Skip to main content
Join The Community
- Join our community
11
Premium Benefits
24/7
Access Available
21K+
Active Members
Commenting
Join the discussion
Exclusive Articles Coming Soon
Member-only articles
Weekly Newsletters
Weekly gaming & entertainment news
Member Badges
Earn badges as you go
Exclusive Competitions
Members-only prize draws
Curated Deals Coming Soon
Tech and gaming deals worth grabbing
GET COMMUNITY ACCESS QUICK
For the quickest way to join, simply enter your email below and get access. We will send a confirmation and sign you up to our newsletter to keep you updated on all your gaming news.
By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.
FIND OUT ABOUT OUR MAGAZINE
Want to subscribe to the magazine? Click the button below to find out more information.
Find out more
GET Community ACCESS QUICK

Join the GamesRadar community for quick access. Enter your email below and we'll send confirmation, and sign you up to our newsletter.

By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

Background
Welcome to GamesRADAR+ Community !
Hi ,

Your membership journey starts here.

Keep exploring and earning more as a member.

MY ACCOUNT

Badge picture
Earn your first badge
Read 1 article to unlock your first badge.
Keep earning badges
Explore ways to get more involved as a member.
Latest Games News

Latest Games News

Breaking gaming news and updates

Read Now
Latest Games Reviews

Latest Games Reviews

Expert verdicts on the newest releases

Read Now

See what you’ve unlocked.

Explore your membership benefits.

Explore
Member Exclusives

Stay Ahead with GamesRadar+

Get the biggest gaming news, reviews, and releases straight to your inbox.

