Carrie Fishers brother Todd has given his blessing for Star Wars: Episode IX to use unreleased footage of his late sister.
The 60-year-old praised the director J.J. Abrams for his choice to reprise Princess Leia, and confessed to being thrilled that the video would be used.
In a statement (via Variety), he applauded the scene and revealed it was the last footage of Carrie ever taken.
He said: I couldnt be more personally thrilled and happy that our Carrie will reprise her role as Princess Leia in the new and final Star Wars Episode IX, using previously unreleased footage of her shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
As we, her family, as well as her extended family of fans around the world so believe, Carries Princess Leia is forever entrenched in the franchise and her indelible presence is fundamental to the film. J.J. Abrams understood Carries iconic role, and he has masterfully re-crafted this final entry to include this unused and very last footage of Carrie ever taken, without resorting to CGI or animatronics.
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Before adding: Our family and her fans will look forward with great anticipation for this one!
Carrie Fisher passed away in 2016, a day before her mother Debbie Reynolds also sadly died.
Todd has since spoken out about losing both his mother and sister revealing how Debbie told him that she wanted to be with Carrie before she died, describing her death as a beautiful exit
In a speech at their memorial service, he said: When Carrie died, my mother decided to change her plans a bit.
My mother always said to me, “I never want to go to my daughters funeral service. I would like to be buried with Carrie.”
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He continued: I didnt know she was going to leave us that very next day and when she looked at me to ask permission to leave, she said she wanted to be with Carrie, and she closed her eyes and went to sleep. It was a beautiful exit.
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