May the force be with Carrie Fisher, Meryl Streep and Princess Leia.”
Would announcing Meryl Streep as Leia further alienate the Star Wars fan base?
Though Carrie Fisher and Meryl Streep were fast, easy and long time friends in real life, its impossible to gauge how Carrie Fisher would have felt about being replaced.
Therefore, recasting Leia is a more ideal option for us and we believe that Meryl Streep is an ideal candidate to play Leia.