Explore

Sign Out
GamesRadar+ GamesRadar+
US EditionUS CA EditionCanada UK EditionUK AU EditionAustralia
Sign in
  • View Profile
  • Sign out
  • Games
    • Game Insights
      • Games News
      • Games Features
      • Games Reviews
      • Games Guides
      • Big in 2026
      • Big Preview
      • Future Games Show
      • Golden Joystick Awards
    • Genres
      • Action Games
      • RPGs
      • Action RPGs
      • Adventure Games
      • Third Person Shooters
      • FPS Games
    • Platforms
      • PS5
      • Xbox Series X
      • PC
      • Nintendo Switch
      • Nintendo Switch 2
      • Tabletop Gaming
    • Franchises
      • Grand Theft Auto
      • Pokemon
      • Assassin's Creed
      • Monster Hunter
      • Fortnite
      • Cyberpunk
      • Red Dead
      • The Elder Scrolls
      • The Sims
  • Entertainment
    • TV Shows
      • TV News
      • TV Reviews
      • Anime Shows
      • Sci-Fi Shows
      • Superhero Shows
      • Animated Shows
      • Marvel TV Shows
      • Star Wars TV Shows
      • DC TV Shows
    • Movies
      • Movie News
      • Movie Reviews
      • Big Screen Spotlight
      • Superhero Movies
      • Action Movies
      • Anime Movies
      • Sci-Fi Movies
      • Horror Movies
      • Marvel Movies
      • DC Movies
    • Streaming
      • Apple TV Plus
      • Disney Plus
      • Netflix
      • HBO
      • Amazon Prime Video
      • Hulu
    • Comics
      • Marvel Comics
      • DC Comics
    • Toys & Collectibles
    • Lego
    • Dungeons and Dragons
    • Merch
  • Hardware
    • Insights
      • Hardware News
      • Hardware Reviews
      • Hardware Features
    • Computing
      • Desktop PCs
      • Laptops
      • Handhelds
    • Peripherals
      • Headsets & Headphones
      • TVs & Monitors
      • Gaming Mice
      • Gaming Keyboards
      • Gaming Chairs
      • Speakers & Audio
    • Accessories & Tech
      • Gaming Controllers
      • Tech
      • SSDs & Hard Drives
      • VR
      • Accessories
      • Retro
  • Deals
    • Game Deals
    • Tech Deals
    • TV Deals
    • Buying Guides
  • Video
    • Video
    • GR+ Replay - Submit Your Clips
  • Newsletters
    • Quizzes
    • About Us
    • How to pitch to us
    • How we score
    • Newsarama
    • Retro Gamer
    • Total Film
  • home
  • Games
    • View Games
      • Games News
      • Games Features
      • Games Reviews
      • Games Guides
      • Big in 2026
      • Big Preview
      • Future Games Show
      • Golden Joystick Awards
      • Action Games
      • RPGs
      • Action RPGs
      • Adventure Games
      • Third Person Shooters
      • FPS Games
    • Platforms
      • View Platforms
      • PS5
      • Xbox Series X
      • PC
      • Nintendo Switch
      • Nintendo Switch 2
      • Tabletop Gaming
      • Grand Theft Auto
      • Pokemon
      • Assassin's Creed
      • Monster Hunter
      • Fortnite
      • Cyberpunk
      • Red Dead
      • The Elder Scrolls
      • The Sims
  • Entertainment
    • View Entertainment
    • TV Shows
      • View TV Shows
      • TV News
      • TV Reviews
      • Anime Shows
      • Sci-Fi Shows
      • Superhero Shows
      • Animated Shows
      • Marvel TV Shows
      • Star Wars TV Shows
      • DC TV Shows
    • Movies
      • View Movies
      • Movie News
      • Movie Reviews
      • Big Screen Spotlight
      • Superhero Movies
      • Action Movies
      • Anime Movies
      • Sci-Fi Movies
      • Horror Movies
      • Marvel Movies
      • DC Movies
    • Streaming
      • View Streaming
      • Apple TV Plus
      • Disney Plus
      • Netflix
      • HBO
      • Amazon Prime Video
      • Hulu
    • Comics
      • View Comics
      • Marvel Comics
      • DC Comics
    • Toys & Collectibles
    • Lego
    • Dungeons and Dragons
    • Merch
  • Hardware
    • View Hardware
      • Hardware News
      • Hardware Reviews
      • Hardware Features
      • Desktop PCs
      • Laptops
      • Handhelds
    • Peripherals
      • View Peripherals
      • Headsets & Headphones
      • TVs & Monitors
      • Gaming Mice
      • Gaming Keyboards
      • Gaming Chairs
      • Speakers & Audio
      • Gaming Controllers
      • Tech
      • SSDs & Hard Drives
      • VR
      • Accessories
      • Retro
  • Deals
    • View Deals
    • Game Deals
    • Tech Deals
    • TV Deals
    • Buying Guides
  • Video
    • View Video
    • Video
    • GR+ Replay - Submit Your Clips
  • Newsletters
    • Quizzes
    • About Us
    • How to pitch to us
    • How we score
    • Newsarama
    • Retro Gamer
    • Total Film
Trending
  • Best Netflix Movies
  • Movie Release Dates
  • Best movies on Disney Plus
  • Best Netflix Shows
Don't miss these
Ahsoka
Star Wars TV Shows Ahsoka season 2 is dealing with a "higher level" of Star Wars than The Mandalorian and Grogu
Rey in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars Movies Every new Star Wars movie and TV show currently in the works
Jeremy Allen White as Rotta the Hutt, holding two axes, in The Mandalorian and Grogu
Star Wars Movies Star Wars is "about families," so The Mandalorian and Grogu will explore Rotta being Jabba the Hutt's son
Rey in The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars Movies Disney accused of "sequel erasure" after new Star Wars merchandise only covers the original trilogy and prequels
Grogu being painfully adorable in The Mandalorian and Grogu
Star Wars Movies After months of confusing marketing, the final Mandalorian and Grogu trailer still doesn't reveal what the Star Wars movie is about
An alien food vendor voiced by Martin Scorsese in The Mandalorian & Grogu trailer.
Star Wars Movies Martin Scorsese's unexpected cameo in The Mandalorian and Grogu explained
Poe Dameron in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars Movies One of the most infamous Star Wars lines was added in reshoots, Oscar Isaac says
Ahsoka in episode 5
Star Wars TV Shows Ahsoka season 2 release date speculation, cast, story, and everything else you need to know about the Star Wars show
Din Djarin and Grogu in The Mandalorian & Grogu
Sci-Fi Movies The Mandalorian and Grogu: everything we know so far about the next Star Wars movie
Din Djarin and Grogu in The Mandalorian & Grogu
Star Wars Movies The Mandalorian and Grogu debuts over 15 minutes of footage at CinemaCon featuring a first for Star Wars
How to watch the Star Wars movies in order
Star Wars Movies How to watch the Star Wars movies in order (release and chronological)
Grogu uses the Force in The Mandalorian and Grogu
Star Wars Movies New Star Wars book hints at a time skip between The Mandalorian season 3 and The Mandalorian and Grogu
A green Spirit Jersey reading "Star Wars" with a forest design
Toys & Collectibles Sorry Star Wars fans, this new Endor merch needs to be in your collection
Star Wars Galactic Racer big preview
Racing Games Star Wars: Galactic Racer makes more sense for the Star Wars universe than Palpatine somehow returning ever did
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic
RPGs Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic – Everything we know so far about the new Star Wars RPG
  1. Entertainment
  2. Movies
  3. Sci-Fi Movies

