With the tragic passing of Carrie Fisher, one of the original cast members of the "Star Wars" film franchise, the future of Fisher's Princess Leia Organa within the upcoming new films had seemed uncertain. However, new reports have now revealed that Fisher, who tragically died at the age of 60 late last year, will apparently be appearing in not just the upcoming movie, but also in the movie that will follow.
Repurposed footage
In an interview with New York Daily, Fisher's brother, Todd Fisher, confirmed that he and Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd, have already given Disney permission to use some recent footage of the late actress.
The footage will reportedly be used for the third installment in the new sequel trilogy, "star wars episode 9."
Disney given the go signal
Fisher's immediate relatives were apparently approached by Disney, who asked them if they could use some recent footage of Fisher for several scenes in "Star Wars Episode 9." Both parties apparently immediately agreed.
Fisher has already been confirmed to appear in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," and it seems like the producers still want to have her in the next film. Disney's CEO Bob Iger even officially announced Fisher's appearance late last month and confirmed that they will not be changing any of the upcoming movie's scenes despite her passing.
Continuing her work beyond the grave
Fisher's family had always been adamant regarding having her appear in the next two movies. Fisher's brother even expressed his desire to have her around in the next films in order to continue her legacy.
"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,” Todd Fisher had previously mentioned at the TCM Film Festival in Los Angeles
No CGI to be used
Unlike Grand Moff Tarkin in "Rough One: A Star Wars Story," Fisher's appearance in "Star Wars Episode 9" will reportedly not be done through computer generated imagery (CGI).
Several footages of her taken before her death will reportedly be repurposed and inserted into different scenes in the upcoming third installment.
Tarkin, who was originally played by the late Peter Cushing in 1977's "Star Wars: A New Hope," was magically able to appear in "Rogue One" through the use of state-of-the-art CGI techniques. Despite his death back in 1994, the character was brought to life by Guy Henry through the use of motion capture computer graphics.
