Screen Rant

  • An upscaled image of Leia in Star Wars 9 shows how Force Awakens footage is being altered. 1 / 7

  • When Carrie Fisher died in 2016, Lucasfilm had to change plans for Star Wars 9. 2 / 7

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  • Director J.J. Abrams had the idea to use old footage of Fisher from the previous movies. 3 / 7

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  • He wrote scenes around the old footage so Fisher could be a part of the film still. 4 / 7

  • The upscaled Leia image from Vanity Fair's coverage seems to be from a shot in Force Awakens. 5 / 7

  • It's been digitally altered to make Leia appear older to reflect the time jump. 6 / 7

  • Hopefully more of Leia's role is revealed during the marketing campaign. 7 / 7