Disney in Talks with the Estate of Carrie Fisher over Future Leia Appearances 

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The galaxy seems a lot less bright now Princess Leia herself, Carrie Fisher has past. With the Star Wars community still reeling from her loss, the question remains, how will Disney and Lucasfilm plan to resolve Leia’s arc in the sequel trilogy, and Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow scheduled a meeting with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy to discuss that matter.

Before he passing Fisher had finished work on Star Wars: Episode VIII where General Leia Organa will play a bigger part in proceedings. Now, it’s believed that there are numerous options on the table, including the controversial use of CGI, in a similar fashion to the digital resurrection of Peter Cushing to ‘play’ the role of Grand Moff Tarkin. It’s this method that Lucasfilm are strongly hedging towards.  

Disney is supposedly having conversations with Fisher’s estate about future Leia appearances in the franchise. In quotes taken from the BBC via Star Wars News Net, a source is rumoured to have confirmed just that: “And if what might be regarded as unseemly haste, Disney is negotiating with the actor’s estate over her continued appearance in the franchise. If Disney gets the go-ahead, Carrie Fisher will join Peter Cushing…”

It does seem a little too soon to be discussing the future of Princess Leia considering it’s been less than a month since Carrie Fisher passed but these are preliminary talks that give no indication of whether this is the route that Disney will take or just how large a part Princess Leia will play in Episode IX. 

The solution hangs on the narrative of Episode VIII – if Leia is playing a bigger part in that film then odds are her absence in the final film of the trilogy will be most keenly felt. From a technical standpoint, the Grand Moff Tarkin ‘resurrection’ was done with the best intentions but it raised serious moral questions. If this was attempted, it would need to be in the best possible taste. 

However, for now, the debate about the best way to proceed continues…

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