J.J. Abrams has stepped into the lion’s den known as Twitter — beware, sir — and the Star Wars: Episode IX producer’s first missive name-checks some heavy hitters. Read More here

Mark Hamill has weighed in via Twitter on the news that Carrie Fisher will appear in the upcoming Star Wars, sending out a tweet calling it “bittersweet.” He also confirmed that he and Billy Dee Williams will be in the upcoming installment. Read More here

Carrie Fisher will appear from beyond the grave in the upcoming Star Wars film. On Friday, Disney and Lucasfilm revealed the official cast list for the ninth trip to a galaxy far, far away and it contained one major surprise: Fisher is back as Princess General Leia Organa, despite her shocking death in 2016. Read More here

In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion is preparing The Naked Prey, Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day, Shampoo, Sisters, and The Princess Bride for Blu-ray throughout the month of October. Read More here

Billie Lourd paid tribute to her late mom Carrie Fisherat her birthday party this week. The American Horror Story and Star Wars actress turned 26 on Tuesday and posted on Instagram on Wednesday a video of her celebration with loved ones, which shows her conducting their singing of “Happy Birthday.” Read More here

His mother was a Hollywood film star with a reputation for choosing the wrong men; his sister notorious for drugs and depression. Two years after Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher died within 24 hours, Todd Fisher reveals the truth about an extraordinary showbusiness family. Read More here

It was a painful loss for movie fans when actress and screenwriter Carrie Fisher and her mother, Oscar-nominated actress Debbie Reynolds, passed away within hours of one another in December 2016. But no one would have felt the pain more acutely than Todd Fisher. In his new memoir, “My Girls” (HarperCollins), Fisher writes about his sister Carrie and mother Debbie, recounting a lifetime in the orbit of two irrepressible Hollywood stars. Read More here

Reynolds passed away a day after her daughter in 2016. Read More here

The Force was strong with Billie Lourd as she paid tribute to her mother at Dodger Stadium on Friday. The 25-year-old Scream Queens star threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the start of the Los Angeles Dodgers-San Francisco Giants game, which was also the former team’s annual Star Wars Night, and wore her hair in double buns, a nod to her late mom Carrie Fisher’s character Leia. Read More here