Star Wars 8 Shows Carrie Fisher 'As You've Never Seen Before'

SinceLast Jediplot detail are firmly being kept under wrapper , it ’s largely unknown how Leia factors into the narration , though she will continue to lead the Resistance and try toinstill some wiseness in her surrogate Logos , Poe Dameron . Writer / theatre director Rian Johnson has promised Fisher ’s performancewill be cathartic for Leia fan , unsurprisingly confirmingEpisode VIIIwill be an emotional experience for all . Daniels , who has been alongside Fisher since the beginning of the series , get to see it all firsthand .

While appearing at Fan Expo Canada 2017 ( lid tipSpace.ca ) , Daniels shared an anecdote of when he recorded ADR forEpisode VIIIand was able to see Fisher ’s scenes for the first prison term since shoot :

“ The magic of the movies is you will see her as you ’ve never seen before . The other day when I was putting my phonation back on [ The Last Jedi ] , I had completely forgotten what we had shot . Suddenly in the footage that I ’m ascertain , there she is , experience forever . That ’s picture for you . ”

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Though Fisher lamentably is no longer with us , the legacy of what she created with Leia will undoubtedly be forever , go on to inspire generations of viewers decades after her debut . The Bob Hope going intoLast Jediis that it sends Fisher off on a high promissory note , something John Boyega has saidis decidedly in the cards . There will be an undercurrent of melancholy whenever the actress is on the full-grown screen duringEpisode VIII , but the flick also marks an opportunity to celebrate Fisher ’s sentence in the series . fortuitously , it does n’t sound like Leia will be a backcloth support reference inStar Wars 8 . If fans are going to see Fisher in a way of life they’ve"never seen before,“Johnson surely has something extra up his arm .

originally this year , Kathleen Kennedy revealedEpisode IXwas originally going to be Leia - centric , before the tragedy force Lucasfilmto retool the story . It will be interesting to see how the General ’s discharge act out inLast Jedi , considering nothing in the motion-picture show was changed after her death . Fans are desperate to see if there is a Skywalker twin reunification , but even if Luke and Leia do not cross paths again , witness will be treated to one last powerhouse carrying out from the one - of - a - kind Fisher .