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Carrie Fisher is showing up in the new âStar Warsâ movie in the flesh â sans any digital magic â but her fam says they wouldâve signed off on a CGI Princess Leia ⌠if it was needed.
The late actressâs brother, Todd Fisher, tells TMZ ⌠while director J.J. Abrams and co. told them ahead of time theyâd be using old footage of Carrie for Leiaâs final appearance in âRise of Skywalker,â he says he wouldnât have minded a computer-generated recreation.
Even crazier ⌠Todd tells us he doesnât think his sister wouldâve cared about a CGI rendering either. If anything, he believes she wouldâve given her full blessing, so long as it facilitated the story, and honored the legacy of the character. Todd says, â[B]etter that than nothing.â
Thereâs more evidence Carrie wouldâve been on board with a CGI version of herself because one already exists. Princess Leiaâs young face was superimposed onto another actress in the prequel to âA New Hopeâ in âRogue One,â which filmed before Carrie died in 2016.
At the time, itâs reported she was cool with the studioâs digital take ⌠which lends credence to Toddâs speculation. Fortunately â or unfortunately â Carrie will appear in the new flick without a touch of CGI ⌠which mightâve possibly changed the storyline completely.
Todd had previously said J.J. and the âStar Warsâ team were toying with the idea of Leia becoming a full-blown Jedi before losing the lead star. Itâs presumed that specific plotline has either been tweaked or tossed entirely in light of Carrieâs death.
Anyway, the takeaway here is basically this ⌠if J.J. wanted to run with that, Todd and the fam probably wouldâve given the green light. Guess weâll never know now ⌠đ¤ˇđ˝ââď¸
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