Speaking to Collider, Mark Hamill touches on the touchy topic of how to replace Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, and the many potential pitfalls that surround taking that on.
”First of all I don’t know what the specific plans were for that character but just the way Han Solo [Harrison Ford] was more prominent in seven, Luke more prominent in eight, we assumed Leia would be more prominent in nine, especially since the dynamic of having Kylo Ren [Adam Driver] as her son.
I think it would be tough recasting Carrie because she is so indelibly linked to that character.
They’ve already ruled out of a computer generated performance like they did with Peter Cushing so, gee, that’s gotta be a really, not insurmountable problem, but I know that the script had been in development so that when we lost her they had to go back to square one. But she is irreplaceable, you know, as far as I’m concerned.”
Of course, the issue is far more complicated than it first appears. While Carrie and Leia will be forever linked, the onscreen character of General Organa needs final resolution or a way to continue onwards. Let’s hope the keepers of the flame make the right choices going forward.
