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Carrie Fisher Ever Present
While Thursday's kickoff panel was very much a celebration of the 40-year legacy of the Star Wars saga, it also served as an official tribute of sorts to the late Carrie Fisher. Led by George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy, the film franchise's most cherished names helped fans honor the legacy of an actress whose cultural impact clearly went beyond her portrayal of Leia. There wasn't a dry eye in the house during the succession of tributes, which included salutes from daughterBillie Lourde, conductor John Williams, and George Lucas himself, who called the actress "one in a billion."
Later during Celebration, Mark Hamill hosted a separate panel to honor Fisher, his "space sis." And Kathleen Kennedy noted that Fisher's scenes in The Last Jedi will more than satisfy fans: "Carrie is remarkable in the movie. What Rian wrote and the performance she ends up giving, are an amazing tribute to her talent."
Kennedy later revealed in an interview at Celebration that, despite reports to the contrary, Fisher won't in fact be appearing in Episode IX.
While Thursday's kickoff panel was very much a celebration of the 40-year legacy of the Star Wars saga, it also served as an official tribute of sorts to the late Carrie Fisher. Led by George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy, the film franchise's most cherished names helped fans honor the legacy of an actress whose cultural impact clearly went beyond her portrayal of Leia. There wasn't a dry eye in the house during the succession of tributes, which included salutes from daughterBillie Lourde, conductor John Williams, and George Lucas himself, who called the actress "one in a billion."
Later during Celebration, Mark Hamill hosted a separate panel to honor Fisher, his "space sis." And Kathleen Kennedy noted that Fisher's scenes in The Last Jedi will more than satisfy fans: "Carrie is remarkable in the movie. What Rian wrote and the performance she ends up giving, are an amazing tribute to her talent."
Kennedy later revealed in an interview at Celebration that, despite reports to the contrary, Fisher won't in fact be appearing in Episode IX.
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