The force is truly strong once again as Leia will make her return. Over the weekend, Disney announced that the character of General Leia will return in Star Wars: Episode IX, which begins production on Wednesday. However, there will be no CGI or motion capture to bring the character, immortalized by the late Carrie Fisher. It has […]Read Post ›
The original Lando Calrissian is returning. It has been announced that Billy Dee Williams will return as the former thief turned eventual ally in the original Star Wars trilogy, making his debut in The Empire Strikes Back, is returning to the role in the upcoming Episode IX. With what has transpired in the last two […]Read Post ›
The Force is strong with J.J. Abrams once again. Following the exit of Colin Trevorrow from Star Wars: Episode IX, Disney made the blockbuster announcement that Abrams, who helmed 2015’s The Force Awakens, will co-write and direct the ninth episode of the science fiction saga. This was announced after Rian Johnson, the director of this year’s eighth episode, The Last Jedi, was […]Read Post ›
The news a little while back of Carrie Fisher‘s General Leia appearing in Star Wars Episode IX posthumous was met with some fan cheers when Fisher’s brother Todd saying he gave LucasFilm Ltd. permission to bring the footage. However, this past weekend, the news was officially shot down from LucasFilm’s Kathleen Kennedy, who told ABC […]Read Post ›
When Carrie Fisher passed away in December, the fate of her iconic character, former Princess turned General Leia Organa, in Star Wars Episode IX was unknown. However, it had been revealed that Disney had been speaking with the Fisher estate, which consists of Carrie’s brother Todd Fisher and daughter Billie Lourd about having her appear […]Read Post ›
