Star Wars Episode 9: Everything We Know So Far

3. Carrie Fisher Won't Appear

Star Wars The Last Jedi Trailer General Leia
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After Carrie Fisher's death in 2016, there was a lot of confusion over whether or not she would still appear in Episode IX. Her brother, Todd Fisher, suggested that Leia would, and there were rumours regarding using footage shot for The Last Jedi with CGI added in.

Kathleen Kennedy, however, has definitively ruled that out, stating "Carrie will not be in [Episode] 9."

Of course, the movie will still have to mention Leia in some way, with the most likely option being the opening crawl explaining she has died, and perhaps a funeral scene too (there are rumours it'll return to Naboo for this very reason), while the heroes will no doubt be driven by the memory of her and everything she fought for.

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