Wars" franchise is among the most valuable film properties in the world. "The Force Awakens" took in more than $2 billion at the global box office while "The Last Jedi" raked in $1.3 billion.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 218-07-28

 

[guest879]

Ryan Johnson under Kathleen Kenedys direction has bought the star wars franchise to its knees. The last star wars movies lost money, something thought by many to be impossible.  It is amazing Ryan Johnson is being allowed to direct another starwars movie after past results.

[geriatrickid]

6 hours ago, guest879 said:

Ryan Johnson under Kathleen Kenedys direction has bought the star wars franchise to its knees. The last star wars movies lost money, something thought by many to be impossible.  It is amazing Ryan Johnson is being allowed to direct another starwars movie after past results.

Huh? Are you inebriated or just trying to stir up some PR for Disney?

The movie had a gross of US $1,300,000,000 which produced a massive profit and was the No. 1 blockbuster for Disney. 

There are not too many businesses that can boast a profit of US $417,500,000 on costs of US $578,300,000 and that's without removing the double dipping and questionable expense bloat in the costs.

https://deadline.com/2018/03/star-wars-the-last-jedi-box-office-movie-profits-1202351603/

 

And you missed this part of the article;

J.J. Abrams had been hired to write and direct after the departure of original director Colin Trevorrow

 

P.S. It is Rian, not Ryan.

 

Thanks for joining up to attack Mr. Johnson.

[guest879]

17 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

Huh? Are you inebriated or just trying to stir up some PR for Disney?

The movie had a gross of US $1,300,000,000 which produced a massive profit and was the No. 1 blockbuster for Disney. 

There are not too many businesses that can boast a profit of US $417,500,000 on costs of US $578,300,000 and that's without removing the double dipping and questionable expense bloat in the costs.

https://deadline.com/2018/03/star-wars-the-last-jedi-box-office-movie-profits-1202351603/

 

And you missed this part of the article;

J.J. Abrams had been hired to write and direct after the departure of original director Colin Trevorrow

 

P.S. It is Rian, not Ryan.

 

Thanks for joining up to attack Mr. Johnson.

yes I don't like commenting on here as I find people are often very rude and cant seem to just have a good discussion without insulting each other. on top of that there is the pettiness of people policing grammar rather than keeping to the discussion. if someone is having trouble understanding some thing posted then of course politely asking for clarification is fair play. policing grammar is just being trivial and I am surprised TV does not have some rules against it.

allow me to make some clarification.

there has been a back lash by fans against ryan johnsons input into the star wars movies, and there was a boycott of the last star wars movie which caused it to loose money. solo was the last movie. I have been following the backlash against Johnson and kennedy and I am sure losses will continue as long as they are associated with future star wars movies.

Edited July 30, 2018 by guest879