The director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi has promised Star Wars fans that the late Carrie Fisher‘s final appearance in the franchise will give them “emotional satisfaction.”
The iconic actress passed away in December 2016 after suffering a cardiac arrest. She was 60.
With the film scheduled for release on December 15, director Rian Johnson has spoken about Fisher’s final, “beautiful” appearance in the Star Wars franchise as Leia.
“We obviously didn’t make the movie to be her final Star Wars movie,” he told Good Morning America. “Given that though, I think there are scenes that she has that are going to mean a lot to people. There are scenes that we have with her where, now not having her around, I watch them and I think: ‘I’m really thankful that we have that and that we can give that to people.’
“[I hope it] emotionally gives some kind of catharsis, it gives some kind of emotional satisfaction,” Johnson continued. “I think so, I really hope so. I know for me it does.”
Does Leia's story wrap up nicely in #TheLastJedi? @rianjohnson isn't sure, but he hopes it gives emotional satisfaction. @StarWars #D23expo pic.twitter.com/dClrp7r4ff
— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 16, 2017
Meanwhile, new behind-the-scenes footage from The Last Jedi was released over the weekend.
The new clip includes interviews with the cast – including with Fisher – and new footage from the forthcoming film.