Late Hollywood star Carrie Fisher will appear in 'Star Wars: Episode IX'

Carrie finished the shooting of Star Wars: The Last Jedi before her death on December 27 last year


Ians April 09, 2017
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Late Hollywood actor Carrie Fishers character Princess Leia's journey will not end with Star Wars: The Last Jedi as she will also appear in Star Wars: Episode IX, says her brother Todd Fisher.

Todd and Carrie's daughter, Billie Lourd, have given Disney and Lucasfilms permission to use recent footage of the actor in the 2019 film.

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"Both of us were like, ‘Yes, how do you take her out of it?' And the answer is you don't," said Todd.

Carrie finished the shooting of Star Wars: The Last Jedi before her death on December 27 last year.

"She's as much a part of it as anything and I think her presence now is even more powerful than it was, like Obi Wan -- when the saber cuts him down he becomes more powerful. I feel like that's what's happened with Carrie. I think the legacy should continue," her brother further added.

However, Todd is unsure about the length of Carrie's part in Star Wars: Episode IX, which is set for release in 2019.

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"I'm not the only part in that equation, but I think the people deserve to have her. She's owned by them," Todd said.

Fisher died following a heart attack she suffered during a flight to Los Angeles from London, where she had been shooting the third season of the British sitcom Catastrophe.

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