STAR WARS: EPISODE IX Begins Production; Mark Hamill & Carrie Fisher Confirmed To Return As Luke & Leia

STAR WARS: EPISODE IX Begins Production; Mark Hamill & Carrie Fisher Confirmed To Return As Luke & Leia

Star Wars: Episode IX has officially begun production and Disney/Lucasfilm have now officially confirmed the cast of the trilogy capper, including the returns of both Mark Hamill & the late Carrie Fisher.

By RohanPatel - Jul 27, 2018 01:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Star Wars
Star Wars: Episode IX has commenced production and principal photography will officially begin on August 1st.

Disney/Lucasfilm has also revealed its cast, which will return stars Daisy Ridley (Rey), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux), Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico), Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), and Billie Lourd (Lieutenant Connix). As for newcomers, Naomi Ackie (Lady Macbeth) and Richard E. Grant (Game of Thrones) have joined the ensemble cast in undisclosed roles. 

Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), and Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian) will also all return to reprise their iconic roles.

The late Carrie Fisher will appear in the film through previously unreleased footage that was shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Director J.J. Abrams said in a statement, “We desperately loved Carrie Fisher. Finding a truly satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga without her eluded us. We were never going to recast, or use a CG character. With the support and blessing from her daughter, Billie, we have found a way to honor Carrie’s legacy and role as Leia in Episode IX by using unseen footage we shot together in Episode VII.

5x Academy Award-winning composer John Williams, who has scored all eight of the previous films in the main saga, will return to score Episode IX as well.

Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Michelle Rejwan will serve as producers.

On another note, the press release makes no mention of Golden Globe-winner Keri Russell (The Americans; Mission: Impossible 3), who was previously said to be in talks for a key part, but rest assured, she will appear in the movie. Variety's Justin Kroll has confirmed that her deal just closed today.


Star Wars: Episode IX hits theaters December 20, 2019
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HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 7/27/2018, 1:56 PM
So great to see Hamill back as Skywalker, hope he and Yoda pull some shenanigans on the First Order!!



With regards to Leia, that's the wrong approach and its quite disappointing. She should have been written out of the film instead of forced in using archival footage. The movie should have been set a few years after Last Jedi, with Leia having passed and a giant ceremony celebrating her life occurring in the opening sequence.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 7/27/2018, 2:18 PM
@HeavyMetal4Life - I'm with you on that but you never know, maybe this footage they have we'll be used during such a ceremony scene.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 7/27/2018, 1:56 PM
Let's go.














NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 7/27/2018, 1:58 PM
@NinnesMBC - Forgot about this lady!

NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 7/27/2018, 2:02 PM
@L0RDbuckethead -

GreedoSarducci
GreedoSarducci - 7/27/2018, 3:10 PM
@NinnesMBC - kill it with fire.

ATTENTION SNOWFLAKES: by "kill it with fire" I am referring to the completely unnecessary and useless character of Rose Tico, not the actress who portrays her. I am in no way attacking her race, gender or overall existence.

Thank you in advance for not overreacting.
BoyWonder
BoyWonder - 7/27/2018, 7:08 PM
@NinnesMBC - second pic with Mark is that the rose actor she looks different
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 7/27/2018, 8:30 PM
@GreedoSarducci - Yeah right, racist. /s
GreedoSarducci
GreedoSarducci - 7/29/2018, 2:47 PM
@CorndogBurglar - 😂😂😂
Scarilian
Scarilian - 7/29/2018, 8:47 PM
@BoyWonder -
Rian Johnson intentionally wanted her to look 'ugly' as he described it.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 7/27/2018, 1:58 PM
"Carrie Fisher will also appear in the film through previously unreleased footage"



Oh well, I guess my expectations couldn't be any lower, so I got that going for me...
Fogs
Fogs - 7/27/2018, 1:59 PM
@L0RDbuckethead - I don't believe her role will be too prominent anyway. Maybe a couple scenes only. Who knows.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 7/27/2018, 2:01 PM
@Fogs - Fingers crossed it's just some flashbacks and she gets a proper funeral/burial.

It would be a nice way to bring Billy Dee back. And even have Luke's Force Ghost watching from afar.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 7/27/2018, 8:32 PM
@Fogs - Wasn't Episode 9 supposedly going to be her big film of this franchise? Ep 7 was Han's. Ep 8 was Luke's. Ep 9 was going to be Leiea's.

They must still be using her likeness for the most important parts while cutting down any of the fluff she would have been in.
Dredd97
Dredd97 - 7/28/2018, 5:37 AM
@CorndogBurglar - I still don't know why they saved her for last. Should've been Han, Leia, Luke.
Fogs
Fogs - 7/27/2018, 1:58 PM
Oh boy.

Please JJ, save this series. Be the master of writing techniques, we need you..
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