Actor Todd Fisher has welcomed the announcement that unreleased footage of his late sister, actress Carrie Fisher, will be used in the next instalment of the Star Wars franchise.Lucasfilm and Star Wars writer-director JJ Abrams announced on Friday that footage of the Princess Leia star shot for 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be used in the ninth film in the space opera’s core trilogies about the Skywalker family.The actress, who died aged 60 in 2016, played Princess Leia in five films.She starred in the 1977 original, its sequel The Empire Strikes Back in 1980, and then again in 1983’s Return Of The Jedi.Then, following Disney’s 2012 acquisition of the franchise, Fisher reprised her role, starring in 2015’s The Force Awakens and its 2017 follow-up, The Last Jedi.Abrams promised fans that Fisher’s appearance will make for a “satisfying conclusion” to the latest trilogy.In a statement quoted by trade publication … [Read more...] about Carrie Fisher’s brother praises JJ Abrams for putting her in new Star Wars film
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Late actress Carrie Fisher to appear in new Star Wars film
The late actress Carrie Fisher will appear in the new Star Wars film, Star Wars: Episode IX. Director JJ Abrams told Hollywood Reporter he will use unreleased footage from 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens to add Fisher's Leia into the next film. Emotional Carrie Fisher tribute will bring you to tears Cinema employees to strike at tonight's Star Wars premiere 'It doesn't suck' - Solo: A Star Wars Story review She will appear next to the full returning cast of the last film, including Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo and Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd. New additions to the cast include Naomi Ackie, Richard E Grant and Keri Russell. Abrams said in a statement they desperately loved the actress and didn't want to recast her. "Finding a truly satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga without her eluded us. We were never going to recast, or use a CG character. With the support and blessing from her … [Read more...] about Late actress Carrie Fisher to appear in new Star Wars film
Solo: A Star Wars Story movie review: These new Star Wars films feel like carefully and rather cynically constructed confections
Solo's original directors, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, were fired eight months into the shoot by Lucasfilm, who brought in Ron Howard to steady the ship. A safe pair of hands if ever there was one, Howard has managed to create order from chaos, but the finished film bares the traces of early confusion and, despite strong moments, out-stays its welcome. It's thoroughly watchable for the most part. When we first meet Han, he's thieving to stay alive on a grimy planet oppressed by a very nasty-looking extraterrestrial called Lady Proxima. Unbeknownst to her, Han has pinched a phial of Coaxium, a hugely valuable super-fuel he reckons will buy him and his girlfriend Qi'ra (Emilia Clarke) passage off that dreadful planet. He escapes, she doesn't, and Han becomes obsessed with making his way back to rescue her. Meanwhile, he has an adventure or two, joining the imperial army for purely mercenary reasons and ending up in the middle of a mud-soaked space battle that looks worryingly … [Read more...] about Solo: A Star Wars Story movie review: These new Star Wars films feel like carefully and rather cynically constructed confections
New Star Wars film Solo faces tough box office test
Lifestyle / Entertainment / Film by Press Association 24/05/2018, 1:10 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter Brand new Star Wars film Solo has touched down in cinemas across the country – though it may struggle to repeat the box office success of previous instalments of the hit franchise. Star Wars movies have topped the UK annual box office chart in each of the past three years, most recently The Last Jedi in 2017. But the latest offering, Solo: A Star Wars Story, might not make it four in a row. To do so, it will first need to overtake the film currently in this year’s number one spot, Avengers: Infinity War. The Marvel blockbuster has taken £64.1 million so far in 2018. It is still showing in hundreds of UK cinemas, but has now been on release for over a month and its performance at the box office shows signs of tailing off. If Solo follows the trend of recent Star Wars films, it should make at least … [Read more...] about New Star Wars film Solo faces tough box office test
Frederick Gough pupil’s speaking role in new Star Wars film
The new Star Wars film has been released today - and it features one of Scunthorpe's own. Fraser Kelly, a 16-year-old actor born and raised in the town, has a speaking role in Solo: A Star Wars Story, as he plays a character named Eager Scrumrat. Fraser, a Frederick Gough School student has been an aspiring actor all his life and has featured in three previous films. He first auditioned for the Star Wars film last year but at the time, had no idea what he was actually auditioning for. Fraser said: "At first, I did not have a clue what it was for. "It was just a normal audition. I was given a script which went by the codename 'Redcup' - I had no idea. "I came out the audition thinking 'definitely not', I just didn't have a good feeling. It was a while after until I heard anything, until an agent called my mum and told us that I had got the part." After finding out that he had been given the role for which he auditioned a few months previously, Fraser and his mum, Amanda, were puzzled as … [Read more...] about Frederick Gough pupil’s speaking role in new Star Wars film