Star Wars 9’s director opens up about making the movie without Carrie Fisher and paying tribute

News
By Bradley Russell published 6 June 2017

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Flipboard
  • Email
Share this article
Join the conversation
Follow us
Add us as a preferred source on Google
Sign up for the Total Film Newsletter

Bringing all the latest movie news, features, and reviews to your inbox


By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

You are now subscribed

Your newsletter sign-up was successful


Join the club

Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.


An account already exists for this email address, please log in.
Subscribe to our newsletter

There’s going to be a time, very soon, where we’ll have to say goodbye to Carrie Fisher’s Leia. Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the most likely option for General Organa to bow out, but Star Wars 9 director Colin Trevorrow has talked about making a Star Wars movie without Carrie Fisher, and how the ninth instalment will pay tribute to the galaxy’s favourite princess.

Speaking to CinemaBlend during an interview about his latest movie The Book of Henry, Trevorrow opened up about how Star Wars 9 will deal with Carrie Fisher’s passing.

“She was a major character, that's not a secret. She really was. And it was extremely sad for all of us, mostly just because she was so loved by the Star Wars family and everyone that worked with her,” Trevorrow said, “I feel like our options are limited mostly by ourselves, in that there are only certain things that we are willing to do. But I can guarantee it will be handled with love and respect, and all of the soul that Carrie Fisher deserves.”

Article continues below
You may like
  • John Boyega in Star Wars: The Force Awakens John Boyega says he's spoken to Lucasfilm president Dave Filoni about coming back to Star Wars
  • Ryan Gosling and Flynn Gray in Star Wars: Starfighter Star Wars: Starfighter is the most original Star Wars project in years as "no legacy characters" are confirmed
  • The Rise of Skywalker Star Wars fans are discussing one major moment in The Rise of Skywalker

Reading between the lines, the ‘love and respect’ would probably indicate some sort of tribute – a title card of some sort – at the beginning or end of the movie. Or maybe they’ll go the Star Trek Beyond route which, after Leonard Nimoy’s passing, included Ambassador Spock’s death as part of the movie, and was a touching sendoff to the character.

Tragically, Trevorrow never got to meet Carrie Fisher – but it looks like he’ll deal with her untimely death in a manner befitting her outstanding legacy.

Image: Lucasfilm

Sign up for the Total Film Newsletter

Bringing all the latest movie news, features, and reviews to your inbox

By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.
Bradley Russell
Bradley Russell
Social Links Navigation
Senior Entertainment Writer

I'm the Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, focusing on news, features, and interviews with some of the biggest names in film and TV. On-site, you'll find me marveling at Marvel and providing analysis and room temperature takes on the newest films, Star Wars and, of course, anime. Outside of GR, I love getting lost in a good 100-hour JRPG, Warzone, and kicking back on the (virtual) field with Football Manager. My work has also been featured in OPM, FourFourTwo, and Game Revolution.

