Carrie Fisher ‘had already filmed her scenes as Leia for Star Wars: VIII before her death’
CARRIE Fisher ‘had already filmed her scenes as Princess Leia for the upcoming Star Wars: VIII’ it has been .
The news will be of some comfort to devastated fans mourning the loss of the late star after she died on Tuesday.
The movie is scheduled for release on December 15, 2017.
Carrie died aged 60 following a massive heart attack.
The Star Wars actress was on a flight from London to LAX when she stopped breathing for 10 minutes on December 23.
She was rushed to UCLA Medical Centre, where she was joined by her daughter Billie Lourd and her brother Todd.
Despite her mother confirming she was in a stable condition on Boxing Day, Carrie passed away on December 27.
Family spokesperson Simon Halls said: “It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning.
“She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly. Our entire family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers.”
Tributes have poured in for the American star – who’s best known for her role as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy.
Born Carrie Francis Fisher on October 21, 1956, the star was shy growing up and a self-confessed bookworm.
She attended the Beverly Hills High School before appearing as a singer in the hit Broadway show Irene in 1973, aged just 15.
Carrie didn’t graduate from high school but her acting talent saw her attending London’s Central School of Speech and Drama just months later.
Five years on, Carrie was accepted in the Sarah Lawrence College but left before graduation to continue acting.
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She made her film debut in comedy Shampoo in 1975 alongside Warren Beatty and Goldie Hawn.
But her life changed when accepted the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
The then-barely known star beat massive names to the role - including Meryl Streep, Geena Davis, Glenn Close and Sigourney Weaver.
Carrie had a love-hate relationship with director George Lucas, and said in her bestselling memoir "he ruined my life".
But in 2015, Carrie reprised her role as Princess Leia for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
During an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, she admitted she’d never considered not taking the role again.
She said: “I think I said once it followed me around like a vague exotic smell.
“I have been in Star Wars since I was 20. And they're not just doing some goofy sequel, like, to service the hunger of it.
“It actually has been thought out and it has integrity and they took it seriously, which they didn't have to do, you know?”
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