![]() ![]() ![]() Abrams had to work closely with his visual effects team to make sure Fisher fit into the environment of Rise of Skywalker, and he and Terrio also had to write a script that would allow Fisher's remaining dialogue to work, but would also allow the actors around her to fill in the blanks where her character simply couldn't speak because there was no audio left to use. Thankfully, Abrams had a few minutes of footage left over from Star Wars: The Force Awakens that, with a little finessing, allowed Fisher to appear in numerous scenes, but that still left gaps to be filled in. When Abrams and co-writer Chris Terrio came onboard to work on The Rise of Skywalker, they agreed with Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy that the film couldn't go forward without Leia appearing in some way. That meant a lot of hurdles to clear, and perhaps none was more daunting than trying to write a film around an actor who was no longer present to be part of the storytelling.Īfter Carrie Fisher's untimely death in 2016, shortly after she completed work on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Lucasfilm was left with a hole in its family and a major storytelling conundrum to deal with. Abrams emphasized numerous times while promoting the film, this was not just the conclusion of three films, but of nine films - not of one trilogy, but three trilogies. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker faced a number of major narrative challenges that it had to resolve in just a couple of hours. ![]()
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