Big role for Princess Leia in Star Wars finale, The Rise of Skywalker

Princess Leia, the beloved Star Wars character played by late actress Carrie Fisher will be featured in a significant role in the highly anticipated final chapter in the Skywalker film saga.

There is enough unused footage of Fisher from the filming of 2015 movie The Force Awakens to make Leia a key player in The Rise of Skywalker, the Star Wars film that debuts in cinemas on December 20, according to writer and director J.J. Abrams.

Carrie Fisher passed away in 2016 at 60.

In an interview with Abrams he said that they couldn’t tell the story without Leia and that she is the mother of the villain of the piece. He added that she in a sense the mother of the resistance, the rebellion, the leader and the general.

He continued saying that her role is integral and that it is not just a cosmetic thing that they are inserting Leia.

The Rise of Skywalker is the ninth movie in the Star Wars franchise that debuted in 1977 and is now owned by Walt Disney Co.

In the later films, Leia had risen to general leading the fight against the evil First Order in the galaxy far, far away.

Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), her son is the warrior who took over as ruler of the First Order at the end of 2017 film The Last Jedi.

carriefisher — Carrie Fisher played Princess Leia in Star Wars. Picture: Instagram

Abrams said that if Fisher was alive, there is no question they would have done additional and other things. However, the fact that they had material to do what they did was “incredibly gratifying.”

Resistance fighter Ray (Daisy Ridley) recorded the scenes for Rise of Skywalker in which her character interacted with the previously recorded images of Fisher.

Ridley shared that she was basically reacting to footage she had seen of Fisher which was quite emotional and very strange. She also added that the audience will feel a real sense of love between Leia and Rey and Leia is a big part of the story.

Other cast members like pilot Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and maintenance worker Rose Tico (Kelly Marie Tran) also have scenes that include dialogue with Leia.

Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd who will appear for the third time as a lieutenant in the resistance forces, also will be seen on screen with her mother, according to Abrams.

The actor who plays the droid C-3PO, Anthony Daniels said that the scenes with Fisher looked totally believable, quite wonderful, quite respectful in the final cut of the film. It was shown to some cast members this week.

Oscar Isaac said he felt a real melancholy watching Fisher on screen in Rise of Skywalker.

He added that you can see her right there, looking so vital and alive but to think she’s not there anymore and she won’t get to see how we say goodbye to Princess Leia, “It’s bittersweet.” -/TISG

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