Carrie Fisher had to complete shooting in the new episode “Star wars” – TASS

WASHINGTON, December 28. /Offset. TASS Anatoly Bochinin/. American actress Carrie Fisher, who died Tuesday, will appear in the image of General Leia organa in a new, already the eighth episode of “Star wars” because all the scenes with her shot. However, the fate of her character unknown.

a New part, the story is kept in the strictest confidence, will be released in 2017. As reported by representatives of the film company Lucasfilm, Fisher managed to complete his participation in this project in the summer. However, the Disney Studio, which now owns the rights to Star wars, going to make a third film. Shooting the ninth episode is supposed to start next year, and the premiere is scheduled for 2019.

In the seventh episode “Star wars. The awakening forces” (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2015) heroine Fisher, despite age, is again at the forefront. Leading the Resistance organized by the new galactic Republic, General Leia organa fought the First order – the paramilitary group, which was created from remnants of the former Empire after the events of the sixth episode “return of the Jedi” (Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, 1983).

the Director of the future of the ninth episode of the Saga Colin Trevorrow admitted being in awe of the fact that he had the opportunity to work with the heroes of the original trilogy. “They are icons, but it’s also people who are faced with heavy losses and dangers for all these films,” he said.

Now fans of “Star wars” fear is not so much “plot of death” Lei, how many attempts to replace the actress? A similar example is already there. This year in the film “Rogue” (Rogue-One), which is considered the first full-length feature spin-offs of the epic, appeared on the screen at once two characters, recreated using computer graphics.

the Action of “Rogue one” takes place before the events of the fourth episode “a New hope” (Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, 1977). In particular, the artists had to draw Governor Tarkin, one of the heroes of the first series. Its played by British actor Peter Cushing died in 1994. In the same movie in the end there, and a young Princess Leia, but not in the execution of Fisher, and in the form of graphic model.