Star Wars: Episode VIII opens in theaters December 15, 2017.
We knew that she had been cast in Episode VIII, and with her passing today, some wondered whether she had completed all of her production as Leia before her heart attack.
Carrie Fisher’s General-Princess Leia Organa was such an iconic character, J.J. Abrams knew he had to bring her back for the new trilogy.
The official told TMZ that her work on the next Star Wars episode had been fully completed, but it’ too early to tell how her death would impact any other movies in the series. The film’s official Twitter account said production had wrapped back in July.