Star Wars: Unseen images of Carrie Fisher in the next film | Movie

The late Carrie Fisher will be back in the upcoming Star Wars movie, using unpublished footage that she recorded before her death, said Walt Disney Co.

The actor Mark Hamill , whose character Luke Skywalker seems to die Star Wars: The Last Jedi, will also appear in the next film, which will start shooting in London on August 1, said Disney in a statement.

Fisher, who played Princess Leia, died suddenly in December 2016, at the age of 60, after suffering a heart attack, just as she was living a career revival with the Star Wars film franchise that He met with original members. and Harrison Ford in the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

She had just finished filming The Last Jedi and Leia was to be the main character of the ninth movie in the Star Wars: Episode IX sci-fi franchise.

"We desperately loved Carrie Fisher," director JJ Abrams, who will lead episode IX, said in a statement.

"Finding a really satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga without her escaping us, we would never go back or use a CG (computer generated) character." With the support and blessing of her daughter, Billie, we found a way to honor Carrie's legacy and her role as Leia in episode IX using unpublished footage that we filmed together in episode VII. "[19659002] Disney declared after the death of Fisher that the script of the ninth film was being reworked.

Billy Dee Williams will resume his role as scoundrel Lando Calrissian, who was first seen in the 1980s, The Empire Strikes Back and the return of the Jedi of 1983, added the Disney release.

Williams will join Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Lupita Nyong & Kelly and Kelly Marie Tran.

Episode IX, which does not have an official title yet, should have arrived and in movie theaters around the world in December 2019.

Disney and Lucasfilm announced last year that the release date of episode IX had been postponed by six months. December 2019 and that Abrams had been hired to write and direct after the departure of original director Colin Trevorrow.

The Star Wars franchise is one of the most valuable film properties in the world. The Force Awakens collected more than $ 2 billion in global box office while The Last Jedi collected $ 1.3 billion.