Disney Will Likely Claim $50 Million Insurance Due To Carrie Fisher Missing Major Role In STAR WARS EPISODE IX

Disney Will Likely Claim $50 Million Insurance Due To Carrie Fisher Missing Major Role In STAR WARS EPISODE IX

Disney took out an insurance policy on Carrie Fisher in case she was unable to fulfil her contractual obligations to the Star Wars Saga as the plan was for her to have a huge role in Episode IX...

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By JoshWilding - Jan 04, 2017 04:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: The Insurance Insider
Carrie Fisher's sudden death marked one of the saddest moments in 2016, but things have taken an unexpected twist as The Insurance Insider reveals that Disney will be cashing in a $50 million insurance policy on the actress. They took that out at Lloyd's of London in the event that the actress was for some reason unable to fulfil her contractual obligations to the new Star Wars Saga. The studio presumably did the same for all of the franchise's older cast members upon their respective returns. 

While Fisher completed work on Star Wars Episode VIII, the site reports that she was, "slated to have a major role in Episode IX." That explains why the studio will be looking to cash this policy in, but what they're going to do with the huge sum of money is something we'll probably never be privy to. 

However, while Disney will continue selling Princess Leia merchandise, they'll no doubt lose quite a bit of money by now no longer being able to sell goods related to how the character would have appeared in Episode IX had Fisher not tragically passed away. Throw in the expense of probably reshooting Episode VIII and altering the follow-up, and that could actually account for that $50 million pay out. 
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MrDandy
MrDandy - 1/4/2017, 4:13 PM
It will be really interesting to see how they handle her death within the context of the film. Preferably they will not go the Tarkin route.
RancidBane
RancidBane - 1/4/2017, 4:16 PM
@MrDandy - I think it's easy. Just have her ship get destroyed by Kylo or Snoak. That way it wipes out the rest of his family line.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 1/4/2017, 5:00 PM
@RancidBane - That was actually my line of thinking too. Having a scene where the audience knows she's on a certain ship and it gets destroyed. That could work well.
RancidBane
RancidBane - 1/4/2017, 5:04 PM
@MrDandy - it lines up with what we know of Kylo as well. He is wiping put all the ones who could pull him back to the light side. If he executes and order to have her ship destroyed then that lines up. It would be even cooler if Kylo was not going as dark as Snoak wanted so he had general Hux kill Leia to make Kylo go deeper into the dark side.
Superman007
Superman007 - 1/4/2017, 5:24 PM
@MrDandy - killing her on screen? WTF DUDE? let here fly away into a beautiful sunset or something but killing her character after the actress died ? [frick] man.
megabatfan
megabatfan - 1/4/2017, 5:25 PM
@MrDandy - They'd better not. I don't think Tarkin in Rogue One was that bad, especially since he died back in the70s.... But Ep IX will be two years from now, her death will still be in the minds of family and friends... That'll just be downright horrible
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 1/4/2017, 5:39 PM
@MrDandy - I dont know how to handle it honestly, if they got permission from the family I wouldn't mind the cg if changing the story would really mess up the arc
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 1/4/2017, 5:40 PM
@MrDandy - if it's handled with the same love and respect as Paul Walker in fast 7 it could work
Kryptonmatters
Kryptonmatters - 1/4/2017, 5:46 PM
@megabatfan - Actually Peter Cushing died in 1994
MrDandy
MrDandy - 1/4/2017, 6:07 PM
@Superman007 -
@megabatfan

It's been done multiple times before. An actor dies between films and then they are killed offscreen in a sequel. It's not like Episode 9 is being released tomorrow. It's THREE YEARS away.
incredibleTalk
incredibleTalk - 1/4/2017, 6:30 PM
@MrDandy - Remember Leia.....CGI is the thing of the future!!!!
MitchConner
MitchConner - 1/4/2017, 6:59 PM
@MrDandy - I disagree, I don't know why they don't just Tarkin all actors that can't fill their role...to me it's the future...will bring actor pay down which it should, folks getting 30 million for work that takes them 3 months for their face...just give them a million and use their fact forget
Philip
Philip - 1/4/2017, 7:31 PM
@RancidBane @MrDandy - personally, I don't think Kylo's as lost in the darkness as we've been led to believe. And I think he still loves his mommy.

Therefore, I think it be interesting if Hux did it, and not because of Snoke's orders.

IMO, the best way to do it would be if Leia's escaping on a ship or whatever, and then Kylo has the option to bring it down, but chooses not to. At some other ship or whatever, is Hux, and he makes the call to bring Leia's ship down, and Kylo has to watch his mother's ship get blown up.
But maybe that's just me.
rkshuttleworth
rkshuttleworth - 1/4/2017, 8:16 PM
@MrDandy - I think it all depends on what their plans for the storyline were from the beginning. I am not sure that changes because of her death or not. I sure would not want the opinions of fans to take away from that story.
Django79
Django79 - 1/4/2017, 4:14 PM
So she doesn't die in episode 8 confirmed?
TheBeard
TheBeard - 1/4/2017, 4:25 PM
@Django79 - apparently
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