As we reported to you several months ago, Carrie Fisher's Princess Leia had a "significantly important" role in Episode IX (HERE). The tragic death of the actress has brought upon a lot of questions, most of which involve how to replace her in the ongoing saga. This follows on later statements from Episode IX director Collin Trevorrow in which he said that the actress’ passing would be treated “with love and respect” in Episode IX,
Lucasfilm were in the middle of heated meetings to settle the delicate problem at hand. All signs were leading to Fisher getting digitized and then the SW creative team pretty much decided to start from scratch in regards to "Episode IX," due for release in 2019. Now its star John Boyega, doing the round for his excellent new movie "Detroit," might have given us a little too much of a reveal as to what's to come:
“This movie, it sends her off in a very amazing, amazing way. She’s still kept alive in this franchise. You know, that’s the beauty of it, she lives forever in a sense.”
[Popcorn With Peter Travers]