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How ‘The Last Jedi’ will navigate the death of Carrie Fisher

How ‘The Last Jedi’ will navigate the death of Carrie Fisher

Update: 2017-03-24

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We finally have some insight into how Disney will address the death of its “Star Wars” star, Carrie Fisher, as it prepares to release the next movie in the saga, “Episode VIII,” aka “The Last Jedi,” on December 15. Disney CEO Bob Iger, in a new interview, revealed that Fisher’s General Leia role will not undergo any tweaking, nor will there be any reviving of the actress along the lines of what we saw in “Rogue One.”

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How ‘The Last Jedi’ will navigate the death of Carrie Fisher

How ‘The Last Jedi’ will navigate the death of Carrie Fisher