Star Wars : The Last Jedidirector Rian Johnson has opened up about Carrie Fisher ’s liaison while making the film , specifically when it came to General Leia Organa ’s portraiture . The arriver of a new picture show congeal in the coltsfoot far , far away is always an emotional happening for fans , butEpisode VIIIwill be even more so due to the tragic passing of Fisher . The franchise icon die late last year , and ever since then , hoi polloi have been peculiar to see her eccentric ’s purpose in the highly - anticipated sequel . Fisher completed filmingThe Last Jediprior to her death , and it ’s already been confirmednothing in the final product was switch .

What Fisher brought to the films as an actress is incomparable , but her talents went well beyond that . It ’s no mystery she was a fantastical author , andshe served as a script Dr. onThe Last Jedi , working with Johnson to brush up up the dialogue in the screenplay . The director was very appreciative of Fisher ’s service through the whole process , as he feel it madeEpisode VIIIstay true to the persona of Leia and what she stands for .

In an interview withYahoo ! Movies , Johnson discussed is coaction with Fisher , revealing how she acted as a"compass needle"of sorts to ensure he was always propel in the correct direction :

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“ She was   so witting of the position that Leia had , not just broadly in the culture , but very specifically in terms of girls who grow up watching   Star Wars   when Leia was the only female hero on the screen . She really desire to do right by that , drawing the character forward . That was something that she would always be rive us back to . And for me it was fantastic , because besides all the other benefit of accept a fantastic writer like Carrie there by my side while we ’re making this movie , just have got a voice that was like a compass needle that would always pull it back in the right centering of ,   this is what this character means and this is what we always have to make certain that she ’s serving , with her persuasiveness and also with her weaknesses   —   showing a full realized character who is going to be inspiring to the folks who grow up with Leia . ”

More than anyone , Fisher knows why Princess Leia is such a beloved figure inStar Warslore , and it was obviously very important that her tardy appearance maintain that . It would be a shame for her to return to her most famous character and have little of value to bring . While Fisher had but a small part inThe Force Awakens , General Organa was very much the same Leia audiences know and love , as illustrated by her interactions with Han Solo . It ’s been said Leia has more to do inThe Last Jedi , so hopefully she is an intact part of the story as the Resistance tries to make headway the upper hand against the First Order . Fisher certainly left nothing on the mesa in her public presentation , with Johnson promisingit bring home the bacon buff with catharsisand Oscar Isaac rally an intense scenewhere Leia slaps Poe Dameron in the case .

The key comment here is that Fisher wanted to draw"the character forward,“implying that there is a continued evolution that build up off her electric discharge in the original trilogy . The sequel trilogy is being established as the story of youngsters Rey and Kylo Ren , but if the oldtimer are returning , they ca n’t be flat character or there simply for nostalgic purposes . Much has been said about how Luke Skywalker changed in the years sinceReturn of the Jedi , so it only make sense his duplicate sister would be a little different as well . Leia is the loss leader of the Resistance and as tough as she ’s ever been , but she has endured legion personal traumas , which will no doubt affect her as the saga continues .

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