<P> Fisher was nominated for a 2016 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal . </P> <P> In December 2015, producer Kathleen Kennedy confirmed that Fisher would reprise the role of Leia in the next installment, then known as Star Wars: Episode VIII, but later named Star Wars: The Last Jedi . Fisher died on December 27, 2016, after going into cardiac arrest . It was confirmed that she had completed filming her role in the film shortly before her death . </P> <P> In the film, Leia is among those on the bridge of her flagship, the Raddus, who are expelled into space when the ship is attacked by the First Order . Leia uses the Force to pull herself back to the ship . After recovering, she shoots and stuns Poe Dameron, who has mutinied against her successor, Vice Admiral Holdo . From his solitude on Ahch - To, Luke projects himself through the Force to the Resistance stronghold on Crait and reunites with Leia, apologizing for what happened to Ben . Leia replies that she knows her son is gone . While Luke distracts Kylo and his attacking First Order troops, Leia is among the remaining Resistance forces who escape from Crait in the Millennium Falcon . </P> <P> Following Fisher's death, Variety reported that she was slated to appear in Star Wars: Episode IX and speculated that Lucasfilm would need to find a way to address her death and what would become of her character . Filming is expected to begin in 2018 . Lucasfilm announced in January 2017 that they had "no plans to digitally recreate Carrie Fisher's performance as Princess or General Leia Organa". In April 2017, Fisher's family granted Disney and Lucasfilm the rights to use recent footage of the late actress in Episode IX . However, Kennedy subsequently said that Fisher would not appear in the film . </P>

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