Carrie Fisher is given an “amazing” send-off in her final Star Wars film, according to co-star John Boyega. The London-born actor said he shares “many scenes” with the late actress in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and that the sci-fi franchise “keeps her alive”. Read More: // here

May the Force be with her, always. Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Studios have released new character posters for Star Wars: The Last Jedi for Carrie Fisher’s General Leia, Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker, Daisy Ridley’s Rey, Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren, Oscar Isaac’s Poe andJohn Boyega’s Finn, with all of them wearing red outfits to match the movie’s logo. The top parts of their faces are cut off on purpose. Read More: // here

The actress, who played Leia in the franchise, passed away in December 2016 having already filmed her scenes for the forthcoming movie. Read More: // here

The actor confesses to Stephen Colbert he tried to keep his script for ‘The Force Awakens,’ which didn’t go over well with Disney. Read More: // here

Princess Leia lives. After Carrie Fisher’s passing in December 2016, many moviegoers wondered whether it would affect Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which she had completed filming prior to her death. “When we bought Lucasfilm, we were going to make three films—Episodes VII, VIII and IX,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said Thursday. “We had to deal with tragedy at the end of 2016. Carrie appears throughout VIII. We are not changing VIII to deal with her passing. Her performance remains as it is in VIII. In Rogue One, we had some digital character, [but] we’re not doing that with Carrie.” Read More: // here