After news hit this week that the late, great actor Carrie Fisher will return as Leia in Star Wars Episode 9, which will use unseen footage shot for The Force Awakens, her longtime co-star and friend Mark Hamill had a few things to say.
“It’s bittersweet facing my final chapter without her; she is simply irreplaceable,” Hamill tweeted on Sunday. “I’m finding solace in the fact that she won’t be replaced & would love the worldwide outpouring of affection from those who loved her when they heard the news. #CarrieOnForever.”
It’s bittersweet facing my final chapter without her-She is simply irreplaceable. I’m finding solace in the fact that she won’t BE replaced & would love the worldwide outpouring of affection from those who loved her when they heard the news.#CarrieOnForever pic.twitter.com/7ueMqBxQwa
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) July 29, 2018
Hamill and Fisher have been portraying the iconic brother and sister duo Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa ever since Star Wars: A New Hope debuted in 1977.
Fisher passed away in 2016, after she finished filming her role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
The yet-to-be-titled Star Wars Episode 9, directed by J.J. Abrams, opens worldwide in theaters on Dec. 20, 2019.
Read everything we know about the upcoming Star Wars movie so far.
