This may in turn mean reshoots on director Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII, to adjust its conclusion.
The repercussions of the death of Carrie Fisher for the Star Wars franchise are to be discussed by key Disney staff in Los Angeles next week.
Fisher, who died on 27 December, had completed scenes on Star Wars: Episode VIII, which is set for release in December – including, apparently, reunions with Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker and her son, Kylo Ren, played by Adam Driver.
Earlier this week, a petition was launched on Change.org to lobby Disney to make Leia an “official” Disney princess.