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  • Carrie Fisher's brother has revealed new details on her original role in Episode 9. 1 / 7

    Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker and Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in Star Wars Vertical TLDR

  • Princess Leia never wielded a lightsaber in the films. 2 / 7

    Vertical Star Wars Comics Princess Leia

  • Many fans feel the princess-general never received her due. 3 / 7

    Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in Star Wars: A New Hope

  • Instead, Rey has become the female Jedi fans were waiting for. 4 / 7

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  • But in Rise of Skywalker, Princess Leia would have become 'the last Jedi'. 5 / 7

    Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker Poster Vertical

  • Now, fans will never get to see the central role she almost played in Episode IX. 6 / 7

    Finn and Rey in Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker vertical TLDR

  • Rise of Skywalker hits theaters on December 20, minus one very important Jedi princess. 7 / 7

    Carrie Fisher As Princess Leia In Star Wars: The Last Jedi