Read more
John Boyega in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars Movies John Boyega says he's spoken to Lucasfilm president Dave Filoni about coming back to Star Wars
 
 
Ryan Gosling and Flynn Gray in Star Wars: Starfighter
Star Wars Movies Star Wars: Starfighter is the most original Star Wars project in years as "no legacy characters" are confirmed
 
 
The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars Movies Star Wars fans are discussing one major moment in The Rise of Skywalker
 
 
Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars Movies Star Wars' Daisy Ridley says it's unlikely we'll get any news about the Rey movie before 2027: "In the future sometime"
 
 
Obi-Wan Kenobi as a force ghost talking to Yoda
Star Wars Movies Star Wars fans are debating whether Obi-Wan Kenobi forgot about Leia being Luke's sister in The Empire Strikes Back
 
 
Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford in Star Wars: A New Hope
Star Wars Movies Star Wars fans are discussing why two major characters barely interacted, but I think it makes total sense
 
 
Latest in Sci Fi Movies
Din Djarin and Baby Yoda sitting together in the Super Bowl TV spot for The Mandalorian and Grogu
Star Wars Movies First clip from The Mandalorian and Grogu released, and it shows Grogu being a menace
 
 
Poe Dameron in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars Movies One of the most infamous Star Wars lines was added in reshoots, Oscar Isaac says
 
 
Lando helmet replica from Star Wars, beside a Stormtrooper suit
Toys & Collectibles I went hands-on with the worst disguise in all of Star Wars
 
 
Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games taken from the official Hunger Games Twitter page
Sci-Fi Movies Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson addresses Peeta's "silly" rock camouflage scene: "Why didn't someone stop it?"
 
 
Rey in The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars Movies Disney accused of "sequel erasure" after new Star Wars merchandise only covers the original trilogy and prequels
 
 
Din Djarin and Baby Yoda sitting together in the Super Bowl TV spot for The Mandalorian and Grogu
Star Wars Movies Jon Favreau wants to "pull out all the stops" in The Mandalorian and Grogu to prove it's not "just the TV show"
 
 
Latest in News
Baldur's Gate 3 Wyll
Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate 3 lead Swen Vincke "is an unstoppable machine" when it comes to game quality, says Fallout: New Vegas dev
 
 
Albert Wesker smiles ahead of the final boss fight in Resident Evil 5
Games Capcom leaves fake URL in Pragmata that now points to an absurd Wesker fansite
 
 
Escape from Tarkov Steam screenshots
FPS Games Escape from Tarkov boss says Arc Raiders is "an extraction shooter for casual people"
 
 
Kliff fighting a Black Bear warrior in Crimson Desert
Open World Games Crimson Desert players keep losing boss fights to a haunted book that forces you to read it
 
 
The new Delta Force operator Morse sat on the ground
MMO Games Celebrate Delta Force's first anniversary with a major update and an iconic Tomb Raider collaboration
 
 
Genshin Impact sage of death
Open World Games The most expensive open-world game that isn't GTA 6 will finally reveal its last confirmed region
 
 
LATEST ARTICLES
  1. Baldur's Gate 3 Wyll
    1
    Baldur's Gate 3 lead Swen Vincke "is an unstoppable machine" when it comes to game quality, says Fallout: New Vegas dev
  2. 2
    Capcom leaves fake URL in Pragmata that now points to an absurd Wesker fansite
  3. 3
    Escape from Tarkov boss says Arc Raiders is "an extraction shooter for casual people"
  4. 4
    Enter here for a chance to win a Delta Force R93 - Heavy Duty skin
  5. 5
    Celebrate Delta Force's first anniversary with a major update and an iconic Tomb Raider collaboration

GamesRadar+ is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.

Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google
  • Terms and conditions
  • Contact Future's experts
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies policy
  • Accessibility statement
  • Careers
  • About us
  • Advertise with us
  • Review guidelines
  • Write for us

© Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.

Please login or signup to comment

Please wait...