Finally, there was always the possibility that General Leia just wouldn’t be in the film, either dying before Star Wars: Episode IX began or existing off-screen for the duration of the story.
Ever since Carrie Fisher died in December of 2016 Star Wars fans have wondered how the film franchise would handle the final film in the new trilogy.
There was the idea of using another actress and CGI technology to recreate Carrie Fisher, though Lucasfilm had stated at one point they would not use that method.
There was the possibility the role would be recast and somebody else would become General Leia.