The
Star Wars community was left in mourning yesterday evening after news
broke that Carrie Fisher, the
actress, writer and humorist who played Princess Leia and later General Organa,
had passed away aged 60.
Among
the reports to emerge after her untimely death, it was claimed that Fisher had
just wrapped filming a large role in Star
Wars: Episode VIII, Rian Johnson’s sequel currently on
course for December 2017. Details remain few and far between at the moment, but
we understand the Powers That Be over at Disney and Lucasfilm will now tweak
the core story to accommodate Fisher’s absence, meaning Episode VIII
will surely herald one of her final appearances on the silver screen Star
Wars or otherwise.
Looking
further afield, there’s also a fleeting status update regarding Star
Wars: Episode IX is now expected to be drafted before the
cameras late next year. That’s a little later than previous estimations, after Episode
IX was originally earmarked to begin in filming April, but it would appear
that Disney and Lucasfilm have reshuffled the deck to ensure Colin Trevorrow’s
sequel – one that will seemingly boast a considerable amount of IMAX scenes –
won’t overlap with the production of Phil
Lord and Chris Miller’s Han Solo anthology film.
Star Wars: Episode IX is currently penciled in for May 23, 2019.
That release date is subject to change, but when Trevorrow’s blockbuster does
light up theatres, it’ll reportedly join Dunkirk and The
Hateful Eight in Hollywood’s 65mm camp